Data Steward Global HR Migration Multipayes Workday - Freelance (M/F)

About the company

Long-term assignment, based in Lille (hybrid) with on-site presence at least 3 days per week. An organization is accelerating the transformation and digitalization of its HR processes via the deployment of a new global HR platform (Workday) covering an HR Core and several talent management modules in 65 countries. The experienced and highly organized Data Steward will be integrated into the Data team in charge of data conversion. Functional reporting to the Data Stream Lead and the Data Governance Manager.

Your tasks

• Support and assistance to local teams in 65 countries during the data collection, extraction, and integration phases: clarification of templates, quality expectations, and deadlines.
• Main interface between local HR teams, Data Owners, the Data Migration team, and the integrator to ensure precise mapping of data to functional and technical fields.
• Definition and communication of standardized data format rules and file structures.
• Coordination of source file collection, tracking of deliveries, and completeness checks.
• Execution of initial format and content verification procedures (integrity checks, data type compliance) before transmission to the technical migration team.
• Post-check coordination with the data migration team and escalation of alerts/critical issues to the Data Stream Lead.
• Assistance to local providers and Data Owners for the identification and correction of anomalies detected during profiling and validation.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Data Steward in a complex, multi-country environment.
• Appreciated experience in data migration projects (ERP / SIRH); Workday experience is highly valued.
• Mastery of defining and applying data quality controls and standards.
• Familiarity with data security issues (RGPD).
• Knowledge of business and physical modeling, relational databases (SQL), and NoSQL.
• Familiarity with Cloud technologies (AWS S3, DataBricks) and ecosystems (API, Stream, Data Lake, DataWarehouse).
• Mandatory mastery of written and spoken English.
• Data Steward certification is considered a plus.

Skills (required levels)

• Collibra: Advanced
• Project planning: Confirmed
• Data stewardship: Expert
• Data migration: Advanced
• RGPD: Advanced
• Organizational communication: Expert
• DataBricks: Advanced
• Stress management: Confirmed

Languages

• English: Fluent

1. Proven experience as a Data Steward in a complex, multi-country environment
2. Appreciated experience in data migration projects (ERP / SIRH); Workday experience is highly valued
3. Mastery of defining and applying data quality controls and standards
4. Familiarity with data security issues (RGPD)
5. Knowledge of business and physical modeling, relational databases (SQL), and NoSQL
6. Familiarity with Cloud technologies (AWS S3, DataBricks) and ecosystems (API, Stream, Data Lake, DataWarehouse)
7. Mandatory mastery of written and spoken English
8. Data Steward certification is considered a plus
9. Advanced skills in Collibra, Data migration, DataBricks, and RGPD
10. Confirmed skills in Project planning and stress management
11. Expert skills in data stewardship and organizational communication
12. Fluent English

Other

Daily rate (TJM): 510