About Maersk

As an international business on a high-tech journey, we don’t just transport millions of tons of cargo. We’re leading a digital revolution in global trade, creating opportunities for millions of customers around the world through new technology, data science, and artificial intelligence. Growing your skills with Maersk means growing global trade and reinventing our industry, creating a digital foundation that moves the world. But it also means creating life-enhancing prosperity for people and communities through exciting initiatives. We are in the midst of a large-scale digital transformation journey, and HR technology is a key enabler of this shift. As a Software Engineer, you will be part of our global people technology team, playing a pivotal role in building scalable, future-ready solutions that help support Maersk’s people strategy.

Role Summary:

Maersk offers a unique opportunity to be part of a truly global team working on optimizing, expanding, and refining the Workday and other HR technology solutions within Maersk. You will be part of the People Technology organization working in one of our technology delivery teams. We are looking for Workday experts in Compensation,Benefits and Recruitment Modules. You will be working within these areas and/or cross-functionally in other modules depending on your areas of expertise. Maersk is live with Workday Recruitment, Core & Advanced Compensation, Core HR, Talent & Performance and Time & Absence modules. You will also get to know the greater IT application landscape within HR Technology and Maersk.
In the team we strive to be agile and move fast when needed. We want to go beyond issue diagnostics and be a proactive advisor on solutions and drive optimization of our processes and systems. Our main stakeholder is the People Function organization, and we are here to support them. They come to us with global and local requirements, and we act as trusted advisors and listen and translate complex challenges to viable technical Workday and other technology solutions. The Position Title of the role is Software Engineer**.**

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in strategic projects implementing new features, enhancements and additional systems.
• Handle Change Requests by impact assessing, solutioning, testing and delivering.
• Day-to-day operational tasks on incident management, ‘process housekeeping’, managing mass loads, supporting HR Operations.
• Participate in release management assessing and testing new features.
• Advise and challenge the business on Workday and other technology solutions within our areas of expertise.
• Working agile in Scrum teams.

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on Workday experience with a strong command of HR Core, Compensation, Benefits and/or Recruitment modules..
• Strong understanding of the Workday HCM data model, business processes, and security. If you have participated in a Workday implementation cycle that’s a plus.
• Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and resolving complex technical issues
• Proficiency in data analysis, problem identification, and implementing scalable fixes
• Automation mindset, with experience streamlining workflows, reducing manual steps, and driving process efficiency
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong agile mindset with practical experience in Scrum and sprint-based delivery
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate HR functional needs into technical requirements
• A growth mindset and willingness to step beyond Workday to support Maersk’s digital goals.
• Experience in global organizations and comfort working in fast-paced, matrixed environments.

Benefits of being a Software Engineer in Maersk

• Be part of and learn from a global team of Software Engineers with extensive knowledge and experience.
• You’ll get the best colleagues who are excellent in supporting each other and having fun at work.
• As a performance-oriented company, we strive to always recruit the best person for the job - regardless of gender, age, nationality, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.
• We want to encourage innovation and empower our teams to share new ways of thinking, making the most of our diverse talents. But it’s also about feeling involved and encouraged to be yourself.
• Working with hands-on configuration in various modules of Workday and other technologies but also have the possibility to take up strategic and/or advisory responsibility along the way.
• Opportunity to grow within Maersk and expand Workday and other technology knowledge across modules.
• Maersk invests in our people, and you will have the opportunities to further strengthen your knowledge by attending Workday and other trainings.
• Possibility to hybrid model work, work remotely and meet up with the team members in the office at times

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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