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# Workday Integration Consultant at WPP

- **Company:** WPP
- **Location:** Chennai, India
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wpp/jobs/8785100002

## Job description

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.

We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.

We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.

Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.

For more information, visit [WPP.com.](https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwpp.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CErica.Durr%40wpp.com%7C9bf4566a65bc46a48ac008de749116ea%7C150b5e663d884dee83f6ed149b727a00%7C0%7C0%7C639076363668176216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Q9juosud56XGLThSFZ1NpPZd6FXpJPxV74OeRZWoh%2B4%3D&reserved=0)

Why we're hiring:

WPP is embarking on a major 3-year transformation to simplify, modernise, and unify its technology platforms across the group. This change is critical to:

- Enable cost-effective transformation and operational efficiency
- Accelerate adoption of AI, data, and digital platforms
- Ensure consistent delivery of value and benefits across all agencies and markets
- Minimise disruption and maximise engagement during large-scale change

Workday is a cornerstone of this transformation, providing a single, modern system of record for people data and for driving efficiency through our operations and finance functions. By standardising core processes, improving data quality and enabling better insights, Workday supports consistent ways of working, stronger governance and future‑ready capabilities, while creating the foundation for scalable change, automation and AI‑enabled decision making across WPP.

What you'll be doing:

- Monitoring Workday integrations, keeping the integration lead updated with potential high impact issues.
- Ensuring incidents are clearly and regularly updated to allow successful handover to the next timezone taking over in progress incidents.
- Troubleshooting and resolving the most complex integration support issues in a timely manner.
- Maintaining integration support issue list with new issues found.
- Clearly document results/solutions as needed and updated existing documentation when necessary.
- Responsible for development and enhancement of integrations as assigned on BAU, potential for involvement in integration aspects of new projects from inception.
- Continually review integrations to make sure that they meet the highest standards possible.
- Accountable for maintaining up to date integrations documentation and diagrams.
- Engage positively with other IT teams and lead resolving issues across interconnected platforms.
- Working with business partners to gather requirements for enhancements to existing integrations and delivery of new integrations as requested.
- Maintain expertise on new integrations functionality/features/capabilities in Workday, wider industry, and technology trends.

What you'll need:

- Strong Workday integrations development and support experience with requirements gathering, analysis and solution design experience ideal.
- Ability to understand business needs & requirements and turn into clear deliverables.
- Experience of creating/supporting Workday integrations of multiple types: Studio, Core connectors, RaaS, EIB, Payroll integrations PECI/ PICOF, BIRT.
- Good working knowledge of web service technologies (REST, SOAP, JSON, HTTP, SSL, PGP, SAML, etc).
- Proficiency with XML, XPath and XSLT.
- Understanding of HCM/Financials functionality and Workday integration best practices.
- Any knowledge of Informatica would be an advantage.
- Excellent technical understanding of SaaS platforms including integrations, security standards and data.
- Ability to work with multiple external teams.
- Strong ability to work with other platform/product teams to achieve goals.
- Delivery and customer focused, with high energy and drive.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

#LI-Hybrid

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

Please read our Privacy Notice (https://www.wpp.com/en/careers/wpp-privacy-policy-for-recruitment) for more information on how we process the information you provide.

## About WPP

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: WPP is the world’s largest advertising and marketing services group, helping leading brands navigate change and deliver growth through media, creative, production, and enterprise solutions.
- **Entity Type**: Public (LSE: WPP, NYSE: WPP)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 1971 (by Sir Martin Sorrell)
- **Founders**: Sir Martin Sorrell

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Advertising, Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Digital Services
- **Target customers**: B2B and B2C enterprise clients – global brands, retailers, and government organisations
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands” – aligning success with clients, people, and partners to deliver transformation and growth.

## Products & Services
- **WPP Media**: Media planning, buying, and data-driven audience targeting across all channels.
- **WPP Creative**: Brand building, advertising, content creation, and storytelling with AI-enabled personalisation.
- **WPP Production**: Next-generation production services using generative AI to accelerate timelines and reduce costs.
- **WPP Enterprise Solutions**: Transformative enterprise technology, customer experience, and commerce solutions.
- **WPP Open**: Pioneering agentic marketing platform that unifies data, AI agents, and human talent in a single secure workspace for end-to-end marketing planning and execution.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: ~£10 billion (approx. $12.5 billion) as of mid-2025 (market data from LSE)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of £14.8 billion (2024 full year)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Institutional investors; technology partners include Adobe, Google, Microsoft, and leading AI innovators.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Launch of WPP Open, an AI-powered agentic platform that securely connects client data for real-time optimisation.
  - Continued investment in generative AI for production and creative personalisation.
  - Global headcount of approximately 100,000 employees, with offices in over 100 countries.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Scale & Integration**: Only company that combines media, creative, production, and enterprise solutions under one roof, offering seamless end-to-end services.
- **WPP Open Platform**: Proprietary AI platform that differentiates by enabling privacy-safe, real-time marketing optimisation across all client touchpoints.
- **Deep Tech Partnerships**: Exclusive integrations with Google, Microsoft, Adobe, and AI startups, giving clients access to best‑in‑class innovation.
- **Talent & Culture**: Attracts top creative, data, and technology professionals; strong emphasis on internal mobility and cross‑discipline careers.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI‑First Transformation**: Embedding AI across all operations via WPP Open to automate routine tasks and elevate creative work.
- **Sustainability & Trust**: Embedding sustainability into client solutions and committing to transparency in data use and measurement.
- **Simplification**: Becoming simpler to work with – breaking down silos between operating units to deliver integrated outcomes.

## Why Work Here
- **Global Opportunities**: Work with iconic brands (e.g., Ford, Unilever, Google, Nestlé) across 100+ countries; careers span media, creative, tech, data, and production.
- **AI as a Teammate**: WPP positions AI as a force multiplier, not a replacement – giving employees the chance to focus on high‑value, creative work.
- **Culture of Belonging**: Emphasises openness, trust, and diversity; “Belonging isn’t a programme” – building a culture where people feel free to be themselves.
- **Growth & Mobility**: Designed for career mobility – move across disciplines, brands, and borders; continuous learning supported.
- **Work Environment**: Hybrid/remote arrangements vary by role and location; global campuses in London, New York, and other major cities designed to spark collaboration.
- **Perks & Benefits**: Competitive compensation, learning & development programmes, and a commitment to inclusive hiring (including use of AI tools to reduce bias in recruitment).

## Sources
1. [wpp.com - Company Overview](https://www.wpp.com/en/about)
2. [wpp.com - Careers](https://www.wpp.com/en/careers)
3. [wpp.com - Search & Apply](https://www.wpp.com/careers/search-and-apply)
4. [Greenhouse - Jobs at WPP](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wpp)

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