Challenges

• After 12 acquisitions in 8 years, FLIR had many small, disparate HR systems that did not support its size nor global scope
• Needed workforce visibility across 22 countries to better manage its highly trained staff of employees and contingent workers
• Reporting was a big challenge because data was buried in multiple systems and there was no accountability to keep it up
• Needed a cost-effective new system that could be rapidly implemented and meet the company's business and budget needs

Solutions

• Workday Human Capital Management
• Global capabilities, ease of implementation, and cost met FLIR’s needs
• Built-in support for multiple data formats, languages, currencies, and local compliance
• True SaaS means there is no longer the need to maintain any hardware or software
• Expensive, time-consuming upgrades are replaced by Workday’s easy updates that automatically add new functionality three times a year
• Integration with other systems streamlines processes and reduces administrative burdens

Results

• Successfully deployed unified HCM system in 19 weeks under budget
• Gained greater real-time workforce visibility for more effective employee management
• Managers can run reports to better understand appropriate compensation for employees in different geographies or with complicated incentive packages
• Managers can access consistent employee information and employees can access their own information, freeing HR from administrative tasks
• Gained significant savings when 20 people in various locations around the world stopped doing data entry for each employee
• Employees are more unified from a cultural perspective
• Enabled HR to become a genuine strategic player at FLIR

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FLIR Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLIR) is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of sensor systems that enhance perception and awareness. FLIR's advanced thermal imaging and threat detection systems are used for a wide variety of imaging, thermography, and security applications, including airborne and ground-based surveillance, condition monitoring, research and development, manufacturing process control, search and rescue, drug interdiction, navigation, transportation safety, border and maritime patrol, environmental monitoring, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) detection. FLIR has over 3,000 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Visit the Company's web site at www.FLIR.com.