Workday Functional Lead
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- England,London,City of London
- Full Time, Contract
- £600 - £650 per day
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the way in ensuring Workday is secure, compliant, efficient, and delivers excellent employee and candidate experiences.
* Be the go-to expert across Workday modules, including Core HCM, Absence, Security, Business Processes (BP), Payroll, Recruiting, and Talent—turning ideas into seamless solutions.
* Champion continuous improvement by reviewing configurations and identifying opportunities to boost performance and value.
* Own Workday release cycles - investigate changes, plan ahead, and ensure smooth rollouts.
* Collaborate with Tech teams to manage Workday integrations and ensure systems operate smoothly together.
* Support users by resolving escalated queries and ensuring high-quality service across all touchpoints.
* Develop training materials, lead demos, and drive change-readiness across the business.
* Create dashboards and reports that enable teams to make informed decisions quickly.
* Support major HR events, such as salary reviews, bonus cycles, and other organizational milestones.
* Conduct audits, data cleanses, and system deep-dives as needed.
* Mentor junior analysts and contribute to a culture of collaboration and growth.
* Help manage the HR systems ecosystem end-to-end, ensuring compliance, security, and operational excellence.
* Facilitate workshops, demos, and feedback sessions, translating business needs into actionable Workday configuration changes.
* Document processes, solutions, and configurations for knowledge transfer to internal teams and external partners.
Key Requirements
* 5+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience, including Core HCM, Absence, Security, Business Processes, Payroll, Recruiting, and Talent modules.
* Proven experience leading full lifecycle Workday implementations (preferred).
* Strong communication skills, capable of engaging and influencing C-level executives and business SMEs.
* Ability to work independently as the Workday SME within a small, lean, and dynamic team.
* Skilled in facilitating workshops, gathering requirements, and translating business needs into Workday solutions.
* Comfortable navigating ambiguity and fast-paced, evolving requirements.
* Detail-oriented, data-savvy, and able to balance big-picture strategy with hands-on configuration.
* Experience handling sensitive, confidential data with a privacy-first mindset.
* Lead the way in ensuring Workday is secure, compliant, efficient, and delivers excellent employee and candidate experiences.
* Be the go-to expert across Workday modules, including Core HCM, Absence, Security, Business Processes (BP), Payroll, Recruiting, and Talent—turning ideas into seamless solutions.
* Champion continuous improvement by reviewing configurations and identifying opportunities to boost performance and value.
* Own Workday release cycles - investigate changes, plan ahead, and ensure smooth rollouts.
* Collaborate with Tech teams to manage Workday integrations and ensure systems operate smoothly together.
* Support users by resolving escalated queries and ensuring high-quality service across all touchpoints.
* Develop training materials, lead demos, and drive change-readiness across the business.
* Create dashboards and reports that enable teams to make informed decisions quickly.
* Support major HR events, such as salary reviews, bonus cycles, and other organizational milestones.
* Conduct audits, data cleanses, and system deep-dives as needed.
* Mentor junior analysts and contribute to a culture of collaboration and growth.
* Help manage the HR systems ecosystem end-to-end, ensuring compliance, security, and operational excellence.
* Facilitate workshops, demos, and feedback sessions, translating business needs into actionable Workday configuration changes.
* Document processes, solutions, and configurations for knowledge transfer to internal teams and external partners.
Key Requirements
* 5+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience, including Core HCM, Absence, Security, Business Processes, Payroll, Recruiting, and Talent modules.
* Proven experience leading full lifecycle Workday implementations (preferred).
* Strong communication skills, capable of engaging and influencing C-level executives and business SMEs.
* Ability to work independently as the Workday SME within a small, lean, and dynamic team.
* Skilled in facilitating workshops, gathering requirements, and translating business needs into Workday solutions.
* Comfortable navigating ambiguity and fast-paced, evolving requirements.
* Detail-oriented, data-savvy, and able to balance big-picture strategy with hands-on configuration.
* Experience handling sensitive, confidential data with a privacy-first mindset.
Job number 3366074
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