Overview
The Interim Workday Change Lead will support a significant Workday transformation program in a complex organization focused on business and people change. Collaborating closely with programme leadership, HR stakeholders, and system integrators, this role is critical in driving stakeholder engagement and ensuring successful adoption of Workday across various functions, including HR and Payroll. This position is suited for an experienced change professional with a solid background in large-scale Workday implementations.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the end-to-end change management strategy for a major Workday implementation.
- Lead stakeholder mapping, impact assessments, and organisational readiness activities.
- Design and deliver communications, engagement, and adoption plans across multiple business functions.
- Conduct change impact assessments and translate findings into actionable interventions.
- Partner closely with HR, Programme Management, Workday functional teams, and senior business stakeholders.
- Establish change networks and champion communities to support adoption.
- Develop and oversee training strategies and user enablement activities.
- Track change adoption metrics and prepare regular reporting for programme governance forums.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading change for Workday implementations within large and complex organisations.
- Deep understanding of organisational change management methodologies.
- Strong experience delivering change across HR, Payroll, Talent, Workforce Management, or Finance functions.
- Demonstrable success driving user adoption and business readiness for enterprise system implementations.
- Experience conducting stakeholder analysis, impact assessments, and change readiness evaluations.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to influence senior executives and operate effectively within programme environments.
- Previous consultancy experience highly desirable.