Overview
We are seeking an experienced Workday HCM Functional Lead to join a high-profile transformation programme within a prominent UK organisation. In this senior role, the contractor will provide functional leadership across the Workday environment, ensuring effective system realisation, adoption, and ongoing optimisation while engaging with senior stakeholders and internal teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior functional leadership across the Workday HCM landscape.
- Lead functional activities through system realisation, deployment, adoption, stabilisation and optimisation.
- Act as the key functional point of contact between business stakeholders, Workday teams and technical/project delivery teams.
- Shape and validate Workday solutions in line with business requirements and best practice.
- Provide expert guidance across configuration, business processes and functional design.
- Support the resolution of complex functional issues and drive continuous improvement across the Workday platform.
- Lead workshops and discussions with senior business and HR stakeholders.
- Translate business requirements into pragmatic, scalable Workday solutions.
Requirements
- 6+ years of Workday experience in senior functional roles.
- Strong experience across both Workday deployment and BAU environments.
- Proven experience operating as a Workday Functional Lead, Senior Functional Consultant or Solution Architect.
- Strong hands-on functional expertise across Workday HCM, Absence, and Compensation.
- Experience taking Workday solutions through implementation/deployment and into stabilisation and BAU.
- Strong understanding of Workday functional architecture, business processes and solution design.
- Proven ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills.