Workday System Manager

Position: Workday People System Manager
Location: Cambridgeshire

Workday People Systems Manager | East of England – Hybrid

We are recruiting for an experienced Workday People Systems Manager to join a leading organisation in the East of England.

This is a hands-on management role combining Workday delivery, system optimisation, service management and team leadership. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the continued development, stability and performance of the Workday platform.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead and manage the Workday People Systems function

* Provide hands-on support across Workday HCM configuration and optimisation

* Oversee Workday support, incidents, service requests and change

* Lead Workday configuration, enhancements and implementation activity

* Ensure effective Workday Security and Data Governance

* Drive continuous improvement and optimisation of Workday processes

* Lead, mentor and develop the Workday team

* Work closely with HR, Payroll, IT and wider business stakeholders

Key Requirements

* 5+ years' hands-on Workday experience

* Strong Workday HCM background

* Proven Workday configuration and implementation experience

* Strong knowledge of Workday Security and Data Governance

* Experience managing Workday support, incidents and change

* Previous experience leading and developing Workday teams

* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

* Ability to combine hands-on Workday expertise with people management