Workday HCM Lead

Salary: £38,000 - 78,000 per year

• Strong Workday HCM configuration experience.
• Experience leading Workday implementations, support functions, or optimisation programmes.
• Excellent understanding of end-to-end HR processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience mentoring or leading teams.
• Knowledge of Workday integrations, reporting, or payroll would be advantageous.

• Provide SME expertise across Workday HCM modules including Core HCM, Organisations, Staffing Models, Compensation, Absence, Talent, and Performance.
• Lead the design, configuration, and continuous improvement of Workday solutions.
• Act as the escalation point for complex incidents and service issues.
• Facilitate workshops and translate business requirements into functional solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, assurance, and mentoring to consultants and analysts.
• Support testing, releases, enhancements, and regulatory changes.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and provide clear recommendations and guidance.

We are seeking an experienced Workday HCM Lead to play a key role in the support, optimisation, and ongoing development of a large-scale Workday environment. This is a senior position that combines hands‑on configuration expertise with technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, and team mentoring. We offer hybrid working, an excellent pension and benefits package, Workday training and certification opportunities, and long‑term career progression within a growing enterprise applications function.