Workday Implementation Lead​/Programme Technology Lead

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News Corp London-1 London Bridge St Peterborough Full  _55290

Job Description :

Position:
Workday Implementation Lead / Programme Technology Lead

Location:

This role can be located in our London or Peterborough offices but will need to work Tuesday sin Peterborough office and London Bridge office on Thursdays Type:
This role will be a one year Fixed Contract Role Purpose The Workday Implementation Lead is accountable for the end-to-end technology delivery of a major Workday transformation programme, leading the implementation and migration of News UK (NUK) onto News Corp’s global Workday platform.

The role provides overall technology leadership across functional solution design, Workday architecture, integrations, data migration and security, ensuring that the solution meets News UK business requirements while remaining aligned to the global Workday strategy, architecture and operating model.

Operating as the senior technology lead for the programme, the role brings together business, HR, technology and global Workday teams to deliver a scalable, sustainable and globally aligned solution.

Key Responsibilities Programme Technology Leadership Lead the end-to-end technology delivery of the News UK Workday implementation, from design and build through testing, cutover, go-live and transition to BAU.Act as the senior technology lead for the programme, providing overall direction across functional, architecture, integration and data work streams.

Own the overall technical integrity of the solution and ensure individual work streams operate as a cohesive programme rather than standalone delivery teams.

Translate programme and business objectives into a clear Workday technology strategy and delivery roadmap.

Provide senior leadership with visibility of technology progress, risks, dependencies and key decisions.

Drive resolution of complex cross-functional and cross-system issues that cannot be resolved within individual work streams.

Workday Functional & Solution Leadership Oversee the functional design and configuration of Workday capabilities being deployed to News UK.Ensure News UK requirements are appropriately challenged against existing global Workday design and standards.

Champion aglobal-first / adopt-not-adapt approach, balancing local business requirements with the need to protect the integrity and scalability of the global platform.

Provide design authority for significant solution decisions and exceptions to global standards.

Ensure functional solutions consider downstream impacts across security, integrations, reporting, data and operational support.

Architecture & Design Own the overall solution architecture for the implementation and ensure Workday is appropriately integrated within the wider News UK and News Corp technology landscape.

Establish and govern architectural principles, design standards and decision-making processes.

Lead cross-functional design decisions where requirements span Workday, payroll, identity, finance or other enterprise platforms.

Partner with enterprise and solution architects to ensure alignment with wider technology strategy.

Identify architectural risks, technical debt and long-term support implications before design decisions are approved.

Integrations Provide leadership and governance across the programme's integration portfolio.

Ensure integration architecture supports both News UK requirements and the global Workday operating model.

Oversee integration design, build, testing and deployment across Workday and dependent systems.

Manage complex dependencies between Workday, payroll, identity management and other downstream/upstream platforms.

Ensure appropriate integration monitoring, ownership and support arrangements are established ahead of go-live.

Data Migration Own technology oversight of the end-to-end data migration strategy.

Ensure appropriate approaches are established for data extraction, transformation, cleansing, mapping, validation and loading.

Establish clear accountability between business data owners, functional teams and technical delivery teams.

Oversee migration cycles and ensure lessons from each cycle are incorporated into subsequent loads.

Ensure appropriate reconciliation and data quality controls are in place to support business and programme sign-off.

Testing, Cutover & Go-Live Ensure the technology solution is ready to progress through key programme toll gates, including design completion, SIT, UAT and production deployment.

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