Workday HCM Project Manager - HR Implementation
Derby, Derbyshire, DE1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-31
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HR/Recruitment
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IT/Tech
Change Management
Workday Project Manager / Workday HR / Human Resources / HCM / Human Capital Management / Implementation / Delivery / Planning / Hybrid Remote / Warwickshire / 6 month contract / £500 - 700 per day Inside IR35.
Contract:
6 months initially, with potential for extension
Rate: £500-£700 per day, Inside IR35
Location:
Hybrid - 1 day per week in Warwickshire, with the remainder remote/home-based
We are seeking an experienced Workday HCM / HR Project Manager to lead the planning, implementation and delivery of Workday HR, building on an existing Workday Finance implementation.
The successful candidate will have specific experience delivering Workday HCM/HR modules, managing the end-to-end project lifecycle and coordinating stakeholders across HR, IT and the wider business.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the planning, implementation and delivery of Workday HCM.
- Manage project plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and budgets.
- Coordinate HR, IT, business stakeholders and external implementation partners.
- Oversee requirements gathering, system configuration, data migration, testing and deployment.
- Manage stakeholder communications, change management, training and user adoption.
- Ensure successful go-live and transition into business-as-usual support.
- Proven experience managing Workday HCM/HR implementations.
- Specific implementation experience across one or more Workday HR modules, such as Core HCM, Recruiting, Onboarding, Compensation, Benefits, Absence Management, Time Tracking or Talent Management.
- Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience delivering HR systems implementations from planning through to go-live.
- Experience working alongside existing Workday Finance functionality would be advantageous.
This is a hybrid contract requiring five days per week, with one day per week on-site in Warwickshire and the remainder remote/home-based. On-site attendance is flexible depending on project requirements and key delivery milestones.
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