Change Analyst

confidential; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Talenza is seeking a Workday Change Analyst for a 24-month fixed-term contract, offering hybrid work with regular onsite presence at Macquarie Park and Grosvenor Place in Sydney. You will help deliver change across a major Workday HCM implementation and HR transformation, guiding impact analysis, communications, training and adoption.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, readiness activities, and hands-on change execution to ensure smooth adoption of new HR processes and systems in a

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a Workday HCM implementation or large-scale HR transformation program.
• Strong organisational change management across change impacts, stakeholder engagement, readiness, communications, training, adoption and go-live support.
• Experience conducting change impact assessments and stakeholder analysis.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and business partnering skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex process and system changes into practical messaging for users.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and delivery focus.
• Experience working within fast-paced transformation or program environments.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and delivery of change plans across the Workday HCM implementation and HR transformation program.
• Conduct and maintain change impact assessments, stakeholder analysis and business readiness activities.
• Translate identified impacts into practical change, communication, engagement, training and adoption activities.
• Partner with business stakeholders, HR leaders, SMEs and project teams to support successful change outcomes.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement activities, workshops and change network initiatives.
• Track readiness actions, risks, issues and dependencies through to completion.
• Develop and contribute to: change communications, stakeholder updates, key messaging, presentations and FAQs and support materials.
• Support training needs analysis, training coordination and end-user adoption activities.
• Assist with go-live planning, readiness assessments and transition into business-as-usual.
• Capture feedback and adoption insights to improve change activities.
• Participate in program planning, retrospectives and lessons learned activities.

Skills

Workday HCM

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Training delivery

Communications

Adoption support

Go-live support

Organisational skills

Education

Prosci Change Management Certification

PRINCE2/Agile exposure

Job description

Position Description: Workday Change Analyst

Workday Change Analyst

Fixed-Term Contract (24 Months)

Hybrid | Macquarie Park with regular onsite presence at Grosvenor Place

The Workday Change Analyst plays a key role in supporting the delivery of organisational change across a major Workday HCM implementation and broader HR transformation program.

This role is ideal for a hands‑on change professional who enjoys working across the full change lifecycle, from impact assessments and stakeholder engagement through to readiness, communications, training, adoption and go‑live support.

The focus is on helping employees, leaders and stakeholders understand upcoming changes, prepare for new ways of working, and successfully adopt new HR processes and systems.

• Support the development and delivery of change plans across the Workday HCM implementation and HR transformation program.
• Conduct and maintain change impact assessments, stakeholder analysis and business readiness activities.
• Translate identified impacts into practical change, communication, engagement, training and adoption activities.
• Partner with business stakeholders, HR leaders, SMEs and project teams to support successful change outcomes.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement activities, workshops and change network initiatives.
• Track readiness actions, risks, issues and dependencies through to completion.
• Develop and contribute to:
  • Change communications
  • Stakeholder updates
  • Key messaging
  • Presentations and briefing packs
  • FAQs and support materials
• Support training needs analysis, training coordination and end‑user adoption activities.
• Assist with go‑live planning, readiness assessments and transition into business‑as‑usual.
• Capture feedback and adoption insights to continuously improve change activities.
• Participate in program planning, retrospectives and lessons learned activities.

Essential

• Experience supporting a Workday HCM implementation or large‑scale HR transformation program.
• Strong organisational change management experience across:
  • Change impacts
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Readiness
  • Communications
  • Training
  • Adoption
  • Go‑live support
• Experience conducting change impact assessments and stakeholder analysis.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and business partnering skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to simplify complex process and system changes into practical and user‑friendly messaging.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and delivery focus.
• Experience working within fast‑paced transformation or program environments.

Desirable

• Direct Workday HCM implementation experience.
• Experience within healthcare or other highly regulated industries.
• Prosci or equivalent change management certification.
• Exposure to Agile, PRINCE2 or similar project delivery methodologies.

• People‑focused and confident relationship builder.
• Practical and hands‑on change professional.
• Comfortable moving between analysis, engagement, training and communication activities.
• Delivery‑focused with a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Strong organisational and follow‑through skills.
• Calm, adaptable and effective in complex environments.
• Collaborative, curious and committed to helping people navigate change successfully.

This role has been created to support a significant Workday HCM and HR transformation initiative. The Change Analyst will help ensure employees and leaders are prepared, supported and ready to adopt new systems, processes and ways of working, enabling a successful transition and sustainable business outcomes.