Head of Workday Governance & Process Excellence

Adelphi Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Omnicom Corporate in London is seeking a Director to lead Workday governance, integrity, and continuous improvement across the EMEA region. You will partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and Shared Services to ensure data quality, compliance, and scalable processes.

The role focuses on standardization, adoption of Workday features, and automation while supporting cross-border initiatives and global standards alignment.

Qualifications

• BachelorA07s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in HR Technology, HRIS, Workday, analytics, governance, or operational excellence.
• 4+ years of leadership experience managing HR Systems teams and programs.
• Advanced Workday expertise.
• Experience supporting multi-country HR operations within a complex multinational organization.
• Strong understanding of data governance, GDPR, privacy requirements, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience operating within a federated global organization balancing global standards with local regulatory requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated flexibility to work across global time zones and support a geographically dispersed stakeholder community.

Responsibilities

• Partner with global HR Systems teams to evaluate, prioritize, and deliver Workday enhancements and releases.
• Coordinate and support regional impact assessments, testing, deployment, adoption, and transition-to-support activities.
• Act as an escalation point for complex Workday issues involving business processes, integrations, security, reporting, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Support Workday-related initiatives, including acquisitions, divestitures, country deployments, reorganizations, and other business change initiatives.
• Ensure configuration and process changes appropriately balance regional business requirements with global standards.
• Oversee operational readiness activities and stakeholder engagement for significant Workday changes.

Skills

Workday

Leadership

Data governance

Education

BachelorA07s degree in HR/IS/Business

Tools

Workday

Job description

Omnicom Corporate in London is seeking a Director to lead Workday governance, integrity, and continuous improvement across the EMEA region. You will partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and Shared Services to ensure data quality, compliance, and scalable processes.

The role focuses on standardization, adoption of Workday features, and automation while supporting cross-border initiatives and global standards alignment.