Innovation Architect in London

Energy Jobline ZR; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy job board in the UK is seeking an experienced Workday Architect & Configuration Consultant. This hybrid position involves optimising and enhancing Workday environments, with responsibilities including configuration, solution architecture, and integration improvements. Ideal candidates have strong knowledge of HR, Payroll, and Workday's operational frameworks. Application for this role offers a flexible start date and a chance to work with industry leaders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Workday Architect or Senior Configuration Consultant within complex organisations.
• Strong knowledge across Core HCM, Payroll, and Integrations.
• Ability to assess, design, and implement end-to-end process and configuration changes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a technical and functional assessment of the current Workday configuration.
• Design and configure Workday solutions that align to business requirements.
• Lead on solution architecture, ensuring changes are scalable and efficient.
• Provide hands-on configuration support across relevant Workday modules.
• Advise on integration improvements and data flow optimisation.

Skills

Workday configuration expertise

HR module knowledge

Payroll understanding

Integration improvement skills

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Job Description

Workday Architect & Configuration Consultant

Location: London Area (Hybrid, 2 days on per week). Contract Type: Outside IR35 Interim / Consultant.

We are seeking an experienced Workday Architect and Configuration Consultant to lead the optimisation, design, and enhancement of an existing Workday environment. This role requires a hands‑on expert who can blend strategic design thinking with deep technical configuration expertise across HR and Payroll modules. The successful consultant will assess the current configuration, design scalable and efficient processes, and ensure that the system supports operational goals and governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a technical and functional assessment of the current Workday configuration to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Design and configure Workday solutions that align to business and operating model requirements across HR, Payroll, and Integrations.
• Lead on solution architecture, ensuring changes are scalable, efficient, and aligned with governance frameworks.
• Provide hands‑on configuration support across Core HCM, Compensation, Absence, and relevant Workday modules.
• Advise on integration improvements and data flow optimisation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Workday Architect or Senior Configuration Consultant within complex organisations.
• Strong knowledge across Core HCM, Payroll, and Integrations (including security and data model understanding).
• Ability to assess, design, and implement end‑to‑end process and configuration changes.
• Hybrid: 2 days on site (London area), remainder remote.
• Start Date: ASAP / Flexible for the right consultant.

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