Senior People System Specialist

Anglian Water Group; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Double-match pension scheme

24/7 Virtual GP

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Personal accident cover

Family-friendly policies

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Employee discounts at water parks

Job summary

Anglian Water Group is seeking a Senior People Systems Specialist (Workday) to join the People Systems team in a hybrid role based near Huntingdon. You will develop, configure and enhance Workday, providing technical and analytical expertise to enable informed decisions across the business.

You will lead second-line support for complex issues, drive continuous improvement, and work with stakeholders to deliver effective system solutions, including security, reporting and integrations.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience of complex Workday development and configuration.
• Strong Workday Advanced Reporting skills and ability to create complex reports.
• Experience of integrations between Workday and third-party systems (e.g. SAP).
• Experience with Workday security, access management and audits.
• Workday release management experience and ability to plan and communicate changes.
• Good stakeholder management and collaboration with technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Workday SME across multiple SKUs, providing complex troubleshooting and second-line support.
• Develop and configure Workday business processes, including approvals and rules.
• Create complex Workday reports and calculated fields for meaningful insights.
• Perform complex EIBs and support Workday integrations and interfaces.
• Support Workday security, access management and audits, ensuring data protection.
• Lead Workday release management, including planning, testing, and communication.
• Identify opportunities to improve Workday functionality and colleague experience.
• Collaborate with People workstream leads, IT partners and stakeholders to deliver solutions.
• Support projects and continuous improvement from design through testing and implementation.

Skills

Workday development

Workday configuration

Advanced reporting

Workday integrations

Security & access management

Release management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Senior People Systems Specialist (Workday)

Salary: Circa £62,000
Location: Hybrid working, Huntingdon base
Contract: 18 month Fixed Term Contract
Working Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week (flexible working opportunities available)

Make every drop of your potential count

Are you an experienced Workday specialist looking for an opportunity to use your technical expertise to improve systems, processes and colleague experience?

We’re looking for a Senior People Systems Specialist to join our People Systems team. You’ll play a key role in developing, configuring and enhancing Workday, providing technical and analytical expertise and supporting the wider People team and business leaders to make informed decisions.

As a Workday subject matter expert, you’ll provide second-line support for complex issues, lead continuous improvement activity and work closely with stakeholders across the business to identify and implement effective system solutions.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as a subject matter expert across multiple Workday SKUs, providing complex troubleshooting and second-line support.
• Develop and configure Workday business processes, including approval chains and rules.
• Create complex Workday reports and calculated fields, using advanced reporting capabilities to provide meaningful insight.
• Perform complex EIBs and support Workday integrations and interfaces.
• Support Workday security, access management and associated audits, ensuring sensitive colleague data is appropriately protected.
• Lead and support Workday release management, including planning, testing, implementation and communication.
• Identify opportunities to improve Workday functionality, processes and colleague experience.
• Work closely with People workstream leads, IT partners and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Support projects and continuous improvement initiatives, including solution design, testing and implementation.
• Provide guidance, mentoring and knowledge sharing to colleagues within the People Systems team.

What you’ll need

You’ll have substantial experience of complex Workday development and configuration, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to translate business requirements into effective system solutions.

We’re particularly interested in candidates with knowledge and experience in one or more of the Workday SKU’s we currently have live, including:

• Time Off & Absence
• Time Recording / Overtime
• Learning
• Talent
• Performance
• Expenses
• Organisational Management
• Benefits
• Compensation / Advanced Compensation
• Recruiting
• Workday Extend

Specific knowledge of one or more of these Workday areas is preferred.

You’ll also ideally have:

• Strong Workday Advanced Reporting skills, including experience creating complex reports and calculated fields.
• Experience of integrations between Workday and SAP or other third-party systems.
• Experience of Workday business process design and configuration.
• Experience of Workday release management.
• Experience with Workday security and access management.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience of working within a People/HR environment and a good understanding of HR processes.
• Experience of Workday Extend would be advantageous.

You’ll be someone who enjoys getting into the detail, solving complex problems and finding better ways of doing things. You’ll also be confident communicating with stakeholders and sharing your knowledge with others.

Benefits

• Private healthcare
• Double-match pension scheme – contribute 7% and we’ll contribute up to 14% (total 21%)
• 24/7 Virtual GP
• 25 days annual leave, rising with service
• Life assurance up to 8x your salary
• Personal accident cover up to 5x your salary
• Family-friendly policies
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits
• Employee discounts at our water parks

Closing date: 2nd November 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 23rd November 2026

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