Senior Workday Talent & Performance Specialist

Select Tech; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Tech is seeking a Senior Workday Talent & Performance Specialist to join a large international organisation. Located in the North West of England, this permanent, hybrid role requires hands-on Workday configuration expertise and close collaboration with HR, Technology and business stakeholders.

The successful candidate will own Talent & Performance configurations, support releases, document requirements and drive continuous improvements across the module.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Workday Talent & Performance configuration in live environments.
• Ability to gather requirements and translate into Workday solutions.
• Experience delivering changes through design, testing and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Workday Talent & Performance SME.
• Own and deliver configuration changes across Talent & Performance.
• Gather, analyse and document business requirements.
• Translate requirements into Workday solutions.
• Manage enhancements from design through deployment.
• Support Workday release cycles and testing.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and feature adoption.
• Collaborate with external Workday partners when required.
• Support change management and user adoption.
• Provide guidance to junior team members.

Skills

Workday Talent & Performance

Workday configuration

Requirements gathering

Solution design

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Workday

Job description

Senior Workday Talent & Performance Specialist

Location: North West England

Working Model: Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite in the Greater Manchester area

Employment Type: Permanent

We are supporting a large international organisation looking to strengthen its internal Workday team with an experienced Senior Workday Analyst specialising in Talent & Performance.

This is a senior functional Workday position where you will act as the subject matter expert for Workday Talent & Performance, taking ownership of configuration, enhancements, releases and continuous improvement across the module.

The role will suit someone who has strong hands-on Workday configuration experience and is comfortable working directly with business stakeholders to understand requirements, design solutions and deliver changes through to deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Workday Talent & Performance subject matter expert
• Own and deliver configuration changes across Talent & Performance
• Gather, analyse and document business requirements
• Translate business requirements into effective Workday solutions
• Manage enhancements from initial design through testing and deployment
• Support Workday release cycles, including impact assessment and testing
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and feature adoption
• Contribute to the wider Workday roadmap and module strategy
• Maintain Workday configuration standards and system integrity
• Support governance, compliance and documentation requirements
• Work closely with HR, Technology and wider business stakeholders
• Collaborate with external Workday partners where required
• Support change management, communications and user adoption
• Act as an escalation point for complex Workday issues
• Provide guidance and support to more junior team members

What We're Looking For:

You should have strong hands-on experience configuring and supporting Workday Talent & Performance within a live Workday environment.

Key Experience Includes:

• Deep Workday Talent & Performance experience
• Hands-on Workday configuration
• Strong understanding of Workday Business Processes
• Requirements gathering and solution design
• Workday enhancement and change delivery