Workday Data Migration Consultant

Vallum Associates; Old Warren; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Vallum Associates is seeking a Workday Migration Consultant for a contract role in Reading, UK. The position involves leading data migration activities from Workday to a new payroll platform and ensuring data accuracy and governance throughout the migration lifecycle.

The role requires 8+ years in Workday data migration, strong data handling skills, and experience with Workday HCM. Hybrid work arrangement and IR35 compliant contract available.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Workday Data Migration.
• Experience with Workday HCM processes.
• Experience with data extraction, cleansing, validation and reconciliation.
• Experience migrating data from Workday to payroll platforms or other HCM solutions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and understand existing Workday data structures and business processes.
• Lead and support end-to-end data migration activities from Workday to a new payroll platform.
• Gather, extract, transform, cleanse, validate, and reconcile data throughout the migration lifecycle.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, payroll teams, and technical teams to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Develop data mapping documents and migration strategies.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues and migration-related risks.
• Perform migration testing, validation, and post-migration support activities.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy requirements.
• Support project timelines and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.

Skills

Workday Data Migration

Workday Integration

Data extraction

Data cleansing

Data validation

Workday HCM

HR payroll domain

Stakeholder management

Communication

Independent work

Payroll data structures

Workday reporting

EIBs Integrations

Education

Degree or relevant professional qualifications

Tools

Workday EIBs

Workday Integrations tooling

Job description

The Role: Workday Migration Consultant

Location: Reading, UK

Position Type: Contract Inside IR35

Remote work option Available: 3- Days Work from Office

Job Description:

Your responsibilities:

• Analyze and understand existing Workday data structures and business processes.
• Lead and support end-to-end data migration activities from Workday to a new payroll platform.
• Gather, extract, transform, cleanse, validate, and reconcile data throughout the migration lifecycle.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, payroll teams, and technical teams to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Develop data mapping documents and migration strategies.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues and migration-related risks.
• Perform migration testing, validation, and post-migration support activities.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy requirements.
• Support project timelines and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Proven experience (8+) working experience in Workday Data Migration and Workday Integration exposure.
• Appropriate degree or relevant professional qualifications.
• Experience of systems development change lifecycles, best practices and approaches.
• Strong experience working with Workday HCM and related business processes.
• Proven experience in data migration projects, preferably involving HR and payroll systems.
• Experience with data extraction, transformation, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation.
• Understanding of employee, organizational, payroll, and workforce data structures.
• Ability to analyze complex data sets and troubleshoot migration issues.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced project environment.
• Experience migrating data from Workday to payroll platforms or other HCM solutions.
• Knowledge of payroll processes and payroll data structures.
• Experience with Workday reporting, EIBs, integrations, or data conversion tools.
• Workday certification is an added advantage