Workday HCM Lead

Skillsbay Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension and benefits package

Workday training and certification

Career progression

Job summary

Skillsbay Ltd is seeking an experienced Workday HCM Lead to drive the support, optimisation and ongoing development of a large-scale Workday environment in a hybrid UK setting.

This senior role combines hands-on configuration with technical leadership, stakeholder engagement and mentoring of consultants and analysts to deliver end-to-end HR solutions and successful release management.

Qualifications

• Strong Workday HCM configuration experience.
• Experience leading Workday implementations, support or optimisation programmes.
• Excellent understanding of end-to-end HR processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience mentoring or leading teams.
• Knowledge of Workday integrations, reporting or payroll would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME expertise across Workday HCM modules including Core HCM, Organisations, Staffing Models, Compensation, Absence, Talent and Performance.
• Lead the design, configuration and continuous improvement of Workday solutions.
• Act as the escalation point for complex incidents and service issues.
• Facilitate workshops and translate business requirements into functional solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, assurance and mentoring to consultants and analysts.
• Support testing, releases, enhancements and regulatory changes.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and provide clear recommendations and guidance.

Skills

Workday configuration

Workday implementations leadership

End-to-end HR processes

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

Workday integrations/reporting/payroll

Tools

Workday

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Workday HCM Lead to play a key role in the support, optimisation and ongoing development of a large-scale Workday environment.

This is a senior position combining hands-on configuration expertise with technical leadership, stakeholder engagement and team mentoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide SME expertise across Workday HCM modules including Core HCM, Organisations, Staffing Models, Compensation, Absence, Talent and Performance.
• Lead the design, configuration and continuous improvement of Workday solutions.
• Act as the escalation point for complex incidents and service issues.
• Facilitate workshops and translate business requirements into functional solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, assurance and mentoring to consultants and analysts.
• Support testing, releases, enhancements and regulatory changes.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and provide clear recommendations and guidance.

Experience Required

• Strong Workday HCM configuration experience.
• Experience leading Workday implementations, support functions or optimisation programmes.
• Excellent understanding of end-to-end HR processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience mentoring or leading teams.
• Knowledge of Workday integrations, reporting or payroll would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

• Hybrid working.
• Excellent pension and benefits package.
• Workday training and certification opportunities.
• Long-term career progression within a growing enterprise applications function