Workday HCM Project Manager

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited; London Borough of Barking and Dagenham; Hybrid; GBP 129,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Contract extension potential

Competitive daily rate

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited is partnering with a leading insurance organisation in the UK to deliver a large Workday HCM implementation. The Workday HCM Project Manager will own delivery across HR, Technology and PMO, coordinating with partners to drive design, build, testing and deployment.

The role is hybrid, UK-based, paying £700-£800 per day Inside IR35 on a 6-month contract with potential extensions.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Workday HCM implementations.
• Strong project management experience within enterprise technology programmes.
• Experience across HR transformation and people systems programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement across HR, Technology and Business teams.
• Experience managing vendors, systems integrators and delivery partners.
• Strong governance, planning and risk management capability.
• Comfortable working within Agile and hybrid delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday HCM implementation workstreams.
• Own project plans, timelines, RAID logs and governance activities.
• Coordinate business, HR and technical stakeholders.
• Manage implementation partners and third-party suppliers.
• Support programme mobilisation and delivery planning.
• Oversee testing, deployment and cutover readiness activities.
• Ensure delivery remains aligned to scope, budget and programme objectives.
• Provide regular reporting to senior leadership and steering groups.
• Support business readiness and transition planning.

Skills

Workday HCM

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor management

Governance

Agile

Hybrid delivery

Job description

Workday HCM Project Manager

Hybrid Working (UK-Based)

£700-£800/day Inside IR35

Initial 6-Month Contract

Insurance Sector

We are supporting a leading insurance organisation embarking on a significant Workday HCM implementation programme and are looking for an experienced Workday HCM Project Manager to join the team.

This is a key role within a large-scale transformation initiative, supporting the delivery of Workday HCM across a complex enterprise environment. The programme is currently moving through implementation phases and requires an experienced Workday Project Manager capable of driving delivery across business and technology workstreams.

The Role:

You will take ownership of Workday HCM delivery activities, working across HR, Technology, PMO and third-party implementation partners to ensure successful execution of the programme.

The successful candidate will be responsible for driving project plans, managing delivery risks and dependencies, coordinating stakeholders and ensuring the programme progresses successfully through design, build, testing and deployment phases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Workday HCM implementation workstreams.
• Own project plans, timelines, RAID logs and governance activities.
• Coordinate business, HR and technical stakeholders.
• Manage implementation partners and third-party suppliers.
• Support programme mobilisation and delivery planning.
• Oversee testing, deployment and cutover readiness activities.
• Ensure delivery remains aligned to scope, budget and programme objectives.
• Provide regular reporting to senior leadership and steering groups.
• Support business readiness and transition planning.

Required Experience:

• Previous experience delivering Workday HCM implementations.
• Strong Project Management experience within enterprise technology programmes.
• Experience working across HR transformation and people systems programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills across HR, Technology and Business teams.
• Experience managing vendors, systems integrators and delivery partners.
• Strong governance, planning and risk management capability.
• Comfortable working within Agile and hybrid delivery environments.

Desirable Experience:

• Insurance or wider Financial Services experience.
• Exposure to Recruiting, Compensation, Talent or Payroll workstreams.
• Multi-country or global Workday implementation experience.
• Experience supporting programme mobilisation and implementation delivery.
• Previous experience working alongside major consulting partners.

What's On Offer?

• Major Workday implementation programme.
• High-profile transformation environment.
• Strong stakeholder exposure.
• Long-term programme roadmap.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• £700-£800/day Inside IR35.
• Initial 6-month contract with extension potential.