Workday HCM & Recruiting Solutions Analyst

Darktrace; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days’ holiday + public holidays

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Salary sacrifice pension

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Darktrace is seeking a Workday HCM Systems Analyst to join the Back Office Platforms team. You will configure, integrate and optimise Workday HCM with a focus on Recruiting, partnering with HR and IT to meet evolving business needs.

The role blends Workday expertise with process improvement, data quality and reporting. You will drive user adoption, ensure secure data handling and support system security controls across the Workday environment.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting, configuring or optimising Workday HCM.
• Strong knowledge of Workday Recruiting.
• Translate business requirements into clear system solutions.
• Experience supporting Workday releases, testing and deployments.
• Understanding of HR processes, data quality, reporting and controls.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build effective relationships with HR, IT and business stakeholders.
• User-focused approach to improve processes and usability.
• Strong organisational skills and prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Workday-related projects within timelines and budgets.
• Translate requirements into practical Workday HCM solutions.
• Collaborate with HR stakeholders to improve processes in Workday.
• Support configuration and optimisation of Workday Recruiting.
• Contribute to Workday release management and regression testing.
• Investigate incidents and maintain high-quality support.
• Document processes and ensure secure data handling.
• Support training and user adoption across the business.

Skills

Workday HCM

Workday Recruiting

Requirements translation

Workday releases

HR data quality & controls

Analytical & problem solving

Stakeholder management

User-focused improvement

Time management

Communication skills

Job description

Darktrace is seeking a Workday HCM Systems Analyst to join the Back Office Platforms team. You will configure, integrate and optimise Workday HCM with a focus on Recruiting, partnering with HR and IT to meet evolving business needs.

The role blends Workday expertise with process improvement, data quality and reporting. You will drive user adoption, ensure secure data handling and support system security controls across the Workday environment.