Workday HCM System Lead

Fusion People Ltd; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency seeks a Workday HCM System Lead for a 6-month contract in the UK. The role involves expert collaboration with HR, Finance, and IT, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement and system optimisation. Successful candidates will have deep Workday configuration knowledge, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage change. The position is primarily remote with occasional travel to Bristol, offering a daily rate of £600-£700 umbrella. Excellent opportunity for those passionate about HR digital transformations.

Qualifications

• Extensive Workday configuration knowledge and experience in key modules.
• Strong analytical abilities with attention to detail.
• Proven skills in stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead configuration and optimisation of Workday modules.
• Develop people data and dashboards for actionable insights.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align Workday capabilities with organisational goals.

Skills

Workday configuration knowledge

Analytical and problem-solving abilities

Stakeholder engagement skills

Understanding of Workday security and data integrity

Job description

Workday HCM System lead

Contract: 6 months

Daily rate: £600-£700 umbrella (PAYE circa £550) In scope of IR35

Location: remote, with occasion travel to Bristol.

What is the role?

The go-to Workday expert for the HR & OD team, leading stakeholder engagement, helping colleagues navigate change, solving MI challenges strategically, and building strong collaborative relationships across Payroll, Finance, IT and across the business.

Lead in the delivery of the configuration and optimisation of Workday modules. Bring stakeholders together to redesign processes for continuous improvement or to be further optimised, streamlining operations and ensuring alignment with business needs and strategic priorities.

Work in collaboration with business leads and stakeholders to ensure Workday capabilities support our organisational goals.

Lead system enhancements, biannual updates, and releases to maximise business value and user adoption.

Lead in the development of people data and dashboards that become the go-to source of truth for our teams and leaders, giving them the actionable insights they need at a glance so that we can better understand what our metrics are telling us and use these as a barometer of our health.

What experience is needed?

You know Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) inside and out, and you've already helped organisations get more from their HR systems and digital platforms - you understand what good looks like and how to get there.

You're comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels in the organisation, able to grasp complex challenges, influence senior stakeholders, and see the bigger picture whilst getting into the detail when needed.

You build relationships naturally and quickly, whether that's partnering with IT, Finance, Payroll, or in the business. People trust you to deliver and enjoy working with you.

You've reimagined HR processes before and led people through change management programmes, perhaps creating dashboards that actually get used because they make people's lives easier.

When problems arise, you're the person who stays calm, thinks holistically, and finds a way forward - you're proactive and resilient by nature.

You're handy with digital tools for managing change requests and tracking progress, and you take real ownership of getting things over the line.

You have a solid grounding in HR and a clear vision of what a modern, efficient, digital-first People function should look and feel like.

• Extensive Workday configuration knowledge and experience in two or more key modules (HCM, Benefits, Recruiting, Performance & Talent, Learning, Absence, Advanced Compensation)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail and big-picture thinking
• Proven stakeholder engagement skills, working effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
• Deep understanding of Workday security, data integrity, and compliance requirements

Equal Opportunity

Fusion People are committed to promoting equal opportunities to people regardless of age, gender, religion, belief, race, sexuality or disability. We operate as an employment agency and employment business. You'll find a wide selection of vacancies on our website.