Workday HR Systems Implementation Lead

Rothstein Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rothstein Recruitment is seeking a reliable, technically-minded Implementation Manager for a major Workday HR system rollout in London. You will drive the transformation with structured planning, cutover readiness and hands-on governance across delivery streams.

The role focuses on data migration, go-live readiness, hypercare and handover to BAU, partnering with technology teams, vendors and business stakeholders to keep the programme on track.

Qualifications

• Experience as Implementation Manager or similar in complex software deployments.
• Strong cutover planning, data migration and go-live management.
• Excellent stakeholder management across business, technology and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Own implementation planning for a Workday/HR systems transformation
• Create and manage detailed cutover plans, runbooks and implementation schedules
• Coordinate data migration activity, validation, dress rehearsals and go-live readiness
• Work closely with technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors and service teams
• Manage risks, dependencies, issues and blockers across delivery workstreams
• Support release management, environment readiness and change governance
• Coordinate business readiness, communications, adoption activity and stakeholder updates
• Ensure service desk/BAU teams are ready to support the platform post go-live
• Manage hypercare activity following implementation
• Drive clear reporting, escalation and delivery governance throughout the programme

Skills

Implementation management

Cutover planning

Release management

Technical project management

Job description

Rothstein Recruitment is seeking a reliable, technically-minded Implementation Manager for a major Workday HR system rollout in London. You will drive the transformation with structured planning, cutover readiness and hands-on governance across delivery streams.

The role focuses on data migration, go-live readiness, hypercare and handover to BAU, partnering with technology teams, vendors and business stakeholders to keep the programme on track.