Workday HRIS Partner — HCM & Reporting Specialist

Opencast; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7% employer pension contribution

Share options

Discretionary bonus

25 days’ holiday

Life happens days

Wellbeing support

Professional development

Volunteering opportunities

Supportive team

Job summary

Opencast is seeking an experienced HRIS Business Partner with strong Workday HCM expertise to join our People Operations team. You will own hands-on administration, configuration, reporting and improvements across Workday, partnering with People, Planning & Insight, and stakeholders to deliver reliable data and practical system solutions.

You will translate operational needs into technical requirements, design and maintain reports, and support core HR processes such as hiring, onboarding and

Qualifications

• Workday administration and configuration in a live organisation.
• Reporting and analysis using advanced reports, calculated fields and dashboards.
• Business partnering and communication with a range of stakeholders.
• Organisational excellence and continuous improvement in a fixed-term role.

Responsibilities

• Providing hands-on administration, configuration and functional support for Workday HCM across the business.
• Collaborating with the People team and stakeholders to translate needs into practical system solutions.
• Providing guidance, demonstrations and knowledge transfer so colleagues can use Workday effectively.
• Designing and maintaining reports, dashboards and fields for headcount, recruitment, attrition and pay.
• Investigating data quality issues and reporting discrepancies with clear action plans.
• Developing models to simulate business scenarios and assess risk for initiatives.
• Supporting core People processes in Workday including hiring, onboarding, compensation and terminations.
• Monitoring BAU issues and integration exceptions and working to resolve root causes.
• Identifying opportunities to simplify processes and improve user experience while balancing effort.
• Applying data protection, security and access controls.
• Delivering continuous improvement from requirements gathering to production release and documentation.

Skills

Workday administration

Reporting and analysis

Business partnering

Continuous improvement

Job description

Opencast is seeking an experienced HRIS Business Partner with strong Workday HCM expertise to join our People Operations team. You will own hands-on administration, configuration, reporting and improvements across Workday, partnering with People, Planning & Insight, and stakeholders to deliver reliable data and practical system solutions.

You will translate operational needs into technical requirements, design and maintain reports, and support core HR processes such as hiring, onboarding and