Workday Lead

AXA UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA UK is seeking a Workday Lead to join their People team in Manchester. This role involves managing the Workday Core HCM and Payroll system across the UK and Ireland, requiring strong HR application expertise and leadership skills in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual performance-based bonus

Car allowance

Private health cover

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

28 days annual leave

AXA employee discounts

Wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing Workday systems.
• Strong understanding of HR applications and data governance.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Workday support team ensuring efficient system management.
• Drive the design and deployment of Workday features.
• Manage technical development and ensure compliance with data governance.

Skills

Enterprise HR applications

Workday Core HCM

Workday Payroll

Data privacy compliance

Problem solving

Education

Experience in HR Systems architecture

Tools

Workday Studio

Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)

Workday Report Writer

DTS

Job description

Do you have the technical capability and experience of working with Workday? We’re recruiting for a Workday Lead in our People team here at AXA UK. Reporting to our Head of People Systems, Change and Risk, you’ll be responsible for managing and prioritising the technical development, upgrades and maintenance of the Workday Core HCM and Payroll system, across UK and Ireland. You’ll manage the Workday support team and activities including BAU, backlog, process improvements and enhancements to meet business needs and KPI’s. You’ll ensure all change focuses on efficiency, consistency and alignment with strategic objectives and governance requirements.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home at your local office, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations in Bolton, Manchester or Bristol visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide advice to BAO’s and drive the ongoing design, deployment, and maintenance of the UK and Ireland Workday HCM and Payroll.
• Serve as a strong consultative partner to the business, MyWorkday Support team, Business Application Owners, and functional leads to continuously improve service delivery and employee experience.
• Lead the governance processes, road-mapping exercises and MyWorkday support team resource planning ensuring day-to-day systems support is balanced with (strategic) enhancements, projects and change.
• Drive the deployment of feature releases and system maintenance, ensuring business requirements are met.
• Lead the Workday design authority, evaluating the feasibility of change requests and supporting discussion on realistic placement of change on the overall route-map, understand business priorities and align technology opportunities.
• Lead the Workday support team ensuring day-to-day systems support is balanced with (strategic) enhancements, projects and change.
• Responsible for data governance, adherence to data protection and security policies and procedures, ensuring up-to-date documentation of system functions, processes and capabilities.
• Develop and promote continuous learning within the support team.

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.

What you'll bring:

• Experience of implementing and management of enterprise HR applications, knowledge of HR System architecture,data privacy and other regulations, Workday Core HCM and Payroll.
• Excellent understanding of organizational structure and roles, SSO, Mobile configurations, Workday security model and best practices, an ability to recommend solutions to security issues and risks.
• Understandthe company-defined control standards for technical changes, comfortable enforcing DP and security policies, processes, standards and governance.
• Technical expertise in Workday skills; knowledge of Workday implementation tools (Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Workday Studio, Workday Report Writer and DTS), experience with Web Services and APIs.
• Ability to translate business needs into requirements and technical solutions, present data insights in a meaningful way, to connect technology to business needs, manage multiple complex projects at the same time project planning, management, risk monitoring and mitigation.
• Clearly articulate verbally and in written communications, breaking down complex topics for target audiences, raising concerns, strong negotiation and consensus building skills, influencing others at all levels in the organisation.
• Motivate and develop a team with a strong focus on customer service e.g. meeting SLAs.
• Strong problem solving, troubleshooting and analytical skills, ability to understand and anticipate cause and effect impacts.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary of £75,000 - £85,000 dependent on experience
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Car allowance
• Private health cover
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Wellbeing services & resources

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term health condition or disability and require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to [e-mail].

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Who we are:

AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.