Workday Programme Manager (HR & Finance)

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking an experienced Workday Programme Manager to lead a high-profile HR and Finance transformation in London. Hybrid work model with executive visibility and cross-functional delivery across HR, Finance, IT, and external partners.

You will drive governance, budgeting, risk management, and change management across multiple workstreams, ensuring delivery milestones are met on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering large-scale Workday implementations as a Programme Manager.
• Strong understanding of Workday HR and Workday Financials.
• Experience managing complex enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Expertise in stakeholder management at C-suite and executive level.
• Demonstrated success managing system integrators and third-party partners.
• Strong knowledge of programme governance, budgeting, resource management, and delivery methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of a Workday HR and Financials implementation programme.
• Oversee programme governance, planning, budgeting, risk management, and reporting.
• Manage internal stakeholders across HR, Finance, IT, and senior leadership teams.
• Coordinate activities between implementation partners, vendors, and internal project resources.
• Ensure key programme milestones, dependencies, and deliverables are achieved on time and within budget.
• Drive effective change management, user adoption, and business readiness activities.
• Provide regular updates to steering committees and executive stakeholders.
• Manage programme risks, issues, and escalations to successful resolution.

Skills

Workday HR

Workday Financials

Programme management

Stakeholder management

SI/third-party management

Governance & budgeting

Executive communication

Job description

Workday Programme Manager (HR & Finance) Location: London (Hybrid)
Rate: Negotiable
Contract Length: Initial 12 Months
Start Date: 12/10/2026
The Opportunity We are supporting a leading organisation embarking on a large-scale Workday transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Workday Programme Manager to lead the successful delivery of a complex Workday HR and Financials implementation.
This is a high-profile programme with significant executive visibility, offering the opportunity to drive business transformation across both HR and Finance functions while managing multiple workstreams, stakeholders, system integrators, and third-party partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of a Workday HR and Financials implementation programme.
• Oversee programme governance, planning, budgeting, risk management, and reporting.
• Manage internal stakeholders across HR, Finance, IT, and senior leadership teams.
• Coordinate activities between implementation partners, vendors, and internal project resources.
• Ensure key programme milestones, dependencies, and deliverables are achieved on time and within budget.
• Drive effective change management, user adoption, and business readiness activities.
• Provide regular updates to steering committees and executive stakeholders.
• Manage programme risks, issues, and escalations to successful resolution.

Required Experience

• Proven experience delivering large-scale Workday implementations as a Programme Manager.
• Strong understanding of both Workday HR and Workday Financials programmes.
• Experience managing complex enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Expertise in stakeholder management at C-suite and executive level.
• Demonstrated success managing system integrators and third-party partners.
• Strong knowledge of programme governance, budgeting, resource management, and delivery methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills.

If you have a strong track record of delivering enterprise-scale Workday HCM and Financials programmes and are looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.