Workday Functional Lead

Key Responsibilities:

Workday Functional Leadership

• Serve as the hands-on functional lead for the Workday platform across key modules including Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent & Performance, Compensation, Time & Absence, Reporting, Learning, Help, Peakon and Payroll.
• Perform hands-on configuration, testing and troubleshooting across these modules.
• Provide expert guidance on Workday configuration, functionality and best practices.
• Ensure Workday capabilities align with organisational HR processes and strategic priorities.

Platform Design and Configuration Oversight

• Lead functional design decisions for Workday implementations and enhancements and build the resulting configuration.
• Establish and maintain configuration standards and design principles.
• Ensure consistency and scalability in system configuration across modules and business units.

Requirements and Solution Design

• Partner with HR and business stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into functional solutions within Workday.
• Evaluate business requests and recommend scalable system solutions aligned with platform capabilities and best practices.
• Document functional specifications and lead configuration and testing.

Workday Roadmap and Enhancements

• Support the development and execution of the Workday platform roadmap.
• Identify opportunities to enhance system functionality and improve HR processes.
• Assess new Workday features and recommend adoption based on business value.

Release Management and Testing

• Lead the evaluation and adoption of biannual Workday releases, including hands-on configuration of release-related changes.
• Coordinate and execute testing cycles to ensure changes are successfully deployed.
• Work with stakeholders to assess impact and ensure readiness for new functionality.

Data and Reporting

• Partner with the People Analytics team and build Workday data structures and reports to support reporting and analytics needs.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across HR processes and system modules.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a trusted advisor to HR leaders on Workday capabilities and system improvements.
• Provide guidance on best practices for HR technology usage and process design.
• Support training and adoption initiatives to maximise the value of the platform.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in HRIS, HR technology or enterprise SaaS platforms.
• 4+ years of hands on Workday functional experience across multiple modules.
• Exposure to Learning, Help, Peakon and/or Payroll modules is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting Workday implementations or major platform transformations in global organisations is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of HR processes including employee lifecycle, talent management and workforce reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into scalable system solutions.
• Experience working with cross functional teams including HR, IT and business stakeholders.
• Workday certifications in relevant modules are preferred but not mandatory.

Key Skills

• Deep, hands-on functional and configuration knowledge of Workday modules and platform capabilities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to translate business needs into system solutions
• Stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience managing system enhancements and platform releases
• Strong attention to data quality and governance.

What Success Looks Like:

Success in this role will include:

• A well designed and scalable Workday platform
• Strong alignment between HR processes and system capabilities
• Effective management of Workday releases and enhancements
• High data quality and reliable workforce reporting
• Positive user experience for employees, managers and HR teams