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