Workday HR Transformation Consultant

• We are supporting a leading consulting organisation in their search for an experienced Workday HCM Transformation Lead to drive large-scale HR transformation programmes across a diverse client portfolio.
• This is a leadership role where you will take ownership of end-to-end HCM workstreams, combining deep functional HR knowledge with strong Workday HCM expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Workday HCM transformation workstreams across the full project lifecycle, including discovery, design, configuration, testing, deployment, and hypercare.
• Act as a trusted advisor to HR and business stakeholders, translating business requirements into scalable Workday solutions.
• Drive solution design across Workday HCM modules.
• Lead workshops with business and HR stakeholders to define future-state processes and maximise Workday capabilities.
• Oversee and guide functional consultants, solution architects, and delivery teams.
• Support programme governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Partner with HR, IT, Change, and Transformation teams.
• Contribute to business development and pre-sales activities.

Required Experience

• Proven experience leading Workday HCM implementations, transformations, or optimisation programmes within a consulting environment.
• Strong functional understanding of Core HCM, Recruiting, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Workforce Planning, Talent & Performance, Learning and Compensation.
• Deep expertise in Workday HCM, including business process framework, organisational structures, security configuration, reporting, calculated fields, integrations, and solution design.
• Experience leading workstreams through all phases of Workday delivery.
• Strong understanding of Workday best practices.
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and executive sponsors.
• Consulting background with exposure to multiple industries.

Desirable Experience

• Current or previous Workday certifications.
• Experience delivering global or multi-country Workday transformations.
• Exposure to Prism Analytics, Extend, Peakon Employee Voice, or Adaptive Planning.
• Experience integrating Workday with Payroll, Finance, Identity Management, and third-party applications.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to travel and work on client sites as required.
• Eligibility for security clearance (due to client requirements).

Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

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