Senior Functional Partner - Workday Performance & Talent

The Opportunity

Location: Northeast (preferred) or LondonType: PermanentWork Arrangement: HybridAn organisation is seeking a Senior Functional Partner – Performance & Talent to take ownership of Workday Performance & Talent functionality and drive continuous improvement. This role will suit someone who enjoys building strong stakeholder relationships and enhancing the Talent and Performance lifecycle through technology.

What you'll be doing?- Serve as SME for Workday Performance and Talent, owning configuration, enhancements and upgrades.- Develop the roadmap for Performance & Talent processes and related future enhancements.- Partner with HR teams to streamline Talent, Performance and People processes.- Facilitate workshops, demonstrations and user sessions for stakeholders.- Lead testing, release management and governance activities for the Performance & Talent areas.- Produce and maintain reporting, documentation and training content.- Identify opportunities for simplification, automation and process optimisation.What you need- Strong configuration experience within Workday Performance & Talent.- Exposure to multi-business or multi-country environments.- Experience acting as a business partner with an improvement-focused approach.- Ability to confidently engage with stakeholders at all levels.- Workday Pro (or working toward it) in Performance & Talent is desirable.Why join?- Ownership of a specialist Workday function area.- Opportunity to shape Talent & Performance processes for the future.- Supportive, growing Workday team with long-term development opportunities.