Workday Developer

The Planet Group is partnering with a market-leading Professional Services firm to appoint a Workday Developer for a permanent hybrid role based in London.

🎯 Purpose

• As a senior and experienced Workday Build, Extend, Prism Developer you will own the design, governance, delivery of enterprise-grade Workday solutions across the platform.
• Working with the product development, functional experts, change and architecture teams you will develop client centric, scalable and secure solutions, ensuring on-time delivery in a demanding and deadline driven environment, whilst embedding robust governance, security and change management practices that de-risk the business.
• The role operates in the intersection between technology, architecture, and operations and you will act as a trusted advisor & influence to senior stakeholders, functional teams and other subject matter experts as part of their decision making.
• Mentoring and developing the skills of the internal Workday team and pushing the boundaries of the platform capabilities.

🚀 Responsibilities

• End to end design and delivery of workday solutions across Build, Extend, Prism, and associated Orchestrations.
• Translate complex business requirements into secure, scalable, client centric solutions - provide clearly articulated solution options. trade-offs and risks.
• Embed governance framework and stablish consistent data models, UI, workflows, AI development, and integration methodologies.
• Ensure all solutions adhere to the enterprise change management and release framework.
• Apply security architecture with product and solution design (domains, roles, access models and segregation of duties). Ensuring that solutions are designed with a security-first principles with appropriate auditing and gateway protections.
• Operate effectively within a fast paced, deadline drive delivery model, managing competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Drive speed to value whilst maintaining quality and control discipline.
• Lead complex initiatives including multi-source, orchestration and advance platform capabilities.

✅ Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on Workday development (or 4+ years’ Workday ecosystem).
• 5+ years of software development experience including Web apps.
• Strong grasp of Workday data model, security, business processes, custom objects/orgs, calculated fields, and reports/RaaS.
• Demonstrated delivery of production apps (portfolio or walkthroughs at interview).
• Proficiency with REST APIs and Workday Integration patterns (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors).
• Solid understanding of SDLC, peer reviews, and test strategies.
• Experience training or mentoring developers/analysts; ability to produce clear enablement assets.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.

⭐ Nice-to-Have

• Whole platform domain exposure including FIN/HCM/Payroll/Security —e.g., approvals, exceptions, vendor onboarding, expense governance, journals, controls, agentic AI and machine learning, lifecycle.
• Experience in AI product development.
• Familiarity with Workday BIRT, Workday Reporting (advanced), Time Tracking.
• Scripting experience (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python) for tooling and documentation automation.
• Knowledge of privacy & compliance (GDPR, SOX, ISO27001) and secure coding practices.
• Education & Certifications.
• Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Workday certifications (HCM/FINS/Integrations/Reporting/Extend/Build/Prism) strongly preferred.

🎓 Education & Certifications

• Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Workday certifications (HCM/FINS/Integrations/Reporting/Extend/Build/Prism) strongly preferred.
• Accounting qualification or relevant experience.

The role offers a dynamic and rewarding work environment. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply!

🌍 Diversity Statement

Diversity drives innovation, and inclusion drives success. We are committed to fostering an environment where diverse perspectives and ideas are valued, enabling us to deliver the best outcomes for our workforce, workplace, and clients. We believe that embracing a wide range of approaches strengthens our ability to solve complex challenges and create new opportunities.