Senior Workday HCM Analyst

Role: Senior Workday HCM Analyst

Contract Length: 4 months (pending extension confirmation to 31st March 27, should be signed off soon)

Location: Swindon (Hybrid) Ad hoc attendance for meetings. This may change later on, but they have team members UK wide.

IR35: inside

Minimum Requirement: Workday HCM Certification (essential)

Interview Process: 1 stage teams

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Workday HCM Analyst to support and enhance Innovate UK’s Workday platform, with a strong focus on Recruiting and Reporting.

This is a hands-on technical role within a BAU environment, responsible for delivering system improvements, supporting live services, and contributing to ongoing transformation initiatives. You will play a key role in ensuring the platform is optimised to meet both operational and strategic business needs.

Key Responsibilities

· Deliver enhancements across Workday HCM, including configuration, reporting, and business process optimisation

· Provide expert support for Workday Recruiting, including requisitions, candidate workflows, and offer management

· Build and maintain reports, dashboards, and analytics to support HR and recruitment insights

· Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver effective system solutions

· Lead workshops and translate business requirements into technical designs

· Manage and prioritise BAU support tickets, enhancements, and system changes

· Support Workday releases, including impact assessments and feature enablement

· Ensure alignment with governance, security, and compliance standards (including GDPR)

· Provide guidance and mentoring to HR and IT stakeholders

· Promote continuous improvement and best practice across Workday usage

Essential Skills & Experience

· 5+ years’ Workday experience, with strong expertise in Workday HCM

· Proven experience with Workday Recruiting and reporting

· Strong understanding of Workday configuration, security, or integrations

· Experience building and maintaining reports and dashboards

· Demonstrable experience in business process optimisation

· Strong stakeholder engagement and requirements gathering skills

· Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

· Solid understanding of end-to-end HR and recruitment processes

· Experience supporting system changes, releases, and BAU operations

· Strong attention to detail in highly governed environments

Desirable Skills

· Workday Prism Analytics experience

· Experience with additional Workday modules (e.g. Compensation, Absence, Payroll, Finance)

· Experience with Workday integrations (e.g. job boards, background checks)

· Public sector or highly regulated environment experience

· Consulting background

Qualifications

· Workday HCM Certification (essential)

· Workday Recruiting certification highly desirable

Key Competencies

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

· Excellent stakeholder management and communication

· Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

· High attention to detail and quality

· Collaborative and proactive approach

· Strategic thinking with a delivery-focused mindset

Why Join:

· Opportunity to work on a critical Workday platform within a respected public sector organisation

· Exposure to a complex, high-visibility environment with meaningful impact

· Flexible hybrid working model

· Chance to lead improvements and influence system evolution