Arriva is a leading European passenger transport partner, operating in 11 countries across the UK and Europe. The company employs around 35,000 people, delivering more than 1.5 billion passenger journeys connecting people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably. We have strong roots dating back to 1938, an ambitious growth and sustainability agenda, and a continuously developing relationship with I Squared Capital – a global infrastructure investment fund manager - who acquired Arriva in 2024. We are looking for a Workday Senior Functional Partner – Performance & Talent to join our Workday team on a full time, permanent basis. This role will be based from either our Sunderland or London office. This r o le is r esp o n si b l e f o r the d eli v ery a n d c o n ti nuou s i m p r o v e m e n t o f Talent a n d P er f o r m a n ce p r o c e sses a n d i m p l e m ent a ti o n o f u pd a t es a n d c h a ng es t o c o n fi gu rati o n, se c u rity and bu si n ess p r o c ess e s in W o rkd a y. This r o l e will s er v e as ar c h ite c ts o r str a t e g ists o v e rs e e i n g ta s ks c o m p le t ed b y mo r e j un i o r a n a l y sts, whi l s t f o cus in g o n re s earch, arc h i t e cting s o l u t i o n s, a n d a d v isi n g f un cti o n al bu si n ess leader s. This r o le a dd s v al u e t o P e r f o r m a n ce a n d Ta l ent bu si n ess end u se r s thro ug h ens u ri n g efficient p r o ce s s es whi l s t we ado pt, a n d n o t a d a p t, ou t o f t h e b o x f un ct i o n al i ty whe r e p o ssi b l e, p art n eri n g with t h e B u si n ess t o ens u re m a x i m u m v al u e fr o m the p r o d u ct i s ac h ie v ed. Direct responsibilities: ▪ SME in W o r kday P er f o r m a n ce a n d T a l en t, r e sponsi b le f o r the m ai n t e n a n c e, ch ang e req u es t s and u pg r a d es ac r o ss these areas. ▪ S u pp o rt o ther F un ct i o n al S p ecialists to deli v er the P e o p le S o l u ti o n ’s s o l u ti o n f o r P er f o r m a n ce a n d Tale n t, bu il d i n g r e lati o n sh ip s wi t h k e y s t a k eh o l d ers t o a g ree a c o n ti n u o u s i m p r ov e m ent f o r t h e w a y in which c o r e H R tra n sact i o n s a n d proce s s es a r e d el i v e re d. ▪ D e v e l o p t h e r o a d m ap f o r t h e a d o p t i o n o f Ta l ent and P er f o r m a n ce a n d a n y f u ture e nh a n c e m e n t s, in c o n su l tat i o n w i th b u si n ess s tak e h o l d er s. ▪ S u pp o rt the BUs as a cr i tic a l ena b ler t o m ax i m i s e a u t o m at i o n o pp o rtu n iti e s a n d r e du ce o ff s y st e m pro c ess e s. ▪ Own t h e c o m m un icat i o n s f o r t h e Ta l ent and P er f o r m a n ce, A b sen c e a n d I n t e g rati o n s W o rks t re a m s, se e ki n g f e e db ack fr o m end users ac r o ss t h e bu si n ess a n d usi n g t h e r el e v a n t c om m un icati o n ch ann els as a pp r o p ri a t e. ▪ H o st a n d f a cil i ta t e w o rks h op s and de m o n str a ti o n s v ir t u al l y and i n - p ers o n t o h elp s t a k eh o l d ers u nd ers t a n d w h at go o d l o o ks li k e. ▪ S u pp o rt o ther F un ct i o n al S p ecialist s, b u il d i n g r e l a ti o n sh ip s to pa r tner with k e y sta k eh o l d e r s t o ag r e e c o n ti nu o u s i m p r o v e m ent f o r t h e way in w h ich Talent and P er f o r m a n ce t r a n sacti o n s and pro c ess e s a re u sed within W o rkd a y. ▪ Utilise W o r kday C om m un i t y and W o rkd a y S u c c ess P l a n s t o u nd e r stand be s t p ractice, m a r k e t t ren d s al o ng si d e re m ai n i n g c o nn e c t e d w ith W o rkd a y t o ens u re w e b ri n g t h e o u t si d e in at r el e v a n t o pp o r tu n itie s. ▪ Resp o n si b le f o r ass e ssi n g a ll c h a ng e i m p a cts in r elat i o n t o these areas and f o ll o wing t h e g o v ern an ce mo d el in pl a ce t o r e du c e r i sk a n d ide n ti f y i m p r o v e m e n t ▪ W o rki n g a l o ng si d e o t h er F un cti o n al P art n ers t o c o n f i gu re a n d m ai n tain reports t h at f all u nd er the cat e g o ry o f P er f o r m a n ce a n d T ale n t. ▪ Resp o n si b le f o r c o n fi gu ri n g and m ai n tai n i n g any u pd a t es t o t h e bu si n ess p r o ce s s es a n d s ecuri t y p o l i cie s. ▪ Resp o n si b le f o r t e s ti n g o f a n y new fu n cti o n al i ty o r u p g ra d es / r eleas e s. ▪ Activ e l y w o r ks a n d su pp o r t s r e s o l u ti o n o f i ssues es c a l at e d ; m a n a g i n g i n ci d ents, tr a cking t i c k e t s t atus a n d part n eri n g with o t h er su p p o rt t e a m s a s n ec e ssa r y t o r es o l v e w o rk i n g t o S L A’s ▪ I d entifies a n d r e c om m en d s proc e sses areas t h at c o u ld be s i m p lifie d, i m p r o v ed, o r ch ang ed; to e nh a n ce u ser e x p erie n ce a n d dr i v e s i m p lificat i o n. ▪ S u pp o rt in m ai n tai n i n g t ra i n i n g ac t ivi t i es a n d m a t eria l s, incl ud i n g user g u i d es, F A Q, re c o r d ed d e m o s, SharePoint c o n t ent, e t c. Knowledge, skills & experience: • Experien c e w i th c o re H R p r o ce s ses a n d in t era c ti o n b et w e en HR and p ayr o l l / o ther e x t e r n al s y st e m s such as ti m e r ec o r d i n g and r e cr u iti ng. • Experien c e o p erating as a bu si n ess p art n er, c o m f o rt a b le w ith p r o -act i v e l y se e ki n g ide a s in s upp o r t o f d riving an i m p r o v e m ent a g en d a, g l ean in g fe e db ack o n t h e ef f ec t i v e n ess o f any c h a ng e s. • Experien c e o f deal in g w i th m u lt i - n at i o n al o r g a n is a ti o n s. • Experien c e o f m u lti- bu si n e ss i m p l e m entat i o n s. • Experien c e o f sal e s & div e s titures and the i m p act o n W o rkd a y. • Experien c e al ign i n g w ith a r eas o f t h e pro du ct t h at i n v o l v e the m o s t i nn ov at i o n, c o n fi gu rat i o n a n d c o n su l ti n g o p p o rtu n iti e s. • Attai n ed o r w o rki n g t o wa r d s Wo r kday P r o f o r P er f o r m a n ce and T ale n t. This j o b d e s cri p ti o n s e ts ou t the m ain du ti e s a n d re s p o n si b ilities o f the j o bh o l d e r. It do es n o t c o n stitu t e a n e x h a u st i v e o r c o m p rehe n s i v e d es c ri p t i o n o f du ties a n d the j o b h o l d er will b e req u ired t o c a r ry o u t a n y a dd iti o n al ta s ks as a n d w h en req u es t ed t o d o so b y the i r m a n a g er. R e sponsi b iliti e s a n d du ties m a y also ch ang e c o n si d eri n g f u ture bu s i n ess n e e d s a n d p ers o n al d e v e l o p m ent. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 12th November 2025. Arriva Group reserves the right to close this vacancy early.