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