Senior Workday Functional Consultant

Senior Workday Functional Consultant - Workday HCM & Absence Management

Location: London (on-site 3 days per week in chosen base location)

Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: To be discussed

Are you an experienced Workday Functional Consultant / Functional Partner with solid Workday HCM & Absence Management experience? Are you looking for an opportunity to spearhead the ongoing improvement of its use within a progressive end-user environment? If so, apply now for this new permanent role.

This role could be based in either central London or Sunderland and will require 3 days per week onsite in your base location.

The Senior Functional Partner for Workday HCM & Absence Management will be joining at a time of significant investment and transformation in the way that the organisation uses Workday. You'll be the SME for Workday HCM & Absence Management and will be key in driving its adoption by the business as well as continuous enhancements to its functionality.

This strategic role is responsible for the delivery and continuous improvement of HCM & Absence Management processes within Workday, ensuring optimal configuration, security, and business process alignment.

Although your core focus will be the HCM & Absence Management module, the Senior Workday Functional Partner will support junior analysts with other modules where possible, as well as partnering with stakeholders to maximise the value add to the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain Workday HCM & Absence Management modules, including upgrades and change requests
• Develop and deliver a roadmap for HCM & Absence Management enhancements
• Facilitate workshops and demos to promote understanding and adoption of Workday, reducing off-system processes
• Own communications across relevant workstreams, gathering feedback and driving engagement
• Partner with stakeholders to identify and implement continuous improvements
• Configure and maintain reports, business processes, and security policies
• Test new functionality and manage incident resolution within SLA guidelines
• Leverage Workday Community and Success Plans to stay aligned with best practices
• Support training activities and maintain user documentation

This is an exceptional opportunity to make a real impact at a time when the business is supercharging its use of Workday. There is a shared ambition internally to make full use of the systems capabilities and you'll be supported in achieving this.

Please apply to be considered and we will be in touch if the opportunity is a good fit.