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Senior Workday HCM Analyst

Job Posted: 14 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire

Expire in: 14 days

Job Description

Job Description: Workday HCM Analyst

Location: Swindon (Hybrid - Ad hoc attendance for meetings)

Contract: 4 months (Pending extension confirmation to 31st March 2027, signed off soon)

IR35: Inside

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

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