Workday Manager

Powered HR Workday team is dedicated to delivering large-scale enterprise transformation projects across the full Workday suite, including Human Capital Management (HCM), Payroll, and related modules. We partner closely with clients to design, implement, and optimise their core HR and finance operations, ensuring seamless integration and alignment with strategic business goals., You will act as the functional lead for complex Workday implementations and optimisation engagements, taking ownership from design through to Go-Live. You will manage delivery across workstreams, build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and help teams translate business needs into effective Workday solutions. Alongside client delivery, you will mentor junior consultants and contribute to bids, proposals and requests for proposal.

What you’ll be Doing

• Lead Workday functional workstreams from design and configuration through testing, cutover and Go-Live.

• Manage project delivery and cross-functional stakeholder relationships, identifying and mitigating delivery risks.

• Build alignment with senior client stakeholders on project vision, scope and agreed business outcomes.

• Deliver Workday implementations and optimisations across core modules, including Human Capital Management and Payroll.

• Guide clients through complex change by challenging assumptions and providing clear, practical advice.

• Mentor junior team members through hands-on guidance, structured feedback and knowledge sharing.

• Lead teams shaping competitive bids, proposals and requests for proposal from initial client challenge through to submission.

• Support the adoption of advanced capabilities, including AI, within Workday environments where relevant to client needs.

• Functional expertise across core Workday modules, such as Human Capital Management and Payroll.

• A proven track record of leading complex Workday implementations from design through to Go-Live.

• Strong stakeholder management and advisory skills, with the confidence to lead executive-level conversations and guide large organisations through change.

• Experience managing project workstreams, scope, delivery risks and cross-functional relationships.

• Experience leading commercial bids, shaping proposals and translating client challenges into compelling Workday solutions.

• A natural coaching approach, with experience developing junior colleagues and transferring functional knowledge.

• Resilient, collaborative problem-solving skills and an interest in emerging technology, including AI.