Senior Workday HCM Analyst

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