Implementation Manager - Workday - HR Systems - Banking
Posted 1 day ago by Rothstein Recruitment
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Implementation Manager for Workday at a leading UK bank will oversee the implementation of HR systems as part of a broader technology transformation initiative. This role requires a technically-minded individual who can manage complex platform rollouts, ensuring effective planning, execution, and transition to business-as-usual operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing technical implementations and coordinating various stakeholders throughout the process. Experience in financial services and Workday is advantageous but not mandatory.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own implementation planning for a Workday / HR systems transformation
- Create and manage detailed cutover plans, runbooks and implementation schedules
- Coordinate data migration activity, validation, dress rehearsals and go-live readiness
- Work closely with technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors and service teams
- Manage risks, dependencies, issues and blockers across delivery workstreams
- Support release management, environment readiness and change governance
- Coordinate business readiness, communications, adoption activity and stakeholder updates
- Ensure service desk / BAU teams are ready to support the platform post go-live
- Manage hypercare activity following implementation
- Drive clear reporting, escalation and delivery governance throughout the programme
Key Skills:
- Strong Implementation Manager, Cutover Manager, Release Manager or Technical Project Manager background
- Experience delivering complex business or technology platform implementations
- Strong cutover planning, implementation planning and go-live management experience
- Experience with data migration, UAT, dress rehearsals and production readiness
- Good understanding of handover to BAU, service transition, service desk readiness and hypercare
- Strong stakeholder management across business, technology, vendors and support teams
- Comfortable working in structured governance environments
- Clear communication skills and the ability to bring order to complex delivery
- Workday experience would be useful, but is not essential
- Financial services experience would be beneficial, but is not essential
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
A leading UK bank is delivering a Workday implementation as part of a wider technology transformation programme. This role will suit a reliable, technically-minded Implementation Manager who can bring structure, control and pace to a complex platform rollout. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing technical implementations, cutover planning, data migration, go-live readiness, hypercare and handover into BAU.
- Own implementation planning for a Workday / HR systems transformation
- Create and manage detailed cutover plans, runbooks and implementation schedules
- Coordinate data migration activity, validation, dress rehearsals and go-live readiness
- Work closely with technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors and service teams
- Manage risks, dependencies, issues and blockers across delivery workstreams
- Support release management, environment readiness and change governance
- Coordinate business readiness, communications, adoption activity and stakeholder updates
- Ensure service desk / BAU teams are ready to support the platform post go-live
- Manage hypercare activity following implementation
- Drive clear reporting, escalation and delivery governance throughout the programme
What we’re looking for
- Strong Implementation Manager, Cutover Manager, Release Manager or Technical Project Manager background
- Experience delivering complex business or technology platform implementations
- Strong cutover planning, implementation planning and go-live management experience
- Experience with data migration, UAT, dress rehearsals and production readiness
- Good understanding of handover to BAU, service transition, service desk readiness and hypercare
- Strong stakeholder management across business, technology, vendors and support teams
- Comfortable working in structured governance environments
- Clear communication skills and the ability to bring order to complex delivery
- Workday experience would be useful, but is not essential
- Financial services experience would be beneficial, but is not essential
Workday, HRIS, HR Systems, SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, ServiceNow, M365, D365, Salesforce, ERP, SaaS platforms, data migration, cutover, implementation planning, release management, go-live readiness, hypercare, service transition, BAU handover, business readiness, adoption, communications, vendor management.