Senior Workday HCM Analyst
Posted 2 days ago by NonStop Consulting
£650 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Swindon, Wiltshire (Remote)
Summary: This role is for a Senior Workday HCM Analyst focused on enhancing Workday HCM, Recruiting, and Reporting in a public sector environment. The position requires extensive experience in Workday, particularly in configuration and reporting, and involves both BAU support and transformation initiatives. The role is hybrid, allowing for flexibility while requiring occasional on-site meetings. The contract is set to last until March 31, 2027, with a competitive daily rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Delivering enhancements across Workday HCM: configuration, reporting and business process optimisation
- Owning and supporting Workday Recruiting (requisitions, candidate workflows, offer management)
- Building and maintaining reports, dashboards and analytics to give HR and Talent real insight
- Leading workshops, gathering requirements and translating them into robust technical designs
- Managing and prioritising BAU tickets, enhancements and system changes
- Supporting Workday releases, impact assessments and feature enablement
- Ensuring alignment with governance, security and compliance standards (including GDPR)
- Guiding and mentoring HR and IT stakeholders, and promoting best practice across the platform
Key Skills:
- 5+ years’ Workday experience with strong expertise in Workday HCM
- Proven, hands-on experience with Workday Recruiting and reporting
- Solid understanding of configuration, security and/or integrations
- Evidence of business process optimisation and BAU support in a governed environment
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum, with strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Workday HCM Certification is essential; Workday Recruiting certification is a strong plus
Salary (Rate): £650 per day
City: Swindon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
NonStop Consulting
This is a hands-on, senior role focused on Workday HCM, Recruiting and Reporting, working in a complex, high-visibility environment where the system is genuinely business-critical.
Key details at a glance
- Role: Senior Workday HCM Analyst
- Location: Swindon – hybrid, with ad hoc on-site meetings and a UK-wide team
- Contract: pending to 31 March 2027
- Day rate: Approx. 600-650 (umbrella, inside IR35)
- Clearance: BPSS
- Environment: Public sector / highly governed, BAU and transformation
What you would be doing
- Delivering enhancements across Workday HCM: configuration, reporting and business process optimisation
- Owning and supporting Workday Recruiting (requisitions, candidate workflows, offer management)
- Building and maintaining reports, dashboards and analytics to give HR and Talent real insight
- Leading workshops, gathering requirements and translating them into robust technical designs
- Managing and prioritising BAU tickets, enhancements and system changes
- Supporting Workday releases, impact assessments and feature enablement
- Ensuring alignment with governance, security and compliance standards (including GDPR)
- Guiding and mentoring HR and IT stakeholders, and promoting best practice across the platform
What they are looking for
- 5+ years’ Workday experience with strong expertise in Workday HCM
- Proven, hands-on experience with Workday Recruiting and reporting
- Solid understanding of configuration, security and/or integrations
- Evidence of business process optimisation and BAU support in a governed environment
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum, with strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Workday HCM Certification is essential; Workday Recruiting certification is a strong plus
Nice to have
- Workday Prism Analytics
- Additional modules such as Compensation, Absence, Payroll or Finance
- Experience with Workday integrations (job boards, background checks, etc.)
- Public sector / highly regulated environment experience
- Consulting background
Why this could interest you
- Opportunity to shape and improve a critical Workday platform in a respected public sector organisation
- Blend of BAU stability with ongoing transformation and system evolution
- Flexible hybrid model with a UK-wide team
- High level of ownership and influence over how Workday is leveraged across HR and Recruitment
