Workday HCM Configuration Analyst

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• We are looking for an experienced Workday Functional Consultant, Workday Analyst, or Workday Configuration Specialist.
• We require strong hands-on configuration expertise across Core HCM and associated modules including Talent, Skills Cloud, Compensation, Benefits, and Leave & Absence.
• We need a strong understanding of Workday business processes, eligibility rules, calculated fields, condition rules, and validations.
• We require experience working within global or multi-country Workday environments.
• We need someone who can work autonomously and deliver configuration at pace.
• We require excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Workday Pro certifications are desirable.
• Experience supporting annual compensation cycles is desirable.
• Experience with talent review and succession planning programmes is desirable.
• Experience with skills-based workforce planning initiatives is desirable.
• Experience in post-implementation optimisation projects is desirable.
• Exposure to payroll or benefits integrations is desirable.
• Experience using Jira is desirable.

Responsibilities

• We configure and optimise Workday across Core HCM and associated modules.
• We design and maintain business process frameworks, calculated fields, condition rules, eligibility rules, and validations.
• We support enhancements across Talent Management, Career Development, Succession Planning, and Skills Cloud.
• We configure and maintain Advanced Compensation plans, Benefits, and Absence processes.
• We partner with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective Workday solutions.
• We support testing, deployment activities, and release management processes.
• We conduct impact assessments for Workday releases and support regression testing.
• We produce clear configuration documentation and process flows.
• We act as a trusted Workday SME, advising stakeholders on system capabilities and best practice.

Technologies

• Cloud
• Support
• JIRA
• DevOps

More

We are supporting a major transformation programme and seeking an experienced Workday Configuration Analyst to join our team on a 7-month initial contract. This is an outside IR35 engagement offering £450 to £500 per day and fully remote working within the UK. You will work on a large-scale, enterprise Workday environment with a highly collaborative team, making an immediate impact across a mature, multi-country platform while helping us optimise and enhance our Workday capability.

last updated 25 week of 2026