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