Interim Workday Data Lead
- 6 month contract
- £650 per day (Outside IR35)
- Very flexible working model with occasional travel to London
Overview
We are supporting a client who is looking to appoint an experienced Workday Data Lead to take ownership of the data workstream within a wider Workday programme. This is a hands on leadership role requiring strong technical capability alongside the ability to manage stakeholders and drive delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end data workstream for a Workday implementation
- Define and manage the data strategy, plan and governance framework
- Oversee ETL processes including data extraction, transformation and loading into Workday
- Ensure data quality, validation and reconciliation across all stages of the programme
- Manage data mapping and transformation from legacy systems
- Own Workday to payroll data requirements, ensuring accurate downstream integration
- Work closely with HR, Payroll, Finance and technical teams to gather and validate requirements
- Support testing cycles including data validation for parallel runs and go live readiness
Experience Required
- Strong experience leading data workstreams within Workday implementations
- Deep understanding of Workday data structures and configuration impacts
- Hands on ETL experience and data migration expertise
- Experience managing Workday to payroll data requirements and integrations
- Proven ability to lead stakeholders and drive delivery in complex environments