Role: Senior Workday HCM Analyst REF 102369
Contract Length: 4 months (pending extension confirmation)
Location: Hybrid/Swindon - Ad hoc attendance for meetings.
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: BPSS
Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Workday HCM Analyst for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR WORKDAY HCM ANALYST
- 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
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SENIOR WORKDAY HCM ANALYST
- 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
- Workday HCM Certification (essential)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- High attention to detail and quality
- Collaborative and proactive approach
- Strategic thinking with a delivery-focused mindset
If you are a Senior Workday HCM Analyst, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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