Workday Project Manager / Workday HR / Human Resources / HCM / Human Capital Management / Implementation / Delivery / Planning / Hybrid Remote / Warwickshire / 6 month contract / £500 – 700 per day Inside IR35.

Contract: 6 months initially, with potential for extension

Rate: £500–£700 per day, Inside IR35

Location: Hybrid – 1 day per week in Warwickshire, with the remainder remote/home-based

We are seeking an experienced Workday HCM / HR Project Manager to lead the planning, implementation and delivery of Workday HR, building on an existing Workday Finance implementation.

The successful candidate will have specific experience delivering Workday HCM/HR modules, managing the end-to-end project lifecycle and coordinating stakeholders across HR, IT and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, implementation and delivery of Workday HCM.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and budgets.
• Coordinate HR, IT, business stakeholders and external implementation partners.
• Oversee requirements gathering, system configuration, data migration, testing and deployment.
• Manage stakeholder communications, change management, training and user adoption.
• Ensure successful go-live and transition into business-as-usual support.

Experience Required

• Proven experience managing Workday HCM/HR implementations.
• Specific implementation experience across one or more Workday HR modules, such as Core HCM, Recruiting, Onboarding, Compensation, Benefits, Absence Management, Time Tracking or Talent Management.
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience delivering HR systems implementations from planning through to go-live.
• Experience working alongside existing Workday Finance functionality would be advantageous.

Working Arrangements

This is a hybrid contract requiring five days per week, with one day per week on-site in Warwickshire and the remainder remote/home-based. On-site attendance is flexible depending on project requirements and key delivery milestones.