Description

Workday Architect/Lead Consultant with 9 years' experience delivering global Workday transformations across Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent, Performance, Security, and Reporting. Proven track record leading end-to-end implementations, managing cross-functional work streams, and driving business change in complex, global organisations.

Experienced in owning full project lifecycles, from discovery and design through build, test, deployment, and post-go-live optimisation, while ensuring strong governance, stakeholder alignment, and delivery against tight timelines.

Highly skilled in translating business requirements into scalable Workday solutions, reducing manual processes, improving data integrity, and enabling robust reporting and decision-making.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Manchester (up to 50km)

ABB
HR Design Lead (Architect/Lead Consultant)
February 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)
• • Brought in mid-implementation to stabilise and lead delivery across Talent, Performance, Core HCM touchpoints, Reporting, and cross-functional processes.
• • Acted as functional lead across multiple workstreams, aligning design decisions with overall programme objectives and timelines.
• • Led stakeholder engagement across HR, IT, and business leadership to redefine and simplify business processes, improve automation, and reduce operational risk.
• • Influenced design decisions across Core HCM structures, organisational hierarchy, worker data, and business processes to ensure scalable global deployment.
• • Provided oversight on Workday Security design, ensuring correct role-based access, segregation of duties, and governance controls.
• • Defined and improved reporting strategy, enabling better visibility of Talent & Performance data through dashboards and advanced reporting.
• • Owned design governance, ensuring all decisions were documented, signed off, and aligned to programme standards.
• • Led end-to-end testing strategy, including creation of test scenarios, defect triage, and resolution tracking.
• • Delivered data migration solutions, including ownership of Talent & Performance data loads via EIB.
• • Developed and executed training, communications, and go-live readiness plans.
• • Partnered with leadership to define and implement the post-go-live support model, including case management and change processes.
Change Management Stakeholder Management Workday Technical project management Functional testing
Munters
Workday HR Design Lead (Architect/Lead Consultant)
January 2022 - August 2024 (2 years and 7 months)
• • Led Talent, Performance, Recruiting, and Core HCM workstreams as part of a full Workday implementation programme.
• • Acted as key liaison between business stakeholders and implementation partners, ensuring delivery aligned to business needs.
• • Defined and delivered end-to-end Recruiting processes, including requisition management, approvals, and candidate lifecycle.
• • Supported Core HCM design, including organisational structures, worker lifecycle events, and foundational data models.
• • Contributed to Workday Security configuration, ensuring appropriate access controls and compliance with internal policies.
• • Designed and delivered reporting solutions, replacing spreadsheet-based processes with real-time Workday reporting.
• • Led design workshops, captured requirements, and translated into functional specifications and configuration.
• • Managed build, test, and deployment phases, ensuring timelines and quality standards were met.
• • Delivered UAT strategy, including test scripts, execution support, and defect management.
• • Led training and change management, including live sessions and documentation for end users.
• • Established and implemented support and governance model post go-live.
Change Management Workday Consultant Stakeholder Management Workday Technical project management
Checkout
Talent & Performance Design Lead (Architect/Lead Consultant)
June 2023 - December 2023 (6 months)
• • Led rapid redesign and deployment of Performance & Talent processes within a live Workday environment.
• • Delivered improvements aligned with Compensation and Core HCM integration points.
• • Transitioned manual processes into Workday, improving data integrity, auditability, and reporting capability.
• • Introduced structured Talent Reviews, Succession Planning, and Skills frameworks.
• • Defined reporting outputs for leadership decision-making (e.g. talent risk, performance insights).
• • Managed stakeholder engagement, delivery timelines, and release cycles.
• • Provided ongoing system support, incident management, and change delivery.
Change Management Workday Consultant Workday Technical project management Configuration

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