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Workday HCM Lead

Invitise
Reading
money-bag £829/day
Posted: 19 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Closing date: 18 November 2026
Ref: 225739437

We''re-looking-for-a-Workday-Lead-for-a-public-sector-organisation-based-in-Reading-(hybrid)-on-an-initial-12-months-contract,-paying-up-to829-per-day-(Inside-IR35).

This-is-a-hybrid-role-with-an-expectation-to-attend-the-office-in-Reading-up-to-3-days-a-week.

The-successful-Workday-Lead-will-own-the-HR-digital-roadmap-and-lead-a-portfolio-of-Workday-optimisation,-new-capability-and-wider-HR-technology-initiatives.-You''ll-shape-the-roadmap,-challenge-solution-design-and-suppliers,-and-drive-delivery-through-to-business-adoption.-This-is-a-functional-leadership-role,-not-generic-programme-management,-so-you''ll-need-the-credibility-to-sit-across-the-table-from-an-implementation-partner-and-challenge-decisions-intelligently.

You-will-need-proven-experience-working-with-the-following:

Deep-Workday-HCM-expertise,-including-strong-Core-HCM-and-broad-exposure-across-modules-such-as-Recruiting,-Talent,-Performance,-Learning,-Compensation,-Absence-and-Reporting

Creating-and-delivering-multi-year-Workday-/-HR-technology-roadmaps,-ideally-in-a-post-implementation-optimisation-environment

Functional-credibility-to-challenge-Workday-solution-design-rather-than-relying-on-an-a-partner

Programme-leadership-including-prioritisation,-dependencies,-RAID,-governance,-resourcing-and-senior-reporting

Managing-and-challenging-systems-integrators,-providers-and-specialist-suppliers

Translating-between-HR,-technology-and-senior-business-stakeholders

You''ll-also-need-practical-exposure-to-end-to-end-HR-processes-and-how-technology-supports-HR-operating-models,-shared-services-and-self-service.

Experience-leading-Workday-optimisation-or-Phase-X-programmes,-rather-than-only-initial-implementations,-would-be-beneficial.

You''ll-need-to-hold-or-be-eligible-to-obtain-SC-clearance.

Interested?

Please-apply-below.

Workday-Programme-Lead,-Workday-Functional-Lead,-Workday-Solution-Lead,-HRIS-Lead,-HR-Technology-Lead,-Workday-Solution-Architect,-Core-HCM,-Workday-Optimisation,-Workday-Roadmap,-Reading,-Hybrid,-Contract,-Inside-IR35

Invitise-is-an-ISO-9001-certified-supplier-to-UK-public-sector-frameworks,-recruiting-across-technical-and-non-technical-roles-alongside-our-cyber-security-specialism.

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