Workday Programme Manager (HR & Finance)

Reference: ORS-215
Workday Programme Manager (HR & Finance) Location: London (Hybrid)
Rate: Negotiable 
Contract Length: Initial 12 Months
Start Date: 12/10/2026
The Opportunity We are supporting a leading organisation embarking on a large-scale Workday transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Workday Programme Manager to lead the successful delivery of a complex Workday HR and Financials implementation.
This is a high-profile programme with significant executive visibility, offering the opportunity to drive business transformation across both HR and Finance functions while managing multiple workstreams, stakeholders, system integrators, and third-party partners.
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the delivery of a Workday HR and Financials implementation programme.
  • Oversee programme governance, planning, budgeting, risk management, and reporting.
  • Manage internal stakeholders across HR, Finance, IT, and senior leadership teams.
  • Coordinate activities between implementation partners, vendors, and internal project resources.
  • Ensure key programme milestones, dependencies, and deliverables are achieved on time and within budget.
  • Drive effective change management, user adoption, and business readiness activities.
  • Provide regular updates to steering committees and executive stakeholders.
  • Manage programme risks, issues, and escalations to successful resolution.
Required Experience
  • Proven experience delivering large-scale Workday implementations as a Programme Manager.
  • Strong understanding of both Workday HR and Workday Financials programmes.
  • Experience managing complex enterprise transformation initiatives.
  • Expertise in stakeholder management at C-suite and executive level.
  • Demonstrated success managing system integrators and third-party partners.
  • Strong knowledge of programme governance, budgeting, resource management, and delivery methodologies.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills.

If you have a strong track record of delivering enterprise-scale Workday HCM and Financials programmes and are looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.














£900.00
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£900 per day
Added 29/09/2026
Reference: ORS-215

Workday Programme Manager (HR & Finance)

Barking, England, United Kingdom Contract IT

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