Workday Project Manager

Workday Project Manager

Up to £650 p/d – outside IR35

Location: London (4 days on-site/1 day WFH)
Contract Length: Initial 6 months

A leading engineering business is seeking a delivery-focused Project Manager to lead a high priority Workday rollout. They are migrating from a legacy HR system to Workday as part of a strategic shift in their HR and ERP landscape. This critical project will involve delivering the integrations (with Kronos/UKG, AD/Entra ID, and the existing ERP), building out functionality, and ensuring robust testing, rollout and post-go-live support.

The Role:

You’ll take full ownership of the next phase of delivery. The business needs someone who brings deep Workday knowledge, particularly around what’s possible, and who thrives in fast-paced, change-driven environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Drive the successful delivery of Workday (full functionality, integrations, rollout, testing) Ensuring hyper care/hyper support post deployment Define and document HR processes and integration requirements Lead internal HR working groups and workshops Manage key stakeholder relationships across HR, IT, and external suppliers Own and execute rollout and planning Report into department heads with regular stakeholder updates

What We’re Looking For:

A seasoned Project Manager with demonstrable Workday experience (ideally end-to-end) Experience in complex integrations (Workday + AD/Entra AD Kronos/UKG or similar) Comfortable operating in early-stage environments (building process, defining backlogs, setting standards) Excellent stakeholder management and third party management (Albida) skills