Workday Talent & Performance Specialist
Location: London (1–3 days on-site per week)
Salary: Up to £75,000 + 10% discretionary bonus
The Opportunity
Focus on WD are working with a Workday HCM customer who are currently Live with the system across a number of Workday modules.
They are looking for an experienced Workday Talent & Performance Specialist to join the workday team. This role will be pivotal in driving the successful adoption and continuous improvement of our Workday Talent & Performance modules, ensuring they are optimised to support employee growth, succession planning, and overall business performance.
With a strong grounding in Workday HCM and proven hands-on expertise, you will partner with HR and business stakeholders to translate strategic requirements into effective system solutions.
This position offers a unique opportunity to shape our talent technology agenda while working in a flexible hybrid environment.
Key Responsibilities
Location: London (1–3 days on-site per week)
Salary: Up to £75,000 + 10% discretionary bonus
The Opportunity
Focus on WD are working with a Workday HCM customer who are currently Live with the system across a number of Workday modules.
They are looking for an experienced Workday Talent & Performance Specialist to join the workday team. This role will be pivotal in driving the successful adoption and continuous improvement of our Workday Talent & Performance modules, ensuring they are optimised to support employee growth, succession planning, and overall business performance.
With a strong grounding in Workday HCM and proven hands-on expertise, you will partner with HR and business stakeholders to translate strategic requirements into effective system solutions.
This position offers a unique opportunity to shape our talent technology agenda while working in a flexible hybrid environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the subject matter expert for Workday Talent & Performance, with end-to-end ownership of design, configuration, testing, and support.
- Maintain and enhance Workday Skills, leveraging AI-driven capabilities to improve skills insights and workforce development.
- Configure and support Peakon (Workday Peakon Employee Voice) to meet business needs, ensuring meaningful insights into employee engagement.
- Collaborate with HR and business leaders to design, implement, and support talent processes such as performance reviews, succession planning, and career development.
- Provide guidance on Workday Job Architecture, including organising and restructuring components to support evolving organisational needs.
- Build and maintain Workday reports and calculated fields to deliver actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Monitor release updates, assess new functionality, and proactively recommend improvements.
- Support cyclical HR processes, ensuring smooth execution of talent and performance-related activities.
- Minimum of two years’ experience as a Workday Talent & Performance SME, with proven hands-on configuration expertise.
- Experience in configuring, maintaining, and supporting Peakon to align with business requirements.
- Strong understanding of Workday HCM and how to operate the platform effectively in a complex environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing Workday Skills, with a comprehensive understanding of associated AI functionalities.
- Knowledge of Workday Job Architecture, with experience in designing or restructuring frameworks considered an advantage.
- Proficient in creating and maintaining Workday reports and calculated fields.
- Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage HR partners and business leaders.
- Strong communication skills with a proactive, solution-focused mindset.
- Competitive salary of up to £75,000 per annum.
- 10% discretionary bonus.
- Hybrid working model: 1–3 days per week in our London office.
- Opportunity to influence and shape the organisation’s approach to talent technology.
- A collaborative and supportive culture with career development opportunities.
