Job Title: Workday Specialist
Location: London
Duration: 6 Months
Rate: £450 per day - PAYE via Umbrella
Job Description:
A Workday Specialist is responsible for designing and configuring Workday modules, implementing business rules, and customising the system based on business needs. You'll work in close partnership with a range of both external and internal stakeholders, to ensure the project is delivered on time, within budget, and with seamless integration.
Key Responsibilities
- Define project scope, objectives, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment and accountability.
- Monitor project progress, proactively identify risks and dependencies, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Ensure timely delivery of milestones and maintain quality standards throughout the lifecycle.
- Serve as the central point of contact.
- Facilitate clear communication and manage expectations across all levels of the organisation.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Proven track record managing end-to-end Workday implementations.
- Deep understanding of Workday solutions and implementation best practices.
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a dynamic environment.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership capabilities
Accountabilities:
- Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
- Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimised for performance.
- Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and
- ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
- Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
- Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organisation's technology communities to foster a culture of
- technical excellence and growth.
- Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data and ensure secure software solutions.
- Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design,
- readability, and reliability.
