Workday Analyst HCM

Accepting applications until:

23 October 2026

Job Description

Your Role: Workday Analyst

We’re looking for an experienced Workday professional to take senior ownership of our HCM configuration, reporting and data integrity as our go-to functional expert.

Location: Holborn, London or Remote

As a Workday Analyst at Global, you will:

Key Responsibilities

• Workday Configuration: Own the end-to-end configuration of Workday HCM modules spanning business processes, security, organisations and calculated fields with a focus on user experience - including our bi-annual releases, from prototyping through to deployment.

• Reporting & Insight: Build and maintain our reporting suite including board level reporting - giving P&C, Finance and business leaders the insight they need.

• Data Integrity & Governance: Own data quality through regular audits, proactive gap-checking, and use of Workday tools to provide guardrails and guidance to users

• Team Enablement & Continuous Improvement: Share knowledge across the Workday team, maintain clear documentation, and champion best practice as we roll out new functionality.

What You’ll Love About This Role

Think Big: Shape how Workday supports our people strategy end-to-end, from configuration through to board-level reporting.

Own It: Take full ownership of Workday configuration, reporting and data integrity as our senior functional expert.

Keep it Simple: Turn complex configuration and data into simple, usable insight for the business.

Better Together: Partner closely with the Workday team, P&C and Finance

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Got up to speed with our Workday configuration, reporting suite and current ways of working.

• Built strong relationships across P&C

• Taken ownership of at least one area of reporting or configuration, including board level reporting

What You’ll Need

• Workday Expertise: Solid hands-on experience configuring Workday HCM across multiple modules, including business processes, security and calculated fields (ideally with payroll, time tracking, and absence experience but not essential)

• Reporting & MI Skills: Experience building advanced and matrix reports, dashboards and board-level presentation of data

• Data Governance: A meticulous, audit-minded approach to data integrity

• Senior Stakeholder Communication: Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders across P&C & Finance, translating technical detail clearly.