Workday HCM Expert (FTC)

PA Consulting
London

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. 

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. 

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands. 

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. 

  • Flexible working – minimum of 2 days per week in the London office
  • This a 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Can you imagine working alongside our HR team, seamlessly delivering end-to-end support for the Workday HR Management system at PA?

Our HR team are looking for an exceptional Workday HCM Expert to play a pivotal role in ensuring effective service delivery across our organisation. Responsibilities include overseeing Workday HCM, managing system enhancements, collaborating with stakeholders, and maintaining compliance.

This role offers the opportunity to shape our Workday journey and contribute to ongoing improvements.

You will have opportunity to :

  • Drive Workday HCM system optimisation
  • Contribute to managing governance, cross-functional resources, and HR strategy alignment
  • Oversight of Workday HCM management, design, and maintenance
  • Oversee regular Workday feature releases and value analysis
  • Liaise with business leaders to enhance service delivery
  • Guide the support team, balancing day-to-day support with strategic initiatives
  • Manage support/delivery partner relationships
  • Maintain up-to-date system documentation
  • Foster continuous learning within the support team
  • Extensive Workday HCM experience
  • Strong Workday configuration expertise
  • Knowledge of core HCM concepts (e.g., organisations, hierarchies, workflows, reporting)
  • Proficiency in supporting HCM areas like Core HR, Absence, Benefits, Talent, and Learning
  • Understanding of system security, roles, and segregation of duties
  • Proven track record in managing system change and support with attention to detail

Essential Capabilities :

  • 'Can do' and personable attitude
  • Ownership of tasks through to resolution

Desirable Capabilities :

  • Experience in the global professional services industry
  • HR background

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

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Life at PA

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. 

We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity – bringing ingenuity to life.

Find out more about Life at PA here .

We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. 

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us at: [email protected]

Posted 2026-11-09

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