Job Specifications
Key Responsibilities
Change Management
Lead change management activities for Workday implementations, upgrades, and rollouts across HR, Finance, Payroll, and other Workday modules
Develop and execute integrated change strategies aligned to the overall Workday programme plan
Conduct change impact assessments and stakeholder analyses
Identify adoption risks and define mitigation actions
Support business readiness, cutover, and go-live activities
Communications
Create and deliver a clear, engaging communications strategy for Workday programmes
Develop communications materials including announcements, newsletters, FAQs, intranet content, leadership briefings, and go-live messaging
Ensure communications are timely, consistent, and tailored to different stakeholder groups
Act as a trusted advisor to programme leaders on messaging and change approach
Stakeholder Engagement
Partner closely with HR, Finance, IT, Programme Managers, and Workday functional leads
Engage senior leaders and sponsors to ensure visible and active change sponsorship
Coordinate with external implementation partners where required
Training & Adoption Support
Collaborate with training leads to align change and learning strategies
Support the development of role-based training and user support materials
Help establish post-go-live adoption measurement and feedback mechanisms
Governance & Reporting
Track change and communications progress against plan
Report on adoption, readiness, and engagement metrics
Ensure alignment with organisational change frameworks and best practices
Skills & Experience
Essential
Proven experience leading change management and communications for Workday implementations
Strong understanding of Workday modules (e.g. HCM, Finance, Payroll, Recruiting, Learning)
Demonstrated experience applying change management methodologies (e.g. Prosci, ADKAR, or equivalent)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
Desirable
Experience working in large-scale, complex transformation programmes
Background in HR, Finance, or enterprise systems transformation
Change or communications certification (e.g. Prosci, APMG, CIPD)
Personal Attributes
Structured, proactive, and delivery-focused
Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Able to translate technical change into clear, people-focused messaging
Collaborative and resilient
Desired Skills and Experience
Key Responsibilities
Change Management
- Lead change management activities for Workday implementations, upgrades, and rollouts across HR, Finance, Payroll, and other Workday modules
- Develop and execute integrated change strategies aligned to the overall Workday programme plan
- Conduct change impact assessments and stakeholder analyses
- Identify adoption risks and define mitigation actions
- Support business readiness, cutover, and go-live activities
Communications
- Create and deliver a clear, engaging communications strategy for Workday programmes
- Develop communications materials including announcements, newsletters, FAQs, intranet content, leadership briefings, and go-live messaging
- Ensure communications are timely, consistent, and tailored to different stakeholder groups
- Act as a trusted advisor to programme leaders on messaging and change approach
Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner closely with HR, Finance, IT, Programme Managers, and Workday functional leads
- Engage senior leaders and sponsors to ensure visible and active change sponsorship
- Coordinate with external implementation partners where required
Training & Adoption Support
- Collaborate with training leads to align change and learning strategies
- Support the development of role-based training and user support materials
- Help establish post-go-live adoption measurement and feedback mechanisms
Governance & Reporting
- Track change and communications progress against plan
- Report on adoption, readiness, and engagement metrics
- Ensure alignment with organisational change frameworks and best practices
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Proven experience leading change management and communications for Workday implementations
- Strong understanding of Workday modules (e.g. HCM, Finance, Payroll, Recruiting, Learning)
- Demonstrated experience applying change management methodologies (e.g. Prosci, ADKAR, or equivalent)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
Desirable
- Experience working in large-scale, complex transformation programmes
- Background in HR, Finance, or enterprise systems transformation
- Change or communications certification (e.g. Prosci, APMG, CIPD)
Personal Attributes
- Structured, proactive, and delivery-focused
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Able to translate technical change into clear, people-focused messaging
- Collaborative and resilient