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Annapurna

Workday Change & Communications Lead

On site

London, United kingdom

Senior

Freelance

19-12-2025

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Skills

Communication Leadership Go Workday Stakeholder Management Change Management Training

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

About the Company

At Annapurna, we are focused on becoming a trusted responsible search partner for our clients. We provide a multi-award winning, values led recruitment service delivered by the experienced search consultants, utilising a methodology derived from a passion for innovation, thought leadership and outstanding corporate social responsibility. We partner with the most innovative organisations in the world, to help them engage the best talent on the market and scale through growth services. Working across the Permanent, Interim ... Know more