Job description




Job Title: Workday HCM Consultant/ Data Migration Lead




Location: UK (Hybrid)




Duration: 4 months




Contract Start Date: ASAP




IR35: Inside




Deloitte



Working with the Deloitte Associate (Contractor) Programme means we can offer you the opportunity to work on a variation of industry and client related projects. Our aim is to retain the best talent and so when your project end date nears our team of Talent Community Advisors will be working with you to look at alternative projects within the firm that suit your experience should you wish to continue with Deloitte.




Role: As a Workday HCM Consultant (Manager), your role will involve contributing to the planning, execution, and successful delivery of data migration activities related to the implementation of Workday HCM. This role is critical in ensuring the accurate, timely, and secure transfer of financial data from legacy systems to Workday, supporting the broader technology and business transformation agenda. You will manage specific workstreams or components of the migration, collaborate extensively with functional and technical stakeholders, and uphold data integrity and governance standards throughout the migration lifecycle.




Responsibilities:

• Contribute to defining data migration scope, objectives, and success criteria in alignment with programme goals and business requirements.


• Manage a small team or workstream, providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members.


• Oversee and execute data cleansing, standardisation, and enrichment activities to meet Workday data model requirements and improve data quality.


• Act as a key point of contact for specific data migration-related activities, liaising with project managers, functional leads, technical teams, and business stakeholders.


• Facilitate workshops and meetings to gather requirements, define data definitions, and resolve data-related challenges.


• Contribute to establishing and enforcing data governance policies and procedures throughout the migration process.


• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for all data migration processes, mappings, and validation results within your area of responsibility.

Essential Skills:

• Experience in ERP, EPM, and cloud computing (including storage, platforms, and data) or equivalent.


• Data migration experience with Workday HCM.


• Ideally, HCM or equivalent certified.


• Ability to plan and deliver the scope and deliverables of the team.


• Strong stakeholder management skills, including clear communication and the ability to form strong client relationships.


• Demonstrated clear understanding of risk in relation to ERP delivery projects.


• Experience of end-to-end Workday implementations.

Desirable Skills:

• Finance / HCM or equivalent background.


• Comfortable discussing technical issues with business stakeholders and business issues with technical teams.


• Ability to express complex concepts in plain language to reach broader audiences.


• Adept at crafting compelling messages and tailoring them for a given audience, combining technical expertise with simple, everyday language to deliver a story.


• Demonstrated business domain and/or industry knowledge.


• Ability to work effectively within a cross-functional, geographically dispersed team and with clients.


• Effective cross-functional project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills.


• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.


• Demonstrated leadership and self-direction.


• Experience in consulting or professional services or equivalent.

IR35



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