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About the Role

Lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex, enterprise-wide Workday implementation for a global insurance organisation embarking on a major HR transformation programme. This high-profile leadership role requires deep expertise in global Workday deployments and executive stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Act as the overall Programme Director and accountable leader for a global Workday HR transformation programme.
• Lead all phases of delivery, including mobilisation, design, build, testing, deployment, hypercare and programme closure.
• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment between programme objectives and business outcomes.
• Establish and maintain robust programme governance structures, steering committees and executive decision-making forums.
• Manage programme risks, issues, dependencies and critical delivery decisions.
• Oversee delivery across multiple workstreams, vendors, regions and business functions.
• Ensure programme milestones, timelines and outcomes are achieved to agreed quality standards.
• Lead programme financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, resource planning and financial reporting.
• Drive collaboration across HR, Technology, Change, Operations and external delivery partners.
• Provide clear and concise executive reporting and communications to senior leadership and Board-level stakeholders.
• Support organisational readiness, adoption and business transition activities to maximise programme success.

Requirements

• Extensive experience leading large-scale Workday HCM implementation programmes.
• Proven track record delivering complex global Workday transformations across multiple business units and geographies.
• Significant experience implementing a broad range of Workday modules, including: HCM, Recruiting, Benefits, Learning, Talent Management, Advanced Compensation, Global Payroll Connect.
• Experience operating as the overall Workday Programme Lead, with accountability for end-to-end delivery.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage, influence and challenge senior executives.
• Strong programme governance experience, including management of risks, issues, dependencies and executive reporting.
• Demonstrable experience managing programme budgets, forecasts, resource plans and financial controls.
• Proven ability to lead large, cross-functional teams comprising internal resources, system integrators and third-party vendors.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong focus on delivery excellence, execution and achieving measurable business outcomes.
• Comfortable operating at Executive Committee and C-suite level.
• Experience delivering Workday programmes within the insurance sector.
• Experience within other highly regulated industries, such as financial services, banking or asset management.
• Experience managing global transformation programmes involving complex regulatory, operational and organisational change requirements.
• Brings gravitas and credibility when working with senior executives.
• Can navigate complex stakeholder environments and drive decision-making at pace.
• Is highly delivery-focused whilst maintaining strategic oversight.
• Has successfully led large-scale global HR transformation programmes from inception through to stabilisation.
• Thrives in complex environments and is able to unite multiple teams behind a common objective.

Skills

• Workday HCM
• Workday Recruiting
• Workday Benefits
• Workday Learning
• Workday Talent Management
• Workday Advanced Compensation
• Workday Global Payroll Connect
• Stakeholder Management
• Programme Governance
• Risk Management
• Issue Management
• Dependency Management
• Executive Reporting
• Financial Management
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Resource Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Delivery Excellence
• Execution
• Business Transformation
• HR Transformation

Location

• London (City)

Work Type

• Hybrid
• 2-3 days per week on site

Experience Level

• Programme Director
• Senior

About the Company

• Vantage Point Global is a fully committed inclusive employer.
• We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

Equal Opportunity

• Vantage Point Global is a fully committed inclusive employer.
• We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.