Interim Workday Change Lead

Salary: £50,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience leading change for Workday implementations within large and complex organisations.
• Deep understanding of organisational change management methodologies.
• Strong experience delivering change across HR, Payroll, Talent, Workforce Management, or Finance functions.
• Demonstrable success driving user adoption and business readiness for enterprise system implementations.
• Experience conducting stakeholder analysis, impact assessments, and change readiness evaluations.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to influence senior executives and operate effectively within programme environments.
• Previous consultancy experience is highly desirable.
• Experience working on end-to-end Workday deployments involving multiple modules.
• Familiarity with Prosci, ADKAR, or equivalent change frameworks.
• Experience operating within highly matrixed organisations.
• Strong workshop facilitation and executive-level presentation skills.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the end-to-end change management strategy for a major Workday implementation.
• Lead stakeholder mapping, impact assessments, and organisational readiness activities.
• Design and deliver communications, engagement, and adoption plans across multiple business functions.
• Conduct change impact assessments and translate findings into actionable interventions.
• Partner closely with HR, Programme Management, Workday functional teams, and senior business stakeholders.
• Establish change networks and champion communities to support adoption.
• Develop and oversee training strategies and user enablement activities.
• Track change adoption metrics and prepare regular reporting for programme governance forums.
• Provide coaching and support to leaders and managers through periods of organisational change.
• Identify and mitigate people-related risks that could impact programme success.

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We are a leading consultancy seeking an experienced Interim Workday Change Lead to support the delivery of a major Workday transformation programme for a complex organisation undergoing significant business and people change. This is a 12-18 month hybrid opportunity based in North London, with a competitive day rate outside IR35 subject to assessment. The role is critical to ensuring successful adoption of Workday across HR, Payroll, and wider business functions, and offers the chance to work alongside programme leadership, HR stakeholders, and system integrators in a complex corporate environment.

last updated 37 week of 2026