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Workday Data Architect
Workday Data Architect (HR Master Data Quality) – London or Birmingham
Contract Details
- Duration: 6–12 Month Contract
- Engagement Model: Outside IR35
- Compensation: Open Day Rate
- Work Arrangement: Hybrid Working – 2 Days Per Week Onsite
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Workday Data Architect / Senior Data Quality Specialist to join a major HR transformation programme. This role is pivotal in establishing Workday as the single source of truth for HR master data across approximately 40 countries.
This position will focus on enhancing the quality, consistency, and reliability of HR data across Workday, legacy HR systems, finance platforms, and local country data sources. A key responsibility will be leading HR master data reconciliation, root cause analysis, and data quality remediation. This involves translating audit findings into clear, actionable steps for country-level data stewards. Additionally, you will define and implement robust data quality frameworks, governance structures, and reporting capabilities to support HR, Finance, and global governance stakeholders.
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Working closely with HR, Finance, Workday teams, and country data stewards, you will help drive the organization towards a trusted and controlled global HR data environment.
Key Skills and Responsibilities
- Workday Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with Workday HCM data structures, reporting, and HR master data management.
- HR Data Quality & Reconciliation: Extensive experience analyzing HR master data across Workday, legacy HR systems, finance systems, and country-level sources to identify mismatches, duplicates, and inconsistencies.
- Root Cause Analysis: Proven ability to investigate recurring data issues and define sustainable corrective actions across global datasets.
- Data Quality Frameworks: Experience defining and implementing data quality rules, validation checks, and KPI frameworks across HR data domains.
- Governance & Stewardship: Strong understanding of data governance, ownership models, and global data stewardship across multi-country environments.
- Reporting & Dashboards: Ability to design and deliver Workday reports and dashboards covering data quality, audit findings, remediation progress, and KPI tracking (low/medium/high severity).
- Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with HR, Finance, Technology teams, and country-level data stewards to translate audit findings into actionable remediation plans.
- Issue & Remediation Tracking: Build and maintain structured issue logs and remediation backlogs, including ownership, severity, status, and resolution tracking.
- Business Requirements Gathering: Capture and translate requirements from non-technical stakeholders into clear Workday reporting and data specifications.
- Compliance & Audit Support: Ensure all reporting, data definitions, and reconciliation logic are fully auditable and aligned with governance and compliance standards.
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This is an excellent opportunity to work on a high-impact global programme, helping to shape and stabilise Workday as the organization’s single source of truth for HR data while driving measurable improvements in data quality, governance, and reporting.
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Interested? Please submit your updated CV to Dean Sadler-Parkes at Harvey Nash for immediate consideration.
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