Vantage Point Global
Workday Programme Director (Global HR Transformation) | London hybrid | September 2026 start
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Location: London (City) hybrid, 2-3 days per week on site
Start: September 2026 (subject to onboarding and client approval)
We are currently supporting a leading global insurance organisation embarking on a major HR transformation programme and are seeking an exceptional Workday Programme Director to lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex, enterprise-wide Workday implementation.
This is a high-profile leadership role requiring a seasoned programme director with deep expertise in global Workday deployments, outstanding executive stakeholder management skills, and a proven ability to deliver large-scale transformation programmes across multiple geographies and business functions.
Working closely with Executive Committee members, HR leadership, technology teams, and strategic delivery partners, you will provide overall programme leadership from design and mobilisation through deployment and post-go-live stabilisation.
Key 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.
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Essential Experience
- 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.
Desirable Experience
- 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.
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We're looking for someone who
- 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.
About Vantage Point
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.
Vantage Point Global (VP) is a talent consultancy established in 2014 to support top-tier clients in building their talent pipeline. VP provides opportunities for all, hiring exceptional, diverse talent who are supported and developed throughout their career journey at VP, enabling them to be highly effective in their roles.
We partner with our clients to create opportunities for individuals to launch into fulfilling and rewarding careers in the industries we serve and deliver a future-ready workforce to our clients.
Our unique model delivers continuous formal training, personal development, and mentoring to create a driven, high-calibre, highly skilled workforce that is empowered to add value to our clients from the outset.
Our head office is in London, but we work with clients globally. We currently have teams in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Belfast, Warsaw, Wroclaw, and are expanding into the US and Asia.
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.
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