Workday Senior Functional Partner - Performance & Talent - Doxford, SR3 3XP
1 day ago
Oxford
Arriva is a leading European passenger transport partner, operating in 11 countries across the UK and Europe. The company employs around 35,000 people, delivering more than 1.5 billion passenger journeys connecting people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably. We have strong roots dating back to 1938, an ambitious growth and sustainability agenda, and a continuously developing relationship with I Squared Capital – a global infrastructure investment fund manager - who acquired Arriva in 2024. We are looking for a Workday Senior Functional Partner – Performance & Talent to join our Workday team on a full time, permanent basis. This role will be based from either our Sunderland or London office. This ro le is r espo n sib l e fo r the d eliv ery an d c o n tinuou s im p ro v e m en t o f Talent an d P erf o r m an ce p r o ce sses an d im p le m enta tio n o f upd at es an d ch ang es t o c o n figu ratio n , sec u rity and bu sin ess p r o c esse s in W o rkda y . This ro l e will s erv e as arc h itec ts o r stra te g ists o v ers ee in g tas ks co m p let ed b y mo r e jun io r an al y sts, whil s t f o cusin g o n res earch, arch i te cting so lu ti o n s, an d ad v isin g fun ctio n al bu sin ess leaders . This ro le add s v alu e t o P er fo rm an ce an d Tal ent bu sin ess end u ser s throug h ensu rin g efficient p r o ces s es whil s t we adopt , an d no t ad ap t , ou t o f t h e b o x fun cti o n ali ty wher e p o ssib le , p artn erin g with t h e Bu sin ess t o ensu re m ax im u m v alu e fro m the p ro d u ct i s ach iev ed. Direct responsibilities: ▪ SME in Wo r kday P erf o r m a n ce an d T al ent , re sponsib le fo r the m ain te n an c e, chang e requ est s and upg ra d es acr o ss these areas. ▪ Su pp o rt o ther Fun cti o n al S p ecialists to deliv er the P e o p le S o lu tio n ’s s o lu tio n fo r P erf o r m an ce an d Talen t , bu ild in g re latio n ship s wit h ke y st ak eho ld ers t o ag ree a co n tin u o u s i m p rov em ent f o r th e w a y in which co r e H R tran sacti o n s an d proces s es ar e d eli v ere d. ▪ D e v el o p t h e ro ad m ap f o r t h e ad o p ti o n o f Tal ent and P erf o r m an ce an d an y fu ture e nh an ce m en ts , in c o n sul tati o n w i th bu sin ess s take h o ld ers . ▪ Su pp o rt the BUs as a cri tica l enab ler t o m axi m is e au t o m ati o n o pp o rtun itie s an d re du ce o ff s y ste m proc esse s. ▪ Own t h e c o m m un icati o n s f o r th e Tal ent and P erf o r m a n ce, Ab senc e an d In te g ratio n s W o rkst rea m s, see kin g f ee db ack fro m end users acr o ss t h e bu sin ess an d usin g t h e r ele v an t c om m un icatio n chann els as app r o p ria te . ▪ H o st an d fa cili tat e w o rksh op s and dem o n stra tio n s v irt u all y and in -p erso n t o h elp st ak eho ld ers und erst a n d w h at go o d l o o ks lik e. ▪ Su pp o rt o ther Fun cti o n al S p ecialists , bu ild in g re la tio n ship s to par tner with ke y stak eho ld er s t o agr e e c o n tinu o u s i m p r o v em ent f o r th e way in w h ich Talent and P erf o r m an ce tr an sactio n s and proc esse s a re u sed within Wo rkda y . ▪ Utilise Wo r kday C om m un it y and W o rkda y Su cc ess P la n s t o und er stand bes t p ractice, m ar ke t t rend s alo ng sid e rem ain in g co nn ec te d w ith W o rkda y t o ensu re w e b rin g t h e o u t sid e in at r ele v an t o pp o r tun ities . ▪ Respo n sib le fo r asse ssin g a ll ch ang e im p a cts in r elati o n t o these areas and fo llo wing t h e g o v ernan ce mo d el in pla ce t o re du c e ri sk an d iden tif y im p ro v e m en t ▪ Wo rkin g al o ng sid e o th er F un ctio n al P artn ers t o c o n fi gu re an d m ain tain reports t h at f all und er the cate g o ry o f P erf o r m an ce a n d T alen t . ▪ Respo n sib le fo r c o n figu rin g and m ain tain in g any upd at es t o t h e bu sin ess p ro ces s es an d s ecurit y po li cies . ▪ Respo n sib le fo r t es tin g o f a n y new fun ctio n ali ty o r up g rad es/ r elease s. ▪ Active l y wo r ks an d supp o r t s re s o lu tio n o f i ssues esc al ate d ; m an ag in g in cid ents, tra cking t ic ke t st atus an d partn erin g with o t h er sup p o rt te a m s a s n ece ssar y t o r eso l v e w o rki n g t o S L A’s ▪ Id entifies an d re com m end s proce sses areas t h at co u ld be si m p lified , im p ro v ed, o r chang ed; to e nh an ce u ser ex p erien ce an d dri v e si m p lificati o n . ▪ Su pp o rt in m ain tain in g t rai n in g act ivit i es an d m at erial s, includ in g user gu id es, FA Q, rec o rd ed de m o s, SharePoint c o n t ent, et c. Knowledge, skills & experience: • Experienc e wi th c o re H R pr o ces ses an d int erac tio n bet we en HR and p ayro ll / o ther ex te rn al sy st em s such as tim e r eco rd in g and re cru iting ., • Experienc e o p erating as a bu sin ess p artn er, co m f o rta b le w ith pr o -acti v el y see kin g idea s in supp o r t o f d riving an im p r o v e m ent ag end a, gl eanin g fee db ack o n th e eff ect i v en ess o f any ch ang es ., • Experienc e o f dealin g w i th m u lti -n ati o n al o rg an isa tio n s., • Experienc e o f m u lti-bu sin e ss im p le m entati o n s., • Experienc e o f sale s & dive s titures and the i m p act o n Wo rkda y ., • Experienc e align in g w ith ar eas o f t h e produ ct t h at in v o lv e the m o s t inn ov ati o n , c o n figu rati o n a n d co n sul tin g o p p o rtun itie s., • Attain ed o r w o rkin g to war d s Wo r kday P r o f o r P erf o r m an ce and T alen t. This j o b d es crip tio n se ts ou t the m ain du tie s an d res p o n sib ilities o f the j o bh o ld er . It do es n o t c o n stitut e a n ex h au sti v e o r co m p rehen si v e d esc rip ti o n o f du ties an d the jo b h o l d er will b e requ ired t o c ar ry o u t an y add itio n al tas ks as an d wh en requ est ed t o d o so b y thei r m an ag er. Re sponsib ilitie s an d du ties m a y also chang e co n sid erin g fu ture bu si n ess n ee d s an d p erso n al d e v el o p m ent. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 12th November 2025 . Arriva Group reserves the right to close this vacancy early.
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