Description
Thought Machine is looking for a talented HCM systems manager to report into the People Operations Director. The business uses Workday HCM and needs someone experienced in usage of the system to continue with process improvements, maintain the system and support the People function.
Responsibilities:
- Full system administrator ownership, responsible for ongoing maintenance and development of Workday HR system, Ashby Recruitment ATS system, Ravio Benchmarking Tooling, shares management system and other people systems
- Drive improvement across all People Team systems - reviewing existing processes, introducing AI, automation, and accurate reporting
- Partner closely with People, Recruitment, Finance, and IT stakeholders to capture operational requirements, maintain a structured delivery backlog, and prioritise system enhancements that deliver measurable business impact and thoughtful system design
- Recommend the optimum way of maintaining systems considering accuracy, timely reporting, system security and segregation of duties
- Own the relationships with the appropriate 3rd party reps for all people system providers, integrators or external consultants
- Actively engage and drive involvement across the business
- Support the People team and the rest of the Enterprise with best practice, standard processes
- Support training activities and ensure the business is kept up to speed on newly implemented processes
Requirements:
- Proven Workday HCM knowledge and experience across Core HCM, compensation, expenses, security groups, integrations, business process framework (BPF) and advanced reporting
- Systems implementation, configuration, support and development
- A passion for providing an excellent end-user experience and automating
- Self-motivating and comfortable in a fast-paced and rapidly-changing environment
- Skilled at building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Advanced Excel / Google suite and database skills
- Exposure to ATS systems
- A strong desire to expand beyond Workday to own, architect, and optimize the broader People Team technology and tooling ecosystem