**People Systems Specialist (Workday)****Salary:** Circa £45k**Location:** Hybrid working, Huntingdon base **Contract:** 18 month Fixed Term Contract **Working Hours:** Full-time, 37 hours per week (flexible working opportunities available) **Make every drop of your potential count**Are you a Workday specialist looking for an opportunity to use your technical expertise to improve systems, processes and colleague experience?We’re looking for a **People Systems Specialist** to join our People Systems team. You’ll play a key role in developing, configuring and enhancing Workday, providing technical and analytical expertise and supporting the wider People team and business leaders to make informed decisions.You’ll support the day-to-day operation of Workday, helping to resolve **BAU queries and system issues** and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. You’ll work with stakeholders across the business to understand their needs and help develop practical system solutions.**What you’ll be doing*** **Provide day-to-day support across Workday**, helping to investigate and resolve queries and system issues, with support from more experienced team members where needed.* **Support the configuration and maintenance of Workday business processes**, including approval steps, rules and other system configuration.* **Create and maintain Workday reports and calculated fields**, developing your reporting skills to help provide useful information and insight to the business.* **Support data uploads using EIBs** and assist with the maintenance and testing of Workday integrations and interfaces.* **Support Workday security and access management**, helping to ensure colleague data is appropriately protected and assisting with regular access reviews and audits.* **Contribute to Workday release activity**, including testing new functionality, identifying impacts and supporting implementation and communication.* **Help identify opportunities to improve Workday functionality and processes**, making the system easier and more effective for colleagues to use.* **Work closely with People teams, IT partners and stakeholders across the business** to understand their needs and help develop effective system solutions. **What you’ll need**You’ll have **practical experience of working with Workday**, with some exposure to configuration, reporting or system support. You’ll have good analytical and problem-solving skills, an interest in how systems can improve People processes, and be keen to **develop your Workday knowledge and technical capability further**.We’re particularly interested in candidates who have experience or knowledge of **one or more of the Workday areas we currently have live**, including:* Time Off & Absence* Time Recording / Overtime* Learning* Talent* Performance* Expenses* Organisational Management* Benefits* Compensation / Advanced Compensation* Recruiting* Workday Extend **You don't need experience across all of these areas. Knowledge or hands-on experience in one or more would be beneficial, with opportunities to broaden your Workday expertise within the role.** You’ll also ideally have experience in **some** of the following:* **Workday reporting and calculated fields**, or an interest in developing your reporting capability.* Supporting **Workday business process configuration** and testing.* Using **EIBs or other data-loading tools**.* Supporting integrations between Workday and other systems.* Workday security and access management.* Testing system changes and supporting Workday release activity.* Working collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve issues.* Working within a People/HR environment, with an understanding of HR processes.* Exposure to **Workday Extend** would be advantageous, but is not essential. Most importantly, you’ll be **curious, analytical and keen to learn**, with good attention to detail and a willingness to develop your Workday expertise as part of the role.Closing date: 2nd November 2026Interviews: Week commencing 23rd November 2026 #J-18808-Ljbffr
People Systems Specialist Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Posted 18 hours ago employer: Anglian Water Group Ltd.
Anglian Water is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where you can make a real impact on the lives of millions by ensuring the delivery of safe, clean drinking water. With a strong commitment to employee wellbeing, generous benefits including a double match pension scheme and extensive family-friendly policies, we foster a culture of inclusivity and continuous professional development. Join us in Rutland or surrounding areas, where your leadership will inspire a dedicated team and contribute to our mission of operational excellence and environmental responsibility.
