At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Workday data structures and integrations, transforming HR processes with innovative solutions.
- Company: Join Axle Informatics, a leader in bioscience and IT, driving research and healthcare innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on career development and equal opportunity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the HR domain while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: 5+ years of Workday experience and strong data management skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Axle Informatics is a bioscience and information technology company advancing translational research through biomedical informatics, data science, artificial intelligence, and intelligent automation.
We partner with research centers, healthcare organizations, and government agencies around the globe to transform complex data into actionable insights that accelerate scientific discovery and improve decision-making.
Our multidisciplinary teams of experts in biomedical science, software engineering, data engineering, AI, automation, and program management develop innovative technologies, modernize data ecosystems, and create scalable solutions that enable the next generation of research and healthcare innovation.
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Workday Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the delivery of a Finance Transformation program, with primary responsibility for the HR domain.
The candidate will provide technical expertise across Workday data structures, workforce classification, and data extraction, while owning the governance and documentation workstream for all HR side definition workshops.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical SME for Workday data structures, classifications, and integration patterns, advising on best practices and translating HR stakeholder requirements into technical solutions and structured data specifications.
- Audit existing Workday worker classification labels across all worker population types and draft new data fields to close gaps, validating all definitions against the Data Dictionary certification workflow before extraction begins.
- Design, build, and validate Workday integrations and extraction logic using Raa S, EIB, Core Connectors, and REST APIs, covering headcount, supervisory org hierarchy, job family and worker type classifications, and cost center assignments.
- Own the Workday extraction segment end to end where both HR and Finance domains are in scope simultaneously, working under the GCP Data Engineer's architectural guidance while the Finance analyst builds the Oracle extraction in parallel.
- Scope the payroll estate across multiple payroll platforms and contribute to the methodology for incorporating payroll-originated costs—overtime, bonuses, flexible benefits—that do not flow through the primary HR system.
- Ensure extracted workforce data supports Function, Supervisory Organization, and Job Family reporting lenses, and maintain the mapping table between HR supervisory org and Finance cost center structures.
- Own all HR side definition workshop scheduling, capture, and documentation, producing outputs that feed the Data Dictionary and governance sign‑off record, and hand over the HR data model to the internal team.
- Required Qualifications
- 5+ years working directly with Workday data models, HR classifications, and supervisory org structures, with direct experience auditing or remediating Workday configuration, not only consuming Workday reports.
- Strong understanding of worker lifecycle events and how classification and cost data should flow between HR and Finance systems at each event type, including role changes, cost center moves, cross‑billing updates, and transfers.
- Experience facilitating or supporting definition workshops with HR Operations, HR Business Partners, and system owners, and translating outputs into structured data specifications.
- Working‑level GCP pipeline experience sufficient to build and validate Workday extraction logic using Cloud Dataflow and Cloud Composer under architectural guidance, and to query and validate data in Cloud SQL.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
- Required Technical Skills
- Workday Raa S, REST APIs, Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), and Core Connectors
- Workday HCM data model – supervisory org, job family classifications, worker type labels – including security, configuration, and Advanced Reporting
- Cloud Dataflow, Cloud Composer, and Cloud SQL
- Data Dictionary field definition, validation, and certification workflow compliance
- Preferred Qualifications
- Workday Pro Certifications.
- Experience with Workday Prism Analytics.
- Experience working across multiple worker population types, including contingent and outsourced workers in addition to permanent headcount.
- Insurance or financial services background with exposure to HR, talent, payroll, or operational processes within regulated environments.
- Experience delivering Workday implementations or transformation programs in complex enterprise environments.
- Technical depth in Workday data architecture, integrations, and extraction, with the ability to work independently and drive technical outcomes within an established architectural pattern.
- Strong workshop facilitation and documentation skills, with attention to detail in field‑level data validation and classification.
- Collaborative working style with the ability to operate across governance and technical workstreams simultaneously alongside a parallel Finance domain workstream.
- Success Criteria
- Audit all Workday worker classification labels and have new field definitions approved in the Data Dictionary before extraction begins.
- Deliver a Workday extraction pipeline producing validated, lineage‑stamped headcount and classification data to the unified data store.
- Document all HR domain definition workshop outputs and incorporate them into the governance sign‑off record.
- Scope the payroll estate and produce a recommended methodology for incorporating payroll‑originated costs.
- Hand over the HR data model and documentation to the internal team before disengagement.
We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment-based age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.
Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact careers@axleinfo. com.
Disclaimer
The above is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job.
This is not a restricted or complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required.
Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job or responsibilities as needed.
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Workday Technical SME employer: Axle
Axle Informatics is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration among multidisciplinary teams. With a strong commitment to employee growth, we provide ample opportunities for professional development in the rapidly evolving fields of bioscience and information technology. Located in a vibrant area, our team enjoys a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusivity, ensuring that every voice is heard and every contribution is valued.