At a Glance
- Tasks: Be the Workday guru, optimising systems and enhancing user experience.
- Company: Join Railpen, a leader in pension fund management with a community focus.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, 28 days leave, health perks, and volunteering days.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on HR technology and improve lives through your work.
- Qualifications: Experience with Workday and strong problem-solving skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
We are looking for a talented People Systems Analyst (Workday) to join our People team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Workday specialist who is passionate about HR technology, system optimisation, data integrity, and delivering an exceptional user experience. Reporting to the Head of People Operations, you will act as the in‑house technical expert for Workday, supporting the ongoing development, enhancement, and optimisation of our people systems. You'll play a key role in ensuring Workday continues to deliver value across the business through effective support, reporting, process improvement, and system governance.
As the People Systems Analyst, you will serve as the in‑house Workday expert, supporting both the People Team and wider business. You'll be responsible for maintaining and enhancing Workday functionality, supporting users, developing reporting capabilities, and ensuring robust system governance and data management.
Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as a Tier 2 support contact for Workday queries, managing and triaging issues through the service desk process.
- Partnering with People Team process owners and business stakeholders to identify, scope and deliver system improvements and enhancements.
- Managing and prioritising the Workday continuous improvement backlog and leading implementation activities for approved changes.
- Developing, maintaining and enhancing Workday reports, dashboards and People MI reporting solutions.
- Acting as a custodian of People data and supporting system security and data governance activities.
- Serving as the technical Workday process expert, supporting users and process owners across the organisation.
- Collaborating with stakeholders to identify training needs and support the development of training materials and guidance.
- Maintaining process documentation and supporting business blueprint updates.
- Supporting Workday releases and upgrades through impact assessments, testing, documentation updates and stakeholder communications.
- Contributing to the longer‑term Workday roadmap by identifying opportunities to improve functionality, processes and user experience.
About You
We’re looking for someone who combines strong Workday technical expertise with excellent stakeholder management and problem‑solving skills. You will also bring:
- Proven experience working as a Workday Analyst.
- Strong hands‑on knowledge of Workday configuration, administration and support.
- Experience managing and prioritising system enhancement requests and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience creating and maintaining Workday reports, dashboards and people analytics solutions.
- Strong understanding of HR processes and how technology can support and improve them.
- Experience supporting Workday releases, upgrades and change management activities.
- Knowledge of data governance, security and GDPR best practices within HR systems.
- Experience working with service desk ticketing processes and issue resolution.
- Ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across both HR and the wider business.
- Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and documentation skills.
What We Can Offer You
A competitive salary (depending on experience), 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, Defined Contribution pension, Health & Wellbeing Employee assistance programme, Health cash plan, Eye care vouchers, Flu vaccination, Lifestyle Give as you earn scheme, Paid volunteering days.
Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of our people technology landscape by submitting your application by Monday, 25th of June 2026.
People Systems Analyst (Workday) employer: Railpen
Railpen is an exceptional employer that values its employees and fosters a collaborative work culture, particularly for those in the People Systems Analyst role. With a focus on professional growth, employees benefit from comprehensive training opportunities, a competitive salary, and a generous leave policy, all while contributing to the meaningful mission of managing pension assets for the rail industry. Located in a supportive environment, Railpen encourages innovation and continuous improvement, making it an ideal place for individuals passionate about HR technology and system optimisation.
