Senior Workday Recruitment Analyst
Location: Dublin (Hybrid)
Contract: 3-Month Initial Contract
Industry: HR Technology / Digital Transformation
Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Workday Recruitment Analyst to join their HR Technology function on an initial 6-month contract. This role will play a key part in the ongoing enhancement, support, and optimisation of the Workday platform, with a primary focus on Workday HCM and Recruiting/Onboarding.
The successful candidate will act as a trusted functional partner across HR, IT, and business stakeholders, translating business requirements into scalable Workday solutions while driving continuous improvement initiatives across the HR technology landscape.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead workshops and stakeholder engagements to gather, analyse and document business requirements.
- Translate business needs into scalable Workday solutions and functional specifications.
- Configure, test and deploy Workday solutions across HCM and Recruiting/Onboarding modules.
- Provide functional leadership across BAU support, enhancements, system optimisation and issue resolution.
- Partner with HR, HR Shared Services, Centres of Excellence, IT teams and external vendors to deliver effective solutions.
- Manage Workday releases, ensuring readiness, testing and successful deployment of new functionality.
- Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), system testing and production verification activities.
- Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes, reduce manual effort and improve user experience.
- Support troubleshooting activities and collaborate with integration teams to resolve system issues.
- Ensure appropriate governance, documentation, change control and best practice standards are maintained.
- Act as a subject matter expert for Workday Recruiting and HCM, providing guidance to stakeholders and colleagues.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the HR Technology function.
Required Experience
- Strong hands-on Workday configuration experience within HCM and Recruiting/Onboarding.
- Proven experience operating as a senior functional analyst within a Workday environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting BAU activities, system enhancements and change initiatives.
- Experience managing testing activities including UAT planning and execution.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage effectively across business and technical teams.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.
- Experience working within structured change and governance frameworks.
Desirable Experience
- Workday certifications.
- Experience with additional Workday modules such as Benefits and/or Absence Management.
- Experience supporting global HR systems and processes.
- Exposure to Workday integrations and downstream HR technology ecosystems.
- Previous experience within large enterprise environments.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded Workday professional who combines strong functional expertise with excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. You will be comfortable balancing operational support with project delivery, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement across the Workday platform.
What's on Offer
- Initial 3-month contract with strong potential for extension.
- Opportunity to work on a global Workday environment.
- Exposure to multiple Workday modules and transformation initiatives.
- Collaborative and high-performing HR Technology team.
- Hybrid working model.
If you are an experienced Workday professional with deep expertise in HCM and Recruiting and are looking for your next contract opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com
