Workday HCM Analyst (80% FTE, Remote)

At Global, we think big, work hard, and never stand still. We’re the proud home of the best media and entertainment, driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission? To make everyone’s day brighter— our Globallers, our audiences, our partners, and our communities. Whether we’re in the studio, building world-class technology, or securing record Outdoor advertising partnerships, we make sure we’re doing it as a team.

What if your next role let you simplify complexity, own impactful Workday solutions, and collaborate with a team that truly values your expertise?

As a Workday HCM Analyst, you will support and enhance our Workday platform by configuring HCM modules, building custom reports, and resolving system issues. You will partner closely with People & Culture and Technology stakeholders to understand their needs, optimize processes, and deliver data-driven insights that inform strategic decisions. You will also play a key role in maintaining data integrity, simplifying complex workflows, and ensuring a seamless user experience across the platform.

• Workday System Configuration & Maintenance (40%): You’ll be configuring all in-use modules across Workday HCM; that includes enhancements, fixes, and feature releases. You’ll be working across all phases of the change lifecycle, taking initial ideas through prototyping, refinement, testing and release.

• Stakeholder Collaboration (30%): You’ll partner with Globallers in our People & Culture and Technology functions, using your knowledge and experience of Workday to help design solutions, gather requirements, and provide support.

• Data & Reporting (30%): Data-driven insights are key at Global, and you’ll help build our people reporting suite by maintaining & building custom reports, dashboards, and leveraging the people analytics module

• Think Big: You’ll thrive in this role by driving innovation and shaping strategic solutions that impact the entire organisation and make everybody’s day brighter.

• Own It: You’ll take full ownership of system configurations and data integrity, becoming a trusted expert and go-to problem solver.

• Keep it Simple: You’ll streamline complex processes and translate technical details into user-friendly solutions that save time and improve user experience.

• Better Together: You’ll collaborate across teams, combining ideas and strengths to deliver impactful, people-focused technology solutions.

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Familiarised yourself with Global’s Workday configuration across HCM modules

• Built strong relationships by demonstrating expertise, clear communication, and reliable delivery

• Identified optimisation opportunities and any quick wins

• Learnt about current priorities and challenges for key stakeholders

• Workday configuration expertise: Demonstrable hands-on experience configuring multiple Workday HCM modules

• Analytical & Reporting skills: Ability to analyse and interpret data and translate business requirements into technical.

• Attention to detail & data integrity: Commitment to ensuring we have clean & accurate data, that is standardised across reports and well understood by the business. As well as being amazing in the detail, you’ll need the ability to be able to zoom out to understand how the detail contributes to broader outcomes.

• Stakeholder communication: Clear communication with stakeholders to understand needs, explain technical concepts, and deliver updates.

We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented, amplified and celebrated. We know that we can’t serve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people, which is why we’re passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So, no matter who you are or where you are from, you can find your place at Global. 

As a business, we believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible and agile workforce. Therefore, we operate a Smart Working approach. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process, drop us an email at [email protected], we’ll be happy to help. 

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