COE Delivery & Transformation Lead - People Technology (12M FTC)

The role

Lead the design, delivery and transformation of People Centre of Excellence capabilities through Workday. Partner with senior business leaders, HR and People Technology to define future-state processes and deliver programmes across Recruitment, Total Rewards, Performance Management and Learning.

What you will do

• Lead the transformation of People COE functions through Workday and supporting technologies.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to define future-state processes.
• Drive standardisation, simplification and optimisation of people processes across global markets.
• Challenge existing ways of working and improve employee and manager experiences.
• Facilitate strategic workshops and design sessions with executive stakeholders.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of Workday Recruiting, Learning, Performance Management and Compensation and Total Rewards.
• Manage complex transformation initiatives, including plans, roadmaps, budgets and governance.
• Track milestones, risks and dependencies, and report progress to sponsors and executives.
• Build relationships with senior HR, People Technology, Finance and business leaders.
• Support change management, adoption and measurement of business outcomes.

Required qualifications

• Significant experience leading large-scale HR transformation and technology programmes.
• Proven delivery experience across Workday Recruiting, Total Rewards or Compensation, and Performance Management.
• Strong understanding of Talent, Learning, Performance and Reward operating models.
• Experience managing global implementations across multiple regions and stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated success facilitating workshops and influencing senior executives.
• Experience working with system integrators, consulting partners and third-party vendors.
• Strong programme and project management expertise with a track record of delivering on time and within budget.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with Workday Talent and Succession.
• Project management certification such as PMP, Prince2, Agile, Scrum or equivalent.
• Workday certification or extensive Workday implementation experience.
• Experience within a multinational or matrixed organisation.

Benefits

• Passionate, inspired colleagues in a culture where people can do extraordinary work.
• Scale and opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at industry-leading scale.
• Challenging and stimulating work with a group of creative problem solvers.

Before you apply

• Applicants who need accommodations or flexibility should discuss this with the hiring team during interviews.

About the company

WPP is a global growth partner for leading brands, combining media intelligence, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and strategic counsel. It works with major brands across 100+ markets.