Workday Data Lead

Workday Data Lead / 6 month initial contract / Day rate negotiable / Remote, occasional travel to Reading and DublinAre you as excited about the intersection of technology and retail as we are? Here at Primark we are all about blending technology with the world of fashion, home goods, and more to craft memorable shopping experiences that bridge the gap between the digital and physical worlds. Well, we have an exciting opportunity for an immediately available Data Lead to join us on an initial 6 month contract, with remote working with occasional travel to Reading and Dublin.The HR Data Lead for the Primark Workday Optimisation Implementation will serve as the support for Workday Optimisation Programme, applying Workday Data model knowledge and experience to ensure that the solution configuration meets Primark's process and reporting requirements as well as Data Policies and Standards. It is fundamental that the person is experienced not only with the normal Data Analyst role but that of a project methodology and engage and help with ETL (Extraction, Transformation and Load) of systems.The successful candidate will work with the complete spectrum of Personal and Config data. In addition, there will be extracts from other Non-automated payroll and information systems to ensure that critical HR information is hosted in the right way in Workday. In addition, they will complete the data preparation and migration activities and ensure that the right data is made available at the right time in Workday, based on overall project requirements.The Data Analyst will need to create strong relationships with multiple teams including functional and technical teams, architects, both within the organisation and the SI partner (Workday themselves).The Data Analyst should have experience of working in Project Teams, or have a desire to work in a Project. Principally their work patters will vary greatly with some days being extremely challenging and other days being quiet.Key Responsibilities:DimensionsWorking as a key member of the project team this position will be working in support of the functional, non-functional and integration workstreams ensuring the correct data is available to ensure the Prototype builds are completed on time.Expected Outputs would be:• Key data extracts and fields from the production systems to refresh test/development tenants• Data formatting meeting data architect standards within Primark• Validated and Cleansed data extracts• Updated Configuration and Employee Data where appropriate• Strategy - Able to describe the approach used for data for the project team and HR community• Extraction – Able to articulate and perform data extraction from various systems, be that automated through tools or manual extraction from excel data sheets• Transformation – Able to manipulate the data into a suitable format for passing to the SI for loading into the Tenant• Validation – Able to Plan and formulate and help validate the data gathered and ensure it’s quality wherever possible.• Cleansing – Able to plan and format data to not only cleanse the data from Nulls etc. but to enrich the data wherever possible and conform to Workday standards and Primark wherever possible.• Working with the Enterprise Architecture and IT functions to conform to Workday data definition standards, aligning to business terms and conformed data sets where they exist, or creating new standards where required, and working with the SI (Systems Implementer) should the data not be in a format suitable for Workday• Configuration – provide Workday or Primark expertise during the process design and configuration phase; oversee and agree the overall data model in Workday• Integration - provide experience-based functional data guidance to the IT and SI teams to assist with interface design and data mapping aspects• Data Privacy - ensure that the implemented solutions meet compliance and data privacy requirements• Follow PMO processes and produce required project artefacts and reports related to the Data workstreamKey Result AreasHelp to complete an analysis of current HR Data incorporating location and condition.Help to complete a Gap Analysis between the current available data and that required to ensure a complete landscape of data for input into the Workday system while aligning to Primark data standards. Working with HR, Project Stakeholders, the Implementation Partner and Vendors to ensure that any gaps in data are closed and that a process is in place to ensure data is up to dateEnsure and implement a maintenance strategy to improve and condition data throughout the life of the project, such that during Go-Live the quality is of the highest standard and of the most up to date data available.Own, track and resolve Data Issues, escalating these to Data Owners and Stewards as and when needed.Ensure all data processes are documented clearly and maintained and logged correctly within the project TEAMS site where needed.Build and maintain relationships with HR project members to ensure data requirements are understood and timely delivery of that data is managed.Maintain and develop relationship with the project team and Lead Data Analyst to ensure risk is managed such that the loss of any one team member would not impact the progress of the project.The role plays one of the most pivotal in the project and methodology being applied to the optimisation. The ability to manage complex data requirements, the conditioning of that data and providing that data to the Implementation Partner (Workday) build teams will prove pivotal in the success of the project. NOTE: The implementation partner and Primark have teams spread over the UK and flexible working will be key and remote working tools and connectivity will be paramount.The role also requires the person to be cognisant of Primark Business Glossary and the Data Standards currently in place. Working with the Data Architecture function to adhere to these standards where possible, and applying for exception, inclusion or change where needed to ensure all data is captured within the process.Should have sight of GDPR and appreciate the potential impact this may have to data and be prepared to work with this team to identify data types and their criteria for processing and longevity.Proven experience of delivering Data for projectsExperience of working with the HR functionDemonstrable HR business analyst or data analyst experienceIdentify and analyse data needs, touch points and requirements across Workday, Core HCM, Recruiting, Payroll and/or Absence functional areasSignificant experience in managing diverse stakeholder group with differing requirementsExperience in data prototyping processes in HR system
change/transformation Strong analytical and problem solving skillsPlease note, to be considered for this role we can only accept candidates who are happy to work through an umbrella company, this is non-negotiable.If the above is of interest to you then please apply and we can discuss the next steps in detail.Send me alerts about jobs like this.Please enter your email address to continue setting up an email alert for similar jobs to this one. By entering your email address and clicking apply you will sign up to Jobs4 and agree to our terms and conditions .
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