Senior Workday HCM Functional Consultant

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Workday expert who enjoys solving complex challenges, influencing change and making a real difference. You'll play a key role in shaping, optimising and continuously improving our Workday HCM platform, working with stakeholders across People, Payroll, IT and the wider business.

What you'll do

Be our Workday expert: Take functional ownership of Workday HCM configuration across multiple modules, providing specialist advice and guidance to stakeholders across the business. Drive continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve functionality, introduce automation and enhance the colleague experience.

Deliver system enhancements: Lead the design, configuration, testing and implementation of Workday changes, enhancements and new functionality. Solve complex challenges: Investigate and resolve complex Workday issues, identifying root causes and delivering effective, sustainable solutions. Optimise our processes: Own and maintain Workday business processes, workflows, calculated fields, validations and security configuration.

Make the most of Workday releases: Assess new functionality, understand business impacts and identify opportunities to improve how we use the platform. Shape our future roadmap: Contribute your expertise to People Systems priorities, projects and longer-term development plans. Champion quality and governance: Ensure high standards of system configuration, data integrity, documentation, security and compliance.

Collaborate and influence: Work closely with People Operations, Payroll, IT, external Workday partners and business stakeholders to deliver solutions that make a difference. Share your expertise: Support and guide colleagues, helping to build Workday knowledge and capability across the team. What you’ll bring: We're looking for someone who combines deep Workday expertise with a practical, solutions-focused approach and a genuine passion for improving how systems work for people.

You’ll have: 4+ years experience working with Workday HCM , ideally across multiple functional areas or modules. Good understanding of HCM core, Core Comp, Learning, Recruiting, Absence, Time Tracking & Scheduling modules Strong expertise in Workday configuration, including business processes, calculated fields, validations, workflows and security.

Proven experience independently delivering complex Workday enhancements, configuration changes and system improvements. Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with experience resolving complex system issues. Experience managing Workday releases, functional testing, regression testing and user acceptance testing, including negative testing.

A good understanding of Workday reporting, data and the impact of configuration changes on wider business processes. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to advise, influence and challenge constructively. The ability to balance day-to-day operational priorities with projects and longer-term improvements.

A proactive, collaborative approach and the confidence to take ownership and deliver results. It would also be great if you have: Workday certification in a relevant functional area. Experience across modules such as Core HCM, Compensation, Recruiting, Learning, Time Tracking, Absence or Scheduling. Knowledge of Workday integrations, advanced reporting or security configuration.

Experience supporting Workday implementations, transformation programmes or major system enhancements. Experience working in a large, complex organisation with 5,000+ colleagues. Experience coaching or mentoring others. Why Medivet Joining Medivet means becoming part of a nationwide community that puts care at the heart of everything we do.

You'll work with a collaborative, people-first team where your expertise will be valued and your work will make a genuine impact on the lives of our colleagues and the animals they care for.