People Systems Analyst

About the role

As a People Systems Analyst at Kindred Group, you will focus on the configuration and administration of Workday HCM, ensuring data integrity and compliance while driving automation and process enhancements. You'll collaborate with various stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver tailored Workday solutions.

You will be part of a dedicated People Systems team that emphasizes innovation and efficiency. Your role involves managing Workday fixes, supporting system governance, and contributing to reporting capabilities, all aimed at optimizing the employee experience across the organization.

Skills that matter here

• Workday: This role requires hands-on experience with Workday for effective configuration and administration.
• HCM: A strong understanding of HCM modules is essential for managing employee data and processes.
• Absence: Knowledge of absence management within Workday will be crucial for system configuration.
• Benefits: You will need to manage benefits processes within the Workday system.
• Talent: Experience with talent management in Workday is necessary for driving employee development initiatives.
• Time Tracking: Understanding time tracking functionalities will support accurate employee time management.

Who this role suits

• A professional with at least 2 years of hands-on Workday experience in a post go-live environment.
• Someone who effectively communicates with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A detail-oriented individual who thrives in fast-paced settings and can handle multiple priorities.
• A proactive problem-solver with a focus on continuous improvement in HR processes.

From the employer

What you will do

• Own the configuration and administration of Workday HCM — designing and building business processes, advising the People team, managers, and employees on best use of the system.
• Support the post go-live optimisation of the Workday tenant merge, improving data integrity and process alignment across the combined environment.
• Drive automation and process improvement, identifying opportunities to reduce manual effort and increase the efficiency of People Systems and workflows.
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to gather requirements, analyse needs, and deliver practical, well-designed Workday solutions.
• Manage the prioritisation and resolution of Workday fixes, enhancements, and day-to-day support queries in collaboration with the rest of the People Systems team.
• Support bi-annual Workday releases — including impact assessment, sandbox testing, implementation, training, and communication to the business.
• Champion system governance and security, maintaining appropriate Workday security configuration and ensuring data integrity across the platform.
• Contribute to reporting capability, building and maintaining Workday reports to support People team insight and decision-making.
• Support project delivery across Workday modules — from scoping and development through to testing, training, and go-live.
• Ensure that you adhere to the Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) obligations for your role.
• Identify and raise any non-compliance incidents promptly to your line manager.
• Challenge processes, policies and projects that will negatively impact compliance within the Group.
• Complete all mandatory compliance training assigned to you.
• Reach out to the Compliance Teams if unsure of any of your compliance obligations or the requirements are unclear.

Your Experience

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on Workday experience in a post go-live environment.
• Strong functional knowledge across Workday modules including HCM, Absence, Benefits, Talent, Learning, and Time Tracking.
• Solid understanding of Workday business process configuration, security, and reporting.
• Experience gathering and translating business requirements into effective Workday solutions.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities and delivering to deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communicator — able to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A curious, improvement-focused mindset — you question the "as-is" and look for better ways of working.
• Experience supporting or delivering a Workday tenant merge or implementation.
• Familiarity with EIBs, calculated fields, or Workday integrations at a functional level.
• Understanding of HR processes and how they translate into system design.
• Experience supporting Workday bi-annual releases, including sandbox testing and impact assessment.