WorkDay Business Analyst

Business Analyst - Workday Learning & AI Transformation Location: Hybrid - 3 days per week on-site in Reading or Dublin Day Rate: £700 - £750 / day Engagement Type: 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35) Industry: Global Retail / Enterprise Transformation About the Role We are seeking an experienced Workday Business Analyst to join a major multi-year, multi-country Workday HCM transformation programme. Operating within the global Learning Workstream, you will be key to shaping a state-of-the-art global learning platform across 17 international markets. This initiative represents an enterprise-scale integration bringing together Workday Learning (front-end learner experience) and Sana (back-end AI-driven content generation and translation). This is a pure core Business Analysis role. You will own the analytical backbone of the workstream-eliciting requirements, defining As-Is/To-Be processes, mapping integration boundaries, and ensuring seamless functional design. Contract Overview Day Rate: £700 - £750 per day Contract Length: 6 Months Working Setup: Hybrid (3 days on-site per week in either Reading or Dublin) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Key Responsibilities Requirements & Governance: Lead structured requirements gathering with global L&D leadership and market stakeholders, managing full traceability from Discovery through to signed-off design. Process Mapping: Produce comprehensive As-Is and To-Be process maps across global and 17 market-specific operating models (administration, compliance training, ILT/VILT, reporting). Functional Specification: Translate complex business needs into input for the Workday Learning Config Workbook and High-Level Design (HLD) alongside Solution and Functional Architects. AI & Integration Analysis: Map and document the operational boundaries between Workday and Sana, ensuring clear division between front-end user experience and back-end AI content/translation workflows. Global vs. Local Analysis: Apply systems thinking to manage global design templates against local regulatory/market nuances, escalating trade-offs to formal governance. Compliance & Baseline Scoping: Support mandatory/compliance frameworks (expiry rules, re-certification, attestations) and define quantified learning content migration baselines. Key Requirements Essential: Enterprise BA Track Record: Demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst on complex, multi-year HR/HCM technology transformations. Workday Expertise: Proven experience on Workday implementations; direct experience with Workday Learning is strongly preferred. Core BA Disciplines: Exceptional skills in structured requirements elicitation, process flow mapping, gap analysis, and system architecture design translation. Governance Experience: Experience operating within formal methodology gates (Discovery & Design, Design Authority, Playbacks). Senior Stakeholder Management: Ability to challenge design decisions credibly and liaise comfortably between senior HR/L&D business leaders and technical teams. Desirable: Broader exposure to alternative LMS/LXP enterprise solutions. Familiarity with AI-driven content tools, AI translation models, or adaptive learning engines. Experience designing learning frameworks for frontline, multi-site, or retail workforces with mobile/offline access constraints. Exposure to multi-jurisdictional compliance or Works Council/unionized workforce environments. How to Apply To express your interest in this contract, please apply directly with your latest CV outlining your relevant Workday and business process mapping experience. Alternatively you can also send your CV to [email removed] *Rates depend on experience and client requirements