Workday Data Migration Consultant
CV-LibraryReading, BerkshirecontractPosted: 15 October 2026
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Work Location: UK - Reading or Dublin
Mode of working: Hybrid / 3 Days Required to WFO
Duration of assignment: 12 months
Our client, an international fast-fashion and lifestyle retailer is seeking an experienced Workday Data Migration Consultant to support a strategic customer engagement involving the migration of employee and payroll-related data from Workday to a new payroll platform. The ideal candidates will possess strong functional knowledge of Workday processes along with hands-on experience in data migration, data validation, and data transformation activities.
This is an urgent requirement supporting a time-sensitive customer project, and the selected resources will play a key role in ensuring a seamless transition with minimal business disruption.
Your responsibilities:
* Analyze and understand existing Workday data structures and business processes.
* Lead and support end-to-end data migration activities from Workday to a new payroll platform.
* Gather, extract, transform, cleanse, validate, and reconcile data throughout the migration lifecycle.
* Collaborate with business stakeholders, payroll teams, and technical teams to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
* Develop data mapping documents and migration strategies.
* Identify and resolve data quality issues and migration-related risks.
* Perform migration testing, validation, and post-migration support activities.
* Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy requirements.
* Support project timelines and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
* Proven experience (8+) working experience in Workday Data Migration and Workday Integration exposure.
* Appropriate degree or relevant professional qualifications.
* Experience of systems development change lifecycles, best practices and approaches.
* Strong experience working with Workday HCM and related business processes.
* Proven experience in data migration projects, preferably involving HR and payroll systems.
* Experience with data extraction, transformation, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation.
* Understanding of employee, organizational, payroll, and workforce data structures.
* Ability to analyze complex data sets and troubleshoot migration issues.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Ability to work independently in a fast-paced project environment.
* Experience migrating data from Workday to payroll platforms or other HCM solutions.
* Knowledge of payroll processes and payroll data structures.
* Experience with Workday reporting, EIBs, integrations, or data conversion tools.
* Workday certification is an added advantage.
RThis is an excellent opportunity to work for a well-known international fast-fashion and lifestyle retailer. Forwared your CV to be considered for this role
Work Location: UK - Reading or Dublin
Mode of working: Hybrid / 3 Days Required to WFO
Duration of assignment: 12 months
Our client, an international fast-fashion and lifestyle retailer is seeking an experienced Workday Data Migration Consultant to support a strategic customer engagement involving the migration of employee and payroll-related data from Workday to a new payroll platform. The ideal candidates will possess strong functional knowledge of Workday processes along with hands-on experience in data migration, data validation, and data transformation activities.
This is an urgent requirement supporting a time-sensitive customer project, and the selected resources will play a key role in ensuring a seamless transition with minimal business disruption.
Your responsibilities:
* Analyze and understand existing Workday data structures and business processes.
* Lead and support end-to-end data migration activities from Workday to a new payroll platform.
* Gather, extract, transform, cleanse, validate, and reconcile data throughout the migration lifecycle.
* Collaborate with business stakeholders, payroll teams, and technical teams to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
* Develop data mapping documents and migration strategies.
* Identify and resolve data quality issues and migration-related risks.
* Perform migration testing, validation, and post-migration support activities.
* Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy requirements.
* Support project timelines and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
* Proven experience (8+) working experience in Workday Data Migration and Workday Integration exposure.
* Appropriate degree or relevant professional qualifications.
* Experience of systems development change lifecycles, best practices and approaches.
* Strong experience working with Workday HCM and related business processes.
* Proven experience in data migration projects, preferably involving HR and payroll systems.
* Experience with data extraction, transformation, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation.
* Understanding of employee, organizational, payroll, and workforce data structures.
* Ability to analyze complex data sets and troubleshoot migration issues.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Ability to work independently in a fast-paced project environment.
* Experience migrating data from Workday to payroll platforms or other HCM solutions.
* Knowledge of payroll processes and payroll data structures.
* Experience with Workday reporting, EIBs, integrations, or data conversion tools.
* Workday certification is an added advantage.
RThis is an excellent opportunity to work for a well-known international fast-fashion and lifestyle retailer. Forwared your CV to be considered for this role