Workday Prism Lead

Workday Prism Lead

Posted 3 days ago by W6 Resources

Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Manchester, UK

Summary: The Workday Prism Implementation Specialist/Lead is responsible for the end-to-end implementation of Workday Prism Analytics in a global HR environment. This role requires expertise in data pipeline design, advanced reporting solutions, and collaboration with various teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. The position is based in Manchester with a hybrid working arrangement and is classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the end-to-end implementation of Workday Prism Analytics within a global HR environment.
  • Design, build and maintain Prism data pipelines, including ingestion, transformation, cleansing and publishing of HR data.
  • Develop scalable data models to support enterprise-wide reporting and analytics requirements.
  • Deliver advanced Workday reporting solutions including dashboards and various report types.
  • Partner with HR, Reporting & Analytics, IT Architecture and Integration teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Support integration design activities to connect Workday Prism with core HR systems and external data sources.
  • Ensure strong data governance, reporting accuracy, security and compliance across all deliverables.
  • Act as the escalation point and SME for Prism-related troubleshooting.
  • Train and upskill members of the HRIS and Reporting & Analytics teams.
  • Demonstrate strong hands-on expertise across Workday Prism Analytics and broader HR data architecture principles.
  • Communicate technical reporting and data concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
  • Utilize advanced Excel capabilities and experience with SQL or broader data manipulation concepts.
  • Leverage previous consulting or client-facing project delivery experience.
  • Possess Workday Prism Analytics Certification and/or exposure to BI tools like Power BI or Tableau.

Key Skills:

  • Expertise in Workday Prism Analytics and Reporting.
  • Strong data pipeline design and data governance skills.
  • Experience in developing scalable data models and advanced reporting solutions.
  • Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Strong communication skills for interacting with non-technical stakeholders.
  • Advanced Excel capabilities and experience with SQL.
  • Consulting or client-facing project delivery experience.
  • Workday Prism Analytics Certification and familiarity with BI tools.

Salary (Rate): £600/day

City: Manchester

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Workday Prism Implementation Specialist/Lead

  • Inside of IR35
  • Up to £600/day 6-12 months
  • Required onsite in client Head Office - Manchester, with some remote

Key Responsibilities & Experience Required

Lead the end-to-end implementation of Workday Prism Analytics within a global HR environment, acting as the primary SME for Prism architecture, deployment and best practice.

Design, build and maintain Prism data pipelines, including ingestion, transformation, cleansing and publishing of HR data from both Workday and disparate third-party systems.

Develop scalable data models using joins, unions, calculated fields and curated datasets to support enterprise-wide reporting and analytics requirements.

Deliver advanced Workday reporting solutions including Prism dashboards, Discovery Boards, Matrix Reports, Composite Reports and Report Writer outputs.

Partner closely with HR, Reporting & Analytics, IT Architecture and Integration teams to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Support integration design activities required to connect Workday Prism with core HR systems and external data sources.

Ensure strong data governance, reporting accuracy, security and compliance across all reporting and analytics deliverables.

Act as the escalation point and SME for Prism-related troubleshooting, including data transformation, ingestion and reporting issues.

Train and upskill members of the HRIS and Reporting & Analytics teams to ensure long-term internal capability and effective adoption of Workday Prism.

Demonstrate strong hands-on expertise across Workday Prism Analytics, Workday Reporting, Calculated Fields, Dashboards and broader HR data architecture principles.

Bring experience working in complex stakeholder environments, with the ability to communicate technical reporting and data concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.

Advanced Excel capability and experience with SQL and/or broader data manipulation concepts would be beneficial.

Previous consulting or client-facing project delivery experience is highly desirable.

Workday Prism Analytics Certification and/or exposure to broader BI tooling such as Power BI or Tableau would be advantageous.

Please apply to discuss the role in more detail.