Platform Owner – Workday at Willis Re, London, 6 Months, £Day Rate Option

We are looking for 2 Platform Owners – HCM Workday & Finance Workday

These roles are open to candidates seeking a daily rate contract (6 months, Inside IR35) or a fixed term contract (6 months).

The role

We are seeking a strategic and technically adept Platform Owner to lead the ecosystem of systems supporting our HR and Finance teams who use Workday as their central platform. This role will be responsible for ensuring seamless integration, performance, and evolution of all systems that contribute to (a) the employee experience, from onboarding and career development to recognition and engagement, and (b) The management and reporting of the companies financials using Workday Financials, Prism, Accounting Centre and Adaptive Planning.

You will act as the Platform Owner for Workday and its surrounding platforms, collaborating with HR and Finance, and their respective Process Owners.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the feature roadmap of Workday and adjacent platforms and services (e.g., onboarding tools, recognition platforms, internal mobility systems, survey tools, Finance systems and model, integrations to data services).
• Configuration, testing, Config management and maintenance of the Workday Platform
• Ensure platforms align with the company’s strategy and deliver measurable value to employees.
• Oversee the integration of Workday with surrounding systems to ensure data consistency, user experience continuity, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with IT and vendors to maintain a robust, scalable, and secure architecture.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and other business units to gather requirements and prioritise Features, bug-fixes and enhancements.
• Act as the primary point of contact for platform-related queries, escalations, and strategic discussions.
• Ensure platforms comply with internal policies, data privacy regulations, and security standards.
• Maintain documentation, change management processes, and audit readiness.
• Monitor platform performance and user feedback to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Stay current with Workday releases and industry trends to recommend innovations.

About You

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in creating best-in-class outcomes and be able to handle a high-stakes, fast paced environments.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience configuring and managing Workday as a platform owner or process manager.
• Certifications that demonstrate excellence in management and configuration of Workday.
• Strong understanding of Finance processes and the employee lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of Workday Financials, Prism, Accounting Centre and Adaptive Planning tools.
• Strong understanding of HR processes and the employee lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of Workday HCM & Payroll in procession.
• Experience with systems such as onboarding platforms, recognition tools, internal mobility, and employee engagement solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and vice versa.
• Familiarity with data governance, integration frameworks, and SaaS platform management.

About Willis Re

We combine specialist broking with analytics, modeling and research to help insurers optimise risk transfer, strengthen balance sheets and achieve sustainable growth. Our approach is relationship-driven, transparent and outcome-focused.

At the heart of Willis Re is a focus on delivering the most cutting-edge analytical solutions to enable more informed, better decision-making for risk selection, portfolio optimisation, and capital management.

The launch of Willis Re brings a strategic advantage of being unhindered by legacy, an ability to leverage data, statistical models and advanced technologies with the best knowledge and expertise to deliver more efficient and effective reinsurance outcomes. This places Willis Re in a unique position to build a truly analytically driven business, focused on creating solutions for the reinsurance industry that are future led and forward thinking.

Willis Re will also leverage recognised technical expertise from WTW’s Insurance Consulting & Technology business including their advanced modeling and analytical capabilities. Alongside this will be WTW’s Research Network, an award-winning business supporting and influencing science to improve the understanding and quantification of risk.