Workday Data Lead (Outside IR35)

We are looking for a Workday Data Lead (6 month Outside IR35 contract) to join Benefact Group in our Gloucester office.

About the role

Benefact Group are looking for a Workday Data Lead contractor (Outside IR35) for a 6 month contract in our Gloucester office.

Description of services:

Linked to a migration workstream, the Workday Data Lead is responsible for planning, coordinating, designing, building, and executing all data conversion activities and data integrations required for the successful implementation of the Workday Finance ERP solution.

Objectives/deliverables

• Lead the Workday data conversion lifecycle, including planning, governance, risk management, and coordination across all cycles

• Design, build, and maintain automated data extraction, transformation, and loading processes using SQL, ETL tools, and Workday integrations (EIB, APIs)

• Oversee source‑to‑Workday data mapping, ensuring accurate, repeatable extraction and compliance with Workday formatting and sequencing requirements

• Drive data quality, validation, issue resolution, and continuous improvement across all conversion activities

• Acts as the central liaison for data conversion, collaborating with technical, functional, and testing teams, and managing final cutover readiness for go‑live

About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.