Workday Delivery Lead – 6 month FTC
We are easyJet – a FTSE-250 listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you’re reading this, you have probably already been an easyJet customer, and you’ll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe.
We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low-cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.
What makes us easyJet? Our Promise Behaviours – we are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. Four Behaviours. One Spirit. One easyJet.
About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced Workday Delivery Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping and operating the system of delivery across our Workday product suite.
Our Workday platform underpins critical employee and business processes across the organisation — including Core HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence — forming a central part of the operational heartbeat of the business.
In this role, you will drive a scalable, efficient, and product-led approach to delivery. You’ll work across HR, Technology, Payroll, Reward, and wider business teams to remove systemic blockers, improve flow, and enable high-performing product teams.
This is an exciting opportunity to support our ongoing transformation to a product-led operating model, while helping to evolve the future of Workday delivery including the integration of AI capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and continuously improve the Workday delivery model to optimise idea-to-value flow
- Enable and coach teams in Agile best practices, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
- Maintain and drive delivery plans across the Workday product suite
- Introduce and track flow metrics and performance indicators to measure delivery effectiveness
- Identify, manage, and remove systemic impediments and delivery blockers
- Partner closely with the Workday Lead and Technical Architect to shape and future-proof the roadmap
- Provide clear, timely delivery reporting, status updates, risks, and dependency management
- Build strong relationships with product, solution, and business stakeholders
- Support alignment with organisational delivery standards and governance
- Champion and contribute to the wider Agile transformation journey
Requirements of the Role
What You’ll Be Accountable For
- Improving delivery predictability and efficiency
- Creating a high-performing environment where product teams thrive
- Driving adoption of Agile principles across the Workday suite
- Ensuring robust stakeholder engagement and communication
- Embedding a culture of learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement
- Aligning tools (e.g., Jira, DevOps, Confluence) to optimise team performance
Key Skills & Experience
- Strong Workday expertise (HCM, integrations; AI agents/Sana knowledge advantageous)
- Proven experience in Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe/LeSS)
- Strong facilitation skills across workshops, ceremonies, and product-level planning
- Experience coaching teams in Agile and product-led ways of working
- Ability to build and maintain delivery roadmaps
- Strong experience in impediment identification and removal
- Expertise in delivery metrics, flow measurement, and reporting
- Experience optimising toolsets such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Lucidchart
Core Competencies
Agile Mindset & Servant Leadership – Leading through influence, empowering teams
Delivery Focus – Balancing speed, quality, and business value
Problem Solving – Anticipating challenges and making informed decisions
Stakeholder Management – Building effective relationships across functions
Collaboration & Teamwork – Creating an inclusive, high-performing environment
Continuous Improvement – Encouraging innovation and iterative change
Resilience & Adaptability – Thriving in a fast-paced, evolving environment
Why Join Us?
- Work on a critical enterprise platform that impacts the entire organisation
- Play a key role in a major transformation to a product-led model
- Influence the future of Workday, including AI-driven innovation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a highly visible role
- Be part of a culture that values learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement
How to Apply:
If you are a self-starter who can identify opportunities to drive greater success for the team and have a track record of building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our dynamic team!
What you’ll get in return:
At easyJet, we pride ourselves on a vibrant and inclusive workplace culture that supports and rewards innovation and excellence.
We offer:
- Competitive base salary
- 20% bonus potential.
- 25 days holiday, pension scheme, life assurance, and a flexible benefits package.
- Discounted staff travel scheme for friends and family
- Annual credit for discount on easyJet holidays
- ‘Work Away’ scheme, allowing you to work abroad for 30 days a year
- Electric vehicle lease salary sacrifice scheme
Location & Hours of Work
We operate a hybrid working policy of 40%-60% of the month spent with colleagues.
We look forward to your application and the possibility of you flying high with our team!
Application Process:
Interested candidates should apply through our careers portal.
Reasonable Adjustments:
At easyJet, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse customers we serve across Europe. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you require specific adjustments or support during the application or recruitment process, such as extra time for assessments or accessible interview locations, please contact us at [email protected]. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility and accommodation
