Date Posted: 06/07/2026
Location: London
Job Type: Full time
Workday Technical Analyst (12 month FTC)
London (Hybrid)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Full time- 35 hours
Are you a Workday Technical professional who loves solving problems, improving processes, and making systems work smarter for people? We’re looking for a Workday Technical Analyst on a 12 month FTC in our People Team, and play a key role in enhancing, supporting, and evolving our Workday platform, in particular Advanced Compensation
Under direction from the People Systems Manager, the Workday Technical Analyst will partner closely with HR and wider business stakeholders to deliver system enhancements, annual cycle events, new features, and a pipeline of continuous improvements — all aligned to our HR strategy and change roadmap. You’ll be our go‑to technical SME across key Workday functional areas including Core HCM, Advanced Compensation, Absence, Talent & Performance, Recruitment,, Integrations, Security, Dashboards and Reporting.
About Just
We help people achieve a better later life. That’s our purpose and it’s the reason we exist. We are a fast-growing company helping customers enjoy the retirement they deserve. We do this through a variety of market leading, award-winning products and services, delivered by a diverse team of over 1,400 purpose-led colleagues who genuinely put the customer at the heart of everything we do.
This is a brilliant time to join our business. We are on an exciting growth journey to become the UK’s most loved retirement expert.
Key Responsibilities:
Acting as a technical expert across multiple Workday modules and continually expanding your knowledge of our Workday landscap, in particular Advanced Compensation
Supporting configuration and rollout of annual HR processes — especially, Advanced Compensation and Talent & Performance cycles.
Providing advanced troubleshooting and becoming an escalation point for Workday Support Analysts and HR Operations.
Safeguarding data integrity, ensuring best‑practice governance, and handling sensitive information with care.
Leading the development of standardised dashboards, advanced reporting toolkits, and Exec‑level insights.
Owning and enhancing Workday integrations and maintaining robust security configurations.
Partnering with HR stakeholders, external consultants, and project teams on a mix of BAU tasks and strategic initiatives.
Supporting tenant management, testing cycles, and Workday’s biannual releases.
Proactively identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve configuration, and deliver impactful enhancements.
Contributing Workday subject matter expertise to roadmap projects and the small‑change backlog.
Skills and Experience:
Proven experience as a technical lead in Workday HCM/Reporting and Advanced Compensation
Having worked previously in a data analytics role.
A problem-solving mindset with the ability to translate business needs into smart technical solutions
Good written and verbal communication skills. Able to explain system changes to non-technical Employees;
Passion and aptitude for all things data, process and system involved;
Strong competency in Excell
Workday Pro Certification (desirable)
Data and Analytics Certification / Qualification (desirable)
Our behaviours
At Just you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career, whilst making a difference to the lives of those around you. You’ll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture - we’re ambitious, curious and collaborative – and every decision we make centres around being Just and delivering the best outcomes for our customers.
What’s in it for you
A competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance
25 days annual leave plus an additional day on us for your birthday
Private medical cover and income protection, just in case
A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme
Opportunities to progress your career in-role and within the company
Free access to the Headspace app, 24/7 employee assistance helpline and trained physical and mental health first aiders
A variety of employee funded benefits available via our online benefits portal
Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones
Explore our full range of benefits on our dedicated benefits page.
Belonging at Just
Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just.
We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.
Application details
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