Workday integration lead - FIXED TERM CONTRACT

Company Description At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide. Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world. Location: Europe region Job type: Remote Period: October 2025 – August/September 2026 Job Description This role will be responsible for leading the integration workstream of a global HRIS project for the Europe region, ensuring successful in time integration of Workday with external systems such as HR, Finance, Payroll, Benefits, and third-party applications. As the Workday integration project lead you oversee the technical and functional aspects of integrating the Workday platform with other internal business systems, ensuring seamless data flow and business process automation. Key responsibilities include leading the integration workstream for the Europe region, acting as a technical expert, gathering and translating requirements, designing and implementing solutions, managing testing and troubleshooting, collaborating with stakeholders and vendors, and ensuring data integrity and security. The role requires deep expertise in Workday integration technologies, strong project management skills applied in complex business environments across the Europe region supported by a remote project team. Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Serve as a subject matter expert on Workday integrations, providing technical direction and guidance to the team.
• Project Oversight: Lead the integration workstream from discovery to implementation, managing project plans, timelines, and resources.
• Requirement Gathering: Collaborate with functional and technical teams, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors to define integration requirements and design solutions.
• Integration Design & Development: Architect, develop, and implement complex Workday integrations, ensuring they meet enterprise standards and business needs.
• Testing & Troubleshooting: Oversee the testing, troubleshooting, and defect resolution process to ensure integrations function correctly and efficiently.
• Data Management: Ensure data integrity, security, and consistency across integrated systems.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with various teams, including business owners, IT, project managers, and external vendors.
• Documentation & Best Practices: Maintain technical specifications, best practices, and integration documentation, and provide knowledge transfer to internal resources. This role will be responsible for leading the integration workstream of a global HRIS project for the Europe region, ensuring successful in time integration of Workday with external systems such as HR, Finance, Payroll, Benefits, and third-party applications.

As the Workday integration project lead you oversee the technical and functional aspects of integrating the Workday platform with other internal business systems, ensuring seamless data flow and business process automation. Key responsibilities include leading the integration workstream for the Europe region, acting as a technical expert, gathering and translating requirements, designing and implementing solutions, managing testing and troubleshooting, collaborating with stakeholders and vendors, and ensuring data integrity and security. The role requires deep expertise in Workday integration technologies, strong project management skills applied in complex business environments across the Europe region supported by a remote project team. Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Serve as a subject matter expert on Workday integrations, providing technical direction and guidance to the team.
• Project Oversight: Lead the integration workstream from discovery to implementation, managing project plans, timelines, and resources.
• Requirement Gathering: Collaborate with functional and technical teams, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors to define integration requirements and design solutions.
• Integration Design & Development: Architect, develop, and implement complex Workday integrations, ensuring they meet enterprise standards and business needs.
• Testing & Troubleshooting: Oversee the testing, troubleshooting, and defect resolution process to ensure integrations function correctly and efficiently.
• Data Management: Ensure data integrity, security, and consistency across integrated systems.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with various teams, including business owners, IT, project managers, and external vendors.
• Documentation & Best Practices: Maintain technical specifications, best practices, and integration documentation, and provide knowledge transfer to internal resources.

QualificationsRequired Skills & Expertise

• Workday Integration Technologies: Deep knowledge of PECI, Workday studio and overall Workday connectors for HCM, Recruiting and payroll, integration document delivery (SFTP delivery), configuration of IS, external payroll earnings including time off and time tracking
• Technical Acumen: Strong knowledge of cloud computing, web services, APIs, and related integration challenges.
• Project Management: Ability to manage project lifecycles, track progress, monitor deadlines, and report on project status within challenging timelines and a remote project team.
• Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with stakeholders and effectively communicate technical information.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve complex integration issues.
• Business Acumen: Broad understanding of business processes, especially in HR (payroll, time recording, absence management) and Finance, to align integrations with organizational goals.

Additional Information Our colleagues share our vision and mission. We offer a workplace where every person has the opportunity and voice to influence and change. We want our people to succeed both at work and in their private lives. To support this, we promote a healthy, productive and flexible work environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend stands for a level playing field. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees as well as actively encouraging applications from all parts of society. Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.  Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.  Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.