Programme Manager (Workday rollout)- London
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About The Role
FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Programme Manager (Workday) to work for our client within the retail sector. This is initially a 6 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London.
Our client is seeking an experienced professional to lead the end-to-end delivery of a global Workday workforce planning programme. The successful candidate will have previous experience rolling out Workday solutions, with Workday Adaptive Planning experience particularly desirable. The programme will implement a single workforce planning solution across multiple international markets, integrating with Workday HCM and Finance systems and supporting improved headcount management, scenario modelling and people budget planning.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the programme end to end from a People Solutions perspective, including governance, planning, budget tracking, risk and issue management, and sponsor reporting
- Manage the systems integrator, overseeing scope, change requests, deliverable acceptance and challenging delivery where required.
- Own business readiness throughout process design, user acceptance testing, go-live, hypercare and subsequent rollout stages.
- Coordinate activity and resource commitments across People, Finance and local technology teams within participating markets.
- Own data readiness, including HR and Finance feeds, position and headcount definitions, planning assumptions and key drivers.
- Act as the key link between People and Finance teams at both global and local market level.
- Collaborate with wider Workday and People Solutions teams to understand dependencies, impacts and requirements.
- Support the phased international rollout of Workday Adaptive Planning, from initial pilot markets through to full deployment.
- Prepare a structured handover to the permanent Product Owner, including the decision log, design rationale and product backlog.
About You
- Hands-on delivery of Workday Adaptive Planning, ideally workforce planning integrated with Workday HCM
- Client-side experience managing a systems integrator, with the credibility to challenge it
- Multi-country rollouts (pilot, then waves) in a matrix organisation; luxury or retail is a plus
- Fluency across P&O and Finance data and budget cycles
- Fluent English; working French strongly preferred
- Direct and structured, and comfortable giving senior stakeholders bad news early
- Independent of the systems integrator bidding for or awarded this programme
About Us
FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
Why join us
- Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
- Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
- Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
- Annual leave and work-place pension
Skills
Software Engineering - USER ACCEPTANCE, Finance - BUDGET CYCLES, Software Engineering - GO-LIVE, Finance - FINANCE
