Intro
We are looking for a talented People Systems Analyst (Workday) to join our People team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Workday specialist who is passionate about HR technology, system optimisation, data integrity, and delivering an exceptional user experience.
Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34billion in assets and the administration of several pension schemes, including the Railways Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds.
The Role
As the People Systems Analyst, you will serve as the in house Workday expert, supporting both the People Team and wider business. Your responsibilities include:
- Act as a Tier2 support contact for Workday queries, managing and triaging issues through the service desk process.
- Partner with People Team process owners and business stakeholders to identify, scope and deliver system improvements and enhancements.
- Manage and prioritise the Workday continuous improvement backlog and lead implementation activities for approved changes.
- Develop, maintain and enhance Workday reports, dashboards and People MI reporting solutions.
- Act as a custodian of People data and support system security and data governance activities.
- Serve as the technical Workday process expert, supporting users and process owners across the organisation.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify training needs and support the development of training materials and guidance.
- Maintain process documentation and support business blueprint updates.
- Support Workday releases and upgrades through impact assessments, testing, documentation updates and stakeholder communications.
- Contribute to the longer term Workday roadmap by identifying opportunities to improve functionality, processes and user experience.
About You
You will bring:
- Proven experience working as a Workday Analyst.
- Strong hands on knowledge of Workday configuration, administration and support.
- Experience managing and prioritising system enhancement requests and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience creating and maintaining Workday reports, dashboards and people analytics solutions.
- Strong understanding of HR processes and how technology can support and improve them.
- Experience supporting Workday releases, upgrades and change management activities.
- Knowledge of data governance, security and GDPR best practices within HR systems.
- Experience working with service desk ticketing processes and issue resolution.
- Ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across both HR and the wider business.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and documentation skills.
What we can offer you
- A competitive salary (depending on experience)
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Defined Contribution pension
- Health & Wellbeing programmes
- Employee assistance programme
- Health cash plan
- Eye care vouchers
- Flu vaccination
- Lifestyle Give as you earn scheme
- Paid volunteering days
Next Steps
Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of our people technology landscape by submitting your application by Monday, 25th of June2026.
Inclusive environment
Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment and welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life.