Job Description

Role Overview
We are pleased to announce an upcoming opportunity for a Workday Platform Owner. This strategic leadership role will report to the Head of People Engineering and own the Workday ecosystem end-to-end. You'll define the platform's architectural, operational, and strategic direction, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with enterprise standards while driving innovation and governance across a global environment.
Key Responsibilities

• Own Workday platform architecture and tenant strategy, ensuring reliability and scalability.
• Define and maintain the Workday product roadmap aligned to enterprise priorities.
• Lead change/release governance and integration strategy across HR domains.
• Leverage Workday Extend to design and deploy custom applications for complex HR use cases.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices for Workday development.
• Partner with People Functions and Technology teams to shape product vision and drive adoption.
• Ensure compliance, audit readiness, and data integrity across Workday services.
• Handle strategic relationships with Workday and influence roadmap development.

Required Skills & Experience

• Deep experience owning and operating Workday HCM platforms in complex, global organizations.
• Strong understanding of Workday architecture, integrations, and security frameworks.
• Validated ability to translate business needs into platform features and outcomes.
• Experience in HR domains such as Talent, Compensation, Recruiting, Payroll, or Workforce Management.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Extend and custom app development.
• Experience handling and influencing stakeholders globally across HR, Technology, and Operations.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or regulated environments.
• Background in large-scale HR or technology transformation programs.
• Strategic vendor relationship management experience.

Why Join Us?

• Work on a large-scale, complex Workday implementation in a fast-paced global organization.
• Collaborate with high-performing teams and senior leaders across HR, Engineering, and Operations.
• Shape enterprise-grade solutions for one of the world's leading financial organizations.

What you'll get in return:
High-impact projects: We work on a variety of pioneering AI products and leverage extensive datasets to solve high-value challenges.
Competitive benefits: We offer a strong compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and ongoing investment in career growth and skill development.
Industry leadership: We deliver brand-new products that democratize modeling and analytics solutions.
Career progression: We provide opportunities for continuous learning and professional development in a work environment of dedicated, highly experienced teams.
We recognize that to attract the best talent, we need to be flexible, and we are open to discussing work arrangements with you. We take a hybrid approach to the workplace; this role is considered 'digital first', which requires attending the office at least one day per week while some teams and colleagues choose to collaborate in the office more frequently.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
Career Stage: Director
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:
Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.
LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.
Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
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