Digital HR HCM Manager Workday

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30-08-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Were the worlds leading data insights and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Our Functions teams are right at the centre of our business making sure we can always get better every day. Supporting the business with things like Marketing Human Resources Finance Legal and Technology our Functions colleagues are skilled professionals whose role it is to ensure we continue to become an indispensable partner to brands everywhere.

Job Details

Job Title: Solution Architect Digital HR

Location: London UK

Skale: 70

Were the worlds leading data insights and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

About the job

As a Solution Architect for Digital HR youll play a key role in shaping and delivering the technical design of HR technology solutions across Kantar. Reporting to the Product Manager for Digital HR youll work closely with HR professionals IT engineering teams business analysts and external partners to ensure our HR platforms are scalable secure and aligned with business needs. You will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of solutions by our 3rd party partner and assuring the service they deliver ongoing. This role is part of the Enterprise Digital Solutions department within the Group Technology function and supports the delivery of modern user-centric services that enhance the colleague experience and drive operational efficiency.

This role directly supports Kantars global technology transformationour most ambitious to dateby helping modernise and integrate HR systems as part of a cloud-native automated and data-driven technology landscape. Youll contribute to building a more agile and responsive digital infrastructure that underpins our ambition to become a global data and analytics powerhouse.

Job Goals

Design and document scalable secure and supportable architecture for HR technology solutions including Workday and related platforms.
Collaborate with the Product Manager and delivery teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and assure service delivery.
Support the integration of HR systems with other enterprise platforms ensuring data consistency and process automation.
Contribute to the development of the Digital HR roadmap by identifying technical opportunities and risks.
Participate in Agile ceremonies and ensure architectural decisions are reflected in sprint planning and delivery.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging HR technologies and recommend improvements.
Ensure compliance with Kantars technology risk and cyber security standards.

Ideal Skills & Capabilities

Experience designing or implementing enterprise HR systems such as Workday SAP SuccessFactors or similar platforms.
Strong understanding of system integration patterns APIs and data flows in a cloud-based environment.
Ability to translate business needs into technical architecture and articulate trade-offs in a business case.
Familiarity with Agile delivery methods working in cross-functional teams and managing delivery through a third party outsource arrangement.
Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems using data and structured thinking.
Experience in product management and a customer centric approach to design.

What part of Kantar might I be joining

Youll be joining our technology team right in the middle of our tech revolution. Were undergoing the largest technology transformation Kantar has ever seen investing in new AI and cloud technologies. By modernizing all our tech systems we can respond our clients needs faster and more efficiently and keep Kantar as a market leader for insights.

Why join Kantar

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people we can understand what drives their decisions actions and aspirations on a global scale. And if we combine the expertise of our people with the latest AI technology we can really help brands discover some amazing insights.

And because we know people we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way works for them. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like youre not an exact match wed love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

Privacy and Legal Statement

At Kantar the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age race religion gender pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity disability marital status or any other legally protected characteristics.

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (Kantar). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.

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Country

United Kingdom

Why join Kantar

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people we can understand what drives their decisions actions and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced ever shifting world.

And because we know people we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included accepted and that we can win together. Were dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people clients suppliers and communities and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like youre not an exact match wed love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

Required Experience:

Manager

Were the worlds leading data insights and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. Our Functions teams are right at the centre of our business making sure we can always get better every day. Supporting the business with things like Marketing Huma...

Were the worlds leading data insights and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Job Details

Job Title: Solution Architect Digital HR

Location: London UK

Skale: 70

Were the worlds leading data insights and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

About the job

Job Goals

Design and document scalable secure and supportable architecture for HR technology solutions including Workday and related platforms.
Collaborate with the Product Manager and delivery teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and assure service delivery.
Support the integration of HR systems with other enterprise platforms ensuring data consistency and process automation.
Contribute to the development of the Digital HR roadmap by identifying technical opportunities and risks.
Participate in Agile ceremonies and ensure architectural decisions are reflected in sprint planning and delivery.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging HR technologies and recommend improvements.
Ensure compliance with Kantars technology risk and cyber security standards.

Ideal Skills & Capabilities

Experience designing or implementing enterprise HR systems such as Workday SAP SuccessFactors or similar platforms.
Strong understanding of system integration patterns APIs and data flows in a cloud-based environment.
Ability to translate business needs into technical architecture and articulate trade-offs in a business case.
Familiarity with Agile delivery methods working in cross-functional teams and managing delivery through a third party outsource arrangement.
Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems using data and structured thinking.
Experience in product management and a customer centric approach to design.

What part of Kantar might I be joining

Why join Kantar

And because we know people we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way works for them. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like youre not an exact match wed love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

Privacy and Legal Statement

#LI-CW1

Country

United Kingdom

Why join Kantar

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people we can understand what drives their decisions actions and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced ever shifting world.

And because we know people we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included accepted and that we can win together. Were dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people clients suppliers and communities and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like youre not an exact match wed love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

Required Experience:

Manager