HCM Specialist - Workday Transformation

About the Company
Our client is delivering a business-wide Workday HCM transformation and is building a small, dedicated project team to design core HR and recruitment processes from the ground up.

About the Role
As HCM Specialist, you'll lead design thinking for Core HCM and Recruitment, working closely with the program lead and a Rem and Benefits specialist. You'll join a small, hands-on project team and play a central role in shaping how Workday translates into everyday business process, with no existing playbook to work from.

Benefits

• Genuine influence over a from-scratch build, shaping HR process design rather than optimising something that already exists
• Broad scope to grow the role over time, with potential to extend into talent acquisition, learning and succession
• Hybrid working arrangement, currently three days in the Sydney CBD office
• A tight-knit, hands-on project team where your input will directly shape outcomes

Duties / Key Responsibilities

• Lead design thinking for Core HCM and Recruitment, working alongside the program lead, with Core prioritised given its downstream impact
• Define how out-of-the-box Workday processes will operate in practice, covering requisitions, budget access, position management and job architecture
• Help build a pay and grading structure from scratch, partnering with a Rem and Benefits specialist
• Translate system functionality into workable business process for an organisation without established HR processes to build from
• Support the broader program as needed, with the role potentially extending into talent acquisition, learning and succession over time

Skills and Experience

• Genuine HCM subject matter expertise, ideally including Workday, across Core and Recruitment
• Background in HR or Payroll before moving into transformation or project work
• Comfortable working without an established playbook, building processes from scratch rather than optimising existing ones
• Financial services or private equity exposure is a bonus, not essential
• Available to start quickly, ideally in time for discovery commencing 31 August 2026

Damien is recruiting for this role on behalf of Allura Partners.
If you're interested in this opportunity and feel you're the right fit, please click "Apply" or contact Damien Sweeney at [email protected].

About Allura PartnersAllura Partners was founded to support private equity firms by placing C-Suites to lead, transform, and scale portfolio companies. Today, in addition to our proven private equity specialisation, we've become a trusted partner for major ASX-listed and private enterprises in Australia, offering executive search, recruitment, and business transformation. Known for integrity, reliability, and results, our expertise spans Executive Search, Accounting & Finance, Transformation & Change, and Technology & Digital. We connect businesses and top-tier talent, exceeding expectations and driving lasting impact.