Michala Jackson

Workday HCM Senior Consultant @ Lucas Kennedy Group

About

Experienced HRIS Workday Senior Business Functional Analyst / Product Owner (VP) having worked across many modules of the Workday eco system over the past 7 years, including Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent, Performance, Succession, Onboarding, Security, Workday Adaptive and Extend. Global implementations for two major FTSE organisations; delivering process efficiency through automation and skilled in HRIS Change, Project Management, within Agile methodologies. As Global Product Owner for international and domestic mobility processes, currently working within HR's Talent Sourcing value stream, have gained experience with digital optimisations in ServiceNow and other HR systems within HR IT architecture. This is supported with demonstrated history as a trusted and influential Business Partner, Talent Management, Coaching, Employee Engagement, Recruiting, Performance, and Employee Relations. Strong human resources professional qualified to MCIPD level, MBTI practitioner, with experience in senior management level coaching programmes, leadership development, national brand People Strategy Planning, HR Change project roll-outs and cultural change programme deployments.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Doncaster

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Workday Talent Management, Workday Human Capital Management, Workday, Process Analysis, Employee Training, Agile Methodologies, Project Management, HR Management, Process Engineering, Product owner, Agile Project Management, IT Risk Management, Business Impact Analysis, Systems Analysis, Business Analysis, Business Process Improvement, Human Resources, Performance Management, Change Management, Employee Engagement

Experience

Workday HCM Senior Consultant

Lucas Kennedy Group

2025-4 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

HR Business Analyst (Workday Product Owner)

Deutsche Bank

2020-11 - 2025-4 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Global product owner for domestic and international mobility platforms processes within HR's Talent Acquisition & Mobility Value Stream; managing all digital end to end change requirements for process efficiency gains within agile framework: global stakeholder management for value-add improvements; agreeing quarterly change requirements; working across all value streams, UAT testing, deploying and communicating changes. Successfully designed, tested and implemented all internal mobility Postbank company processes into Workday and ServiceNow, including complex legal Civil Servant processes. Support business user groups with escalated process and systems queries daily Complete impact assessment of various change system proposals to ensure mitigation of impact; process efficiency and maintenance of architectural config whilst ensuring mandatory or legal requirements.

Product Owner - Business Functional Analyst

Deutsche Bank

2019-2 - 2020-11 · 1 yr 10 mos

London, United Kingdom

• E2E Lead for all Talent & Performance processes within global Workday implementation programme; completing all SIT and UAT testing successfully; ensuring effective E2E processes within remit; and delivered successful F2F training and materials to HR user groups • Business Functional Process Analyst in HR Digital for Internal Mobility including all domestic and international mobility processes globally, Promotions and Succession processes; completing user experience improvements; and driving value through HR digital efficiencies • Plan collaboratively with HR and IT to balance IT needs of SME’s and engaging stakeholders • Work across squads and tribes in newly formed Agile environment to support thinking in E2E processes across workstreams • Support HR user groups with escalated process and system queries daily

Workday HR Functional Lead and Change & Training Lead

Whitbread

2017-10 - 2018-12 · 1 yr 3 mos

Dual role as Functional Process Lead for HCM, Talent & Performance, Onboarding, Security, and Absence modules, and Change & Training Lead for Whitbread's Workday implementation across 50,000+ employees globally.

HR Business Partner (National)

Premier Inn

2016-5 - 2017-10 · 1 yr 6 mos

National UK

Senior Business Partner for national UK Premier Inn brand, aligned to senior Operations Director and national Area Managers. Also, Graduate Programme Manager for Operations.