We plan, deploy and manage Workday for organisations that expect it done right, working as an extension of your HR, Payroll and Finance teams.
We work for you. Not the SI, not Workday. Services before sales, always.
PeopleSoft recruitment agency in 2008, Workday since 2011, consultancy today. Same idea throughout: the client comes first, always.
Launched as an Oracle PeopleSoft specialist recruitment agency.
Extended into Workday staffing as clients moved from on-premise to SaaS.
Official recognition, paired with a full rebrand and move into consultancy.
Signed directly with Workday: HCM, Payroll, Financial Management and Adaptive Planning.
Five service lines across
every domain, five Signature
Solutions, and our AI KDD
readiness framework.
Fifteen years into Workday, we’re still privately owned, UK based, and built around the same idea we started with: the client comes first, always.
Senior leadership with a decade-plus of individual Workday experience each, and specialist consultants across HCM, Payroll, Financials and Adaptive Planning, 100 Workday certifications across the practice.
With more than 15 years of experience delivering Workday talent and advisory solutions, Nigel is a recognised leader within the Workday ecosystem. As CEO of Lucas Kennedy, he works closely with organisations around the world to support their HR and finance transformation journeys, helping them access the expertise needed to achieve lasting success. Nigel is dedicated to building trusted partnerships, developing high-performing teams and delivering exceptional outcomes for customers, consultants and partners alike.
Kate brings over 20 years of experience in business development, talent acquisition and client relationship management. With extensive experience supporting organisations across the Workday ecosystem, Kate has helped customers build and evolve their Workday capabilities through strategic advisory, deployment, AMS and staffing solutions. She is passionate about helping organisations achieve their goals through trusted partnerships, market insight and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer outcomes.
Rebecca leads Lucas Kennedy’s Workday Customer Success Services function, helping organisations maximise value from their Workday investment through strategic advisory services, customer success and Application Management Services (AMS). Rebecca brings over 20 years of experience across HR, customer success and HR technology. She spent more than six years at Workday, partnering with organisations to drive adoption, engagement and long-term value realisation from their Workday platforms. Rebecca is passionate about helping organisations get the most from their Workday technology. She works closely with customers to achieve their business goals through strong partnerships, strategic guidance and exceptional service delivery.
Michala is an experienced Workday HRIS professional with over seven years of experience across the Workday ecosystem. Specialising in Workday HCM, Recruiting, Talent, Performance, Succession, Onboarding, Security, Adaptive Planning and Extend, she helps organisations optimise HR processes, enhance employee experiences and maximise the value of their Workday investment. Having delivered global Workday implementations for major FTSE organisations, Michala brings extensive expertise in HR transformation, process automation and change management. As an MCIPD-qualified HR professional, she works closely with business and technical stakeholders to deliver scalable, people-focused solutions that drive efficiency, engagement and long-term business success.
Thomas Mitjans Lopez is a Workday AMS Lead Consultant with extensive experience delivering and managing global Workday HCM solutions. Specialising in Application Management Services (AMS), he helps organisations optimise, stabilise and continuously enhance their Workday environments to maximise long-term business value. Thomas has led AMS functions for complex, multi-country organisations and brings deep expertise across Workday HCM, Benefits and Absence. He works closely with HR, IT and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, compliant and user-centric solutions, supporting organisations through ongoing optimisation, system enhancements and strategic transformation initiatives.
Dan is an experienced Workday consultant specialising in HCM advisory and Application Management Services (AMS). With over a decade of experience across Workday HCM, integrations, reporting and production support, he helps organisations optimise and maximise the value of their Workday investment. Dan’s background spans vendor, client-side and consultancy environments, including roles at Workday in integrations and reporting. He works closely with customers to deliver pragmatic, well-governed solutions that support platform stability, operational efficiency and long-term business success.
With more than 20 years of experience in enterprise technology, HR transformation and solution architecture, Daniel is a recognised expert in Workday and cloud-based business solutions. He has successfully delivered complex global programmes spanning Workday HCM, Payroll, Finance and Integrations, helping organisations modernise processes and achieve their strategic objectives. Daniel is dedicated to helping customers unlock the full potential of their technology investments through innovative thinking, technical excellence and collaborative partnerships.
Giovanni Marineo is a certified Workday Integration Consultant with extensive experience designing, building and supporting integration solutions for global organisations. Specialising in Workday Integrations, he helps organisations improve data quality, automate business processes and maximise the value of their Workday investment. Giovanni has delivered integration, reporting, security and data migration solutions across complex Workday environments, partnering with business and technical stakeholders to design scalable, effective solutions. His expertise spans the full project lifecycle, from requirements gathering and solution design through to deployment and post-go-live support.
Daniel is an experienced finance and FP&A professional with deep expertise in financial planning, forecasting, control and business partnering. Specialising in Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning, he helps organisations improve processes, strengthen reporting, and make better, faster decisions. Daniel is passionate about building finance functions that combine the right technology with best-practice planning, so customers get real efficiency and insight, not just a system upgrade.
Teresa is a finance and analytics professional with over nine years of experience across financial planning, controllership and global ERP implementations. Specialising in Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning, she helps organisations enhance financial planning, forecasting and reporting through technology-enabled finance transformation. Teresa has led complex Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning implementations across global organisations, delivering integrated planning solutions that improve insight, automate processes and support better decision-making. She works closely with stakeholders to optimise planning models, streamline reporting and maximise the value of their Workday investment.
Mia Wren is an Adaptive Planning-certified analyst who supports the design and optimisation of Workday Adaptive Planning solutions. She helps organisations streamline budgeting, forecasting and reporting through scalable planning models tailored to their business needs. With a background in finance and business operations, including contract management, client relationship management and financial coordination, Mia brings a strong understanding of both business processes and planning technology. She works closely with customers to support the delivery of effective, user-owned planning solutions that drive efficiency and long-term value.
Millie Bristow is a Workday Recruitment Specialist who helps organisations attract and secure top talent across the Workday ecosystem. Working with customers globally, she supports recruitment across Workday HCM, Financials, Payroll and Adaptive Planning, helping organisations build high-performing teams that drive business success. Millie specialises in end-to-end recruitment, talent sourcing and candidate assessment, working closely with clients to understand their requirements and deliver exceptional hiring outcomes. She is passionate about connecting organisations with the right talent and building lasting partnerships that maximise the value of their Workday investment.
Nicola leads the Marketing department at Lucas Kennedy with a keen eye for guiding her team towards excellence. Her unique role requires a blend of technical acumen and leadership finesse, which she exemplifies daily. Nicola’s approach not only capitalises on her team’s diverse skills but also fosters a culture of appreciation and growth within the office.
Alan is an experienced finance leader with over 30 years of experience supporting SMEs across a range of industries. He helps organisations strengthen financial performance, improve operational efficiency and build finance functions that support long-term business success. Alan brings extensive expertise across financial management, including cash flow forecasting, corporate reporting, payroll and credit control. He works closely with senior leadership teams to drive strategic decision-making, optimise financial processes and deliver valuable business insights that improve profitability and support sustainable growth.
The permanent team is backed by our associate network, certified Workday consultants across every domain, brought in by name when an engagement needs more depth.
Advisory, deployment, optimisation, AMS and staffing, permanent and contract. If you’re certified and senior, we’d like to hear from you.
Pre-decision, mid-implementation, optimising, or preparing for AI, tell us where you are and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Sometimes you need people rather than a project. Fifteen years of Workday recruitment, and a network we use ourselves.
Permanent, contract or FTC placement, or day-rate augmentation. We flex to how you need to hire.
Permanent, contract and FTC across UK, EMEA and North America.
“I worked closely with Lucas Kennedy during the Workday Services Programme at bp and they helped me hugely. They were proactive, they cared and we ended up with 35 of the team via LK recommendations. Truly excellent!”
bp
Support from the people who built it. UK-based with nearshore support from Madrid, and it already knows your configuration.
Named consultants and agreed service levels, monthly. Scale the service up or down as your tenant and your team change.
Measured across engagements.
“When I call, I speak to someone who already knows the answer.”
Technology Company
Go-live is the start of the return, not the end of the project. Most partners are gone before real value shows up.
We do the work with your team, not to one side of it. Fixed price for a defined optimisation, or day rate while the backlog is still forming.
At Jupiter Asset Management, after Adaptive Planning.
“They made sure our finance team genuinely owned it after go-live.”
Mid-Market Business
Recommendations are everywhere. Delivery is rare. We deploy Workday end to end, working as one team with our Advisory practice, with resources across the UK and EMEA and expertise from every side of the table — customer, partner and Workday itself.
We lead delivery end to end — design, build, integrate, test and go-live — working as one team with our Advisory practice, so the strategy you signed off on is the delivery you get. Backed by consultants who’ve deployed Workday from every seat: as the customer, the partner, and Workday.
Our team spans the UK and EMEA with deep bench strength. Ex-Workday, ex-partner and customer-side experience, certified across HCM, Financials, Payroll, Adaptive Planning and integrations.
“They made calls that cost them time, not us. That’s when we knew they were actually on our side.”
Global Financial Services
We have no software to resell, so the advice stays honest. We’d rather tell you what you actually need than sell you what we’d like to.
We sit on your side of the table, with no software to resell. Fixed price for a defined piece of work, or time and materials while the question is still forming.
Our leaders have sat on the client side of a Workday programme, worked inside Workday partners, and worked for Workday themselves. That’s judgement built from every seat at the table.
“The advisory team gave us honest, direct guidance. They didn’t oversell the technology.”
Professional Services
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