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Supporting Every Stage of
Your Workday Journey

Delivering specialist Workday consulting, project delivery, talent and advisory services across the full Workday lifecycle.

Official Workday Partner. Proven Delivery Expertise.

As an official Workday Staffing, Deployment, Sales and AMS Partner, we support organisations at every stage of their Workday journey. From initial planning and implementation through optimisation and ongoing support, we combine specialist consulting, project delivery and talent solutions to help programmes succeed.

Our partner status reflects our commitment to the Workday ecosystem, while our consulting and recruitment expertise enables us to solve delivery challenges with the right people, the right capability and the right approach. Learn more about what our Workday Partner status means for your organisation.

Full Coverage Across the Workday Suite.

Our specialists support every stage of the Workday platform, from Core HCM and Financial Management to Payroll, Recruiting, Learning, Adaptive Planning, Prism Analytics, Extend, Studio, Integrations and Security.

Whether you're deploying a single module or delivering an enterprise-wide transformation, we provide the expertise to support successful outcomes.

CORE PLATFORM

Workday HCMWorkday Financial ManagementWorkday Payroll

PLANNING & ANALYTICS

Workday Adaptive PlanningWorkday Prism Analytics

TALENT, LEARNING & EXPERIENCE

Workday RecruitingWorkday Learning

PLATFORM, INTEGRATIONS & SECURITY

Workday IntegrationsWorkday StudioWorkday ExtendWorkday Security

ONGOING OPTIMISATION

Workday Application Management Services (AMS)

Consulting That Fits the Workday Lifecycle.

Every Workday programme is different. Our consulting services flex around your delivery methodology, supporting organisations from business case and vendor selection through deployment, testing, change management, optimisation and AMS.

 

We combine experienced consultants with practical ecosystem knowledge to reduce delivery risk, improve adoption and accelerate value realisation across every phase of your Workday programme.

  • Workday Programme & Project Delivery
  • Workday AMS (Application Management Services)
  • Change & Training Support
  • Testing & Optimisation
  • Vendor & System Selection

Workday Talent
Built Around Your Programme.

More than ten years working exclusively in the Workday ecosystem has given us unrivalled understanding of the specialist talent behind successful Workday programmes. We know where the expertise is, what drives the market and how to build teams that deliver lasting results.

 

Whether you need permanent hiring, contract specialists, executive search or embedded talent partnerships, we connect customers, consulting partners and AMS providers with the people who keep Workday programmes moving.

  • Permanent Workday Recruitment
  • Contract & Interim Staffing
  • Executive & Leadership Search
  • Project-Based Hiring Solutions
  • Embedded Talent Partnerships

Find your next
Workday Role

Explore specialist Workday opportunities across customers, consulting partners and AMS providers worldwide.

Search jobs or upload your CV to start the conversation.

Focus on WD
8 JUL 2026New Jersey, United States

Workday Financials Reporting Consultant

$70 - $110 per hour

Focus on WD
4 JUN 2026Remote work, England

Workday HCM Data Lead

Advertising, Marketing, Media & CreativeAgricultureAccountancy & Financial Services

Competitive

Customer Success Stories.

Adrian Robinson
"From the initial call, the speed and professionalism in finding our requirements and lining up consultants was amazing."

Adrian Robinson

Payroll Consultant

Alexis Baker
"3/4 of the team came from Focus, so I think that in itself is testament to how great you were to work with."

Alexis Baker

Head of People Analytics

Grant Sheer
"Highly responsive. Found the exact match extremely fast. Really understood the requirement."

Grant Sheer

Head of Enterprise Architecture

Hayley Hockley
"There was flexibility and willingness to listen to our needs, and put them into action, adjusting themselves to suit the plan going forward."

Hayley Hockley

Workday Project Director

Jason Campbell
"We can all appreciate the Microsoft space is moving super quickly... the guys at Cognitive really understand the technology set."

Jason Campbell

Programme Director

Jay Neale
"Typically our time to hire would be 3-6 months, but working with Cognitive we were able to get that down to 2-4 weeks... they really took the time to understand us."

Jay Neale

Chief Executive Officer

Julie Amos
"Cognitive have been really good at going out and finding candidates that fit; even more than we expected."

Julie Amos

Chief Operating Officer

Karolina Cielniaszek
"The quality of profiles we were provided with was confirmed by all the offers we presented to the candidates put forward by Focus Cloud"

Karolina Cielniaszek

Talent Acqusition Specialist

Kimberly Wood
"A breath of fresh air... seamless, professional, and detail-orientated"

Kimberly Wood

Workday HCM/Pay Portfolio Manager

Martina Adamson
"Thank you for making it such a great experience, I'm really happy and I will definitely work with you again."

Martina Adamson

Lead D365 Finance Functional Consultant

Natalya Melnichenko
"Focus Cloud Group provides insightful market intelligence and demonstrates deep expertise in their domain."

Natalya Melnichenko

Senior M365 & PP Solution Architect

Neil Claypole
"Focus Cloud were instrumental in helping us find the right person."

Neil Claypole

Director Global HR Data Governance, Reporting & Analytics

Rajesh Avinjikatmanakkal
"They understood our needs and found good potential candidates. There was precise communication & good follow-up."

Rajesh Avinjikatmanakkal

SAP Commerce Cloud - Business Analyst

Sabrina Holgate
"I could honestly say that I'm not sure our project would be as successful as it is today without Focus Cloud supporting us."

Sabrina Holgate

Chief Program Officer

Steve Cook
"The fact that I've been talking to them for 5 or 6 years says that im happy to keep in touch, and there's no pressure from them - good contracts come out of that."

Steve Cook

D365 Finance and Integration Test Lead

Zoe Sprangers
"Cognitive has been an excellent partner for our tech hiring. Overall, they are high-performing recruiters, who clearly have a bright trajectory ahead of them. I highly recommend them."

Zoe Sprangers

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

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Meet our Workday Industry Leaders

The experts leading our global Workday practice, supported by specialist consulting, project delivery and talent teams helping organisations maximise their Workday investment.

Lloyd Gordon

Lloyd Gordon

Founder & Group CEO

Oliver Coughlan

Oliver Coughlan

CEO - Focus Cloud Americas

Ryan Mullin

Ryan Mullin

Workday Consulting Practice Director

Neil Fuller

Neil Fuller

Director of Workday - EMEA

Joel Kirkland

Joel Kirkland

Global Business Development Director

Nick Donovan

Nick Donovan

Global Business Development Director

Sean Ryan

Sean Ryan

Global Business Development Director

Let's Talk Workday.

Whether you're delivering transformation, growing your team, or planning your next Workday programme, we can help.