Director of Workday System Performance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the strategic owner and subject matter expert for the Workday platform.

• Create and sustain a multi-year Workday roadmap that aligns with the organization's goals.

• Assess new Workday functionalities, features, and modules, providing recommendations for adoption and implementation.

• Establish governance practices, change management processes, security controls, and system standards.

• Manage the daily administration, maintenance, and optimization of the Workday production environment.

• Ensure reliability, performance, scalability, and data integrity across all supported modules.

• Lead the management of Workday releases, impact assessments, testing strategies, change communications, and deployment planning.

• Diagnose complex system issues and resolve production incidents.

• Maintain configurations, business processes, workflows, and documentation.

• Enhance PSA functionality, focusing on project setup, resource forecasting, utilization tracking, project costing, financial performance, and reporting.

• Design, maintain, and optimize the security architecture and controls within Workday.

• Conduct security assessments and implement security enhancements and best practices.

• Develop and maintain advanced Workday reports, dashboards, scorecards, and analytics solutions.

• Oversee integrations of Workday with internal systems and third-party applications.

• Design, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize integrations using EIB, Core Connectors, Studio, APIs, and other technologies.

• Promote automation opportunities to enhance processes and minimize manual effort.

• Foster partnerships across HR, Finance, Talent Acquisition, Operations, and IT.

• Convert business requirements into scalable Workday solutions and process enhancements.

• Offer consultation, training, and guidance on Workday capabilities and best practices.

• Lead cross-functional projects that support process transformation and organizational growth.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in Workday administration, configuration, and support in a production environment.

• Practical experience with Workday Professional Services Automation (PSA).

• Proven experience in supporting Workday HCM, Financials, Reporting, Security, and Integrations.

• In-depth knowledge of Workday Security, encompassing security groups, domain security policies, business process security, and governance controls.

• Advanced reporting skills, including calculated fields, dashboards, composite reports, and analytics.

• Experience in leading Workday releases, testing, system enhancements, and change management initiatives.

• Strong understanding of Workday architecture, business processes, and data structures.

• Established ability to consult with business leaders and translate strategic objectives into technology solutions.

• Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, project management, and communication skills.

• Experience within a professional services organization.

• Background in implementing new Workday modules or significant enhancements.

• A Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field, or a comparable combination of education and experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for an annual performance bonus for salaried positions.

• Additional benefits and perks may be available based on position and employment terms.

• A caring, enjoyable, honest, and autonomous work environment.

• A workplace that emphasizes diversity and inclusion, ensuring employees feel valued and empowered.