Workday Data Migration Lead
Workday Data Migration Lead
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position: Workday Data Migration Lead
Location: Remote
Duration: 3 Years
Hours: 35/week
The University of Rhode Island (URI) seeks a Data Migration Lead to oversee the planning execution and leadership of the data conversion workstream for our Workday implementation. This role is responsible for the end-to-end migration of data from URIs legacy PeopleSoft HCM Finance and Payroll systems to Workday ensuring accuracy integrity and quality throughout the process. The ideal candidate has led complex data migrations on Workday projects demonstrates deep expertise with ETL tools and methodologies and preferably has experience in a higher education environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the full data conversion lifecycle for URIs Workday implementation from requirements through post-go-live validation.
- Develop and manage detailed data migration plans schedules and deliverables for URI.
- Oversee extraction transformation and loading (ETL) of data from URIs PeopleSoft HCM Finance and Payroll modules to Workday.
- Define data mapping cleansing validation and reconciliation processes in collaboration with URI functional and technical leads.
- Collaborate with URI business stakeholders technical staff and project consultants to resolve data-related issues.
- Ensure compliance with URIs data quality security and governance standards.
- Manage assigned URI and consulting resources within the data migration workstream.
- Coordinate and conduct data validation and parallel testing with URI business stakeholders.
- Provide regular status updates risk identification and issue management for the data migration track to URI project leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field (Masters preferred).
- 7 years experience in data migration/conversion with at least 3 years leading Workday data conversion projects.
- Expertise in ETL methodologies and tools such as Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) Workday Studio Talend Informatica SQL Alteryx or similar.
- Demonstrated experience with data conversion for PeopleSoft and Workday (HCM Finance Payroll).
- Prior experience managing data migration teams on enterprise-scale projects ideally in higher education.
- Strong understanding of data architecture governance validation and reconciliation.
- Proven leadership project management and communication skills.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of URIs cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with data and business processes in higher education preferably at a public research university.
- Workday and/or PeopleSoft certification(s).
- Experience with cloud-based data migration and secure data handling.
Employment Type
Contract
