Workday FINS Lead

Job Overview:

The Director Workday Lead is a people leader responsible for guiding the strategic direction governance and operational excellence of the Workday platform across Finance and related enterprise functions. This role oversees a team of Workday specialists and serves as the thought partner for Finance leadership. The Workday Director ensures that Workday remains scalable compliant and optimized for evolving business needs while driving impactful initiatives spanning integrations security reporting and crossfunctional architecture

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for Workday across HR Finance or holistic platform domains (integrations security reporting architecture).

• Lead and develop a highperforming team setting clear priorities enabling growth and ensuring strong delivery outcomes.

• Drive enterprise solution design for major initiatives including new modules complex enhancements and crosssystem architecture.

• Oversee Workday governance ensuring scalable configuration secure operations and alignment with SOX audit and compliance standards.

• Serve as a senior Workday expert advising functional executives on system capabilities risks and strategic opportunities.

• Direct AMS and thirdparty partners ensuring clear ownership highquality deliverables and alignment with internal standards.

• Guide resolution of highimpact issues involving integrations security reporting or platform performance.

• Develop and maintain longterm roadmaps focused on simplification stability and enterpriselevel scalability.

• Foster strong partnerships with HR Finance IT Payroll and Audit to align technology with business needs.

• Communicate platform strategies changes and risks to executive leaders and crossfunctional stakeholders.

Qualifications (Minimum Required):

• 8 years of Workday experience with deep expertise in Finance or Workday platform domains (integrations security reporting architecture).

• 3 years of people leadership experience including managing teams developing talent and driving organizational outcomes.

• Proven track record leading largescale Workday initiatives or enterprise transformations.

• Experience managing AMS or managed services partners.

• Background operating in regulated SOXcontrolled or auditdriven environments.

Experience (Minimum Required):

• Advanced knowledge in FINS and then at least one major Workday domain:

  • HR/HCM: Core HCM Compensation Talent Absence

  • Platform: Integrations Security Reporting Architecture

• Strong analytical solutioning and decisionmaking capabilities.

• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.

• Exceptional communication skills including the ability to simplify complex concepts for senior audiences.

• Ability to operate effectively in a global matrixed environment.

• Vendor management experience and familiarity with AMS operating models.

• Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.

Preferred Qualifications Include:

• Leadership of Workday postimplementation stabilization large platform upgrades or multimodule rollouts.

• Experience in life sciences healthcare or other regulated industries.

• Prior ownership of governance frameworks related to security integration architecture or reporting.

• Exposure to identity governance audit remediation or enterprise data governance efforts.

• Workday Pro or Workday Certification in relevant domain(s).

• PMP ITIL or similar certifications supporting enterprise delivery.

• Experience presenting to executive leadership teams or steering committees

Physical Demands / Work Environment:

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.

• Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.

• Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.

• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast simple repeated movements of the fingers hands and wrists.

• Occasional crouching stooping with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.

• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.

• Light to moderate lifting and carrying or moving of objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.

• Regular and consistent attendance.

• Varied hours may be required.

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.

• Frequent travel to clients/site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.

Benefits: All job offers will be based on a candidates skills and prior relevant experience applicable degrees/certifications as well as internal equity and market data. Regular full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical Dental Vision Life STD/LTD 401(K) ESPP Paid time off (PTO) or Flexible time off (FTO) and Company bonus where applicable. For more detailed information please click here.

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