Lead Analyst Workday Extend

Jobs Details

Client Industry

Visa Restrictions

No Sponsorship

Locals Only/ Out of Area/ Remote

Chicago IL

Hybrid 3 days onsite- locals only

Interview Type (Phone Video Face to Face)

Video

Anticipated Start (in weeks)

2-4 weeks

3-5 Must Haves

Responsibilities:
Lead Workday AI & Extend: Drive the adoption and implementation of Workday AI capabilities including Agent System of Record custom agents Orchestration and data cloud. Design and develop Workday Extend applications to enhance user experience streamline workflows and deliver custom business solutions.
Integration Leadership & solutioning: Lead the design development testing deployment and support of integrations between Workday and internal/external platforms. Own end-to-end solutioning for Workday integrations ensuring scalable secure and high-performing data exchanges across enterprise systems.
Advanced Integration Development: Leverage AI-enhanced integration patterns event-driven architectures and automation frameworks to improve efficiency and resiliency. Build and optimize integrations using Workday Orchestrate Cloud Connect and APIs (REST/SOAP).
Systems & Data Engineering: Enable AI-driven insights and reporting through structured and unstructured data pipelines. Collaborate with business SMEs to design and validate data pipelines into Prism Analytics.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with HR Finance IT and business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions. Lead discovery workshops to identify opportunities for AI-driven enhancements and process automation.
Operational Excellence & Governance: Oversee day-to-day operations monitoring and optimization of integrations and Extend apps. Ensure data quality governance compliance and security across all integrations and AI solutions. Establish best practices reusable frameworks and documentation standards.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Stay current with Workday AI Extend and integration roadmap updates to introduce innovative capabilities. Identify opportunities to leverage generative AI and intelligent workflows within Workday.
Manage project timelines risks and deliverables ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology or a related field. Masters degree is a plus.
6 years of hands-on experience in Workday integrations with deep understanding of Workday Orchestrate Studio EIBs PECI Core Connectors Cloud Connect Document Transformations Workday Packaged Integrations XSLT etc. and Workday Extend development.
Prior implementation experience leading and implementing Workday AI/ML capabilities Agents ASOR data pipelines and intelligent automation frameworks
Strong understanding of Workday architecture data model and security framework.
Experience with at least 2 full life cycle Workday integrations.
Experience in using Developer tools such as Oxygen Postman/SOAP UI or its equivalent.
Experience with modern integration technologies: REST SOAP XML JSON event-driven patterns.
Familiarity with AI/ML concepts data pipelines and analytics platforms is highly desirable.
Workday certifications in Integrations Studio and/or Extend (strongly preferred).
Excellent problem-solving communication and stakeholder management skills.
Strong project management capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities.