Workday HCM Manager

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Position Overview

The Workday HCM Manager will lead a team responsible for the configuration, optimization, and governance of the Workday platform across a global enterprise. This role will oversee end‑to‑end configuration activities, ensuring Workday is designed and maintained to support scalable, standard, and efficient HR processes worldwide.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Workday administrator with deep expertise across multiple HCM functional areas, exceptional problem‑solving skills, and experience delivering high-quality solutions in a complex, global environment.

Key Responsibilities

Workday Configuration & Administration

• Oversee and participate in configuration across Workday HCM modules including:
  • Security
  • Performance
  • Compensation
  • Advanced Compensation
  • Core HCM
• Manage business process configuration, condition rules, routing, notifications, and calculated fields.
• Partner with HR COEs and HR Service Center to translate business needs into scalable Workday solutions with an emphasis on Employee Experience.
• Act as a Workday subject matter expert for HR projects and initiatives.
• Lead biannual Workday release process.
• Proactively identify opportunities to implement new features, with a focus on embedded AI and Workday Illuminate.
• Ensure configuration aligns with global policies, compliance requirements, and data integrity standards.

Integrations & Technical Enablement

• Oversee Workday integrations, coordinating with technical teams as needed.
• Support integration troubleshooting, versioning, testing, and enhancements.

Team Leadership & Governance

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of three Workday configuration professionals.
• Prioritize and allocate workload across configuration, issue resolution, enhancements, and release management.
• Serve as a point of escalation for complex configuration issues and design decisions.
• Ensure adherence to global design standards, documentation, and change control processes.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of Workday HCM administration experience with hands-on configuration.
• Expertise in multiple Workday modules: Security, Performance, Talent, Recruiting, Compensation, and Advanced Compensation.
• Experience with Workday integrations (EIBs, Core Connectors, Studio preferred).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to diagnose and solve complex system issues.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with both technical and functional stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Pro certification(s) (Advanced Compensation, Compensation, HCM Core, Recruiting, or Talent and Performance)
• Experience with Workday Extend (preferred but not required).
• Experience supporting HR transformation, system redesign, or enterprise-scale Workday deployments.
• Familiarity with agile delivery methodologies.

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