Workday HR Technology Associate Director

Associate Director, HR Technology leads the implementation, governance, and optimization of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), with a primary focus on Workday Human Capital Management. This role partners with HR COEs and Technology teams to design, implement, and manage HR technology platforms while ensuring data integrity, system scalability, and regulatory compliance.

The Associate Director acts as a liaison between the business stakeholders and the product and engineering team to develop a shared understanding of the business needs, and to translate those business needs into system requirements, and serves as the subject matter expert on technology capabilities supporting HR functions. In addition, this role contributes toward the vision and strategy for the Human Capital Management product areas, investigates new capabilities, and contributes to product implementation

Essential Job Functions:

Functional Management

• Oversee the maintenance, optimization, and configuration of Workday and other HRIS platforms.
• Serve as an expert on Workday functionality and available features and on multiple business processes and systems.
• Analyze business processes and needs to determine the most effective Workday technology solutions.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to configure applications and lead hands-on UAT testing of complex solutions.
• Stay abreast of HRIS system strategic roadmaps, industry trends and activities through external networks and education.
  • Provide input into product vision, roadmap, and define/prioritize short-to-medium term goals and execute on these.
  • Drive continuous improvements based on user feedback and evolving best practices.

Data Governance and Continuous Improvement

• Establish governance frameworks for HR systems, including business process standards, data standards, and ownership.
• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and security of HR data across all systems; lead data cleansing initiatives and implement data audits.
• Provide advanced reporting and analytics support using Workday and third-party reporting tools to support business decision making.
• Identify opportunities for process automation, standardization, and reduction of manual efforts.
• Investigate and address data and functional questions.

Training and Change Management

• Lead change management efforts for HR technology initiatives, including communication, training, and adoption strategies.
• Develop training programs and oversee development of materials; conduct demos to stakeholders.
• Ensure end-user support processes, documentation, and knowledge resources are effective and scalable.
• Manage vendor relationships and lead vendor evaluation and selection processes.
  • Collaborate with multiple functional areas within HR to align priorities and resources to ensure goals and objectives are met.
  • Mentor less-senior analysts and contribute to cross-training among team members.

Additional Responsibilities

• Demonstrate FINRA’s values.
• Collaborate, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.

Education/ Experience Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of eight (8) years relevant experience or additional experience in lieu of a degree

• 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following: product management, project management, business analysis, program management, software engineering

• 5+ years hands-on configuration experience with Workday HCM core modules (Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits) and at least one of: Recruiting, Talent, Performance.

• Experience managing people and cross-functional teams, programs, and initiatives.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with business stakeholders at all levels

• Strong writing ability, including strong technical writing ability for system documentation, business requirements, and user training materials.

• Strong business acumen

• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills

• Experience translating data into quantifiable actions/deliverables

• Experience with Agile software development

• Experience working cross-functionally in a large organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business administration or similar advanced degree

• Workday Pro Certifications in HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent and Performance

• Experience with HR analytics and r