Sr Director, Finance Applications

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About the Team

At Workday, we help the world’s largest organizations adapt to what’s next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard, and we’re serious about what we do. But we like to have fun, too. We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and do good in the communities where we live and work.

The Finance Applications team mission is to champion business and customer success through Workday and best in class Finance technology. Our objectives are to understand the unique needs of our users and deliver solutions to drive a delightful user experience and impactful business outcomes both at Workday and for our customers. How do we build these delightful experiences? Our core team principle is to cultivate empowered, autonomous, diverse teams with freedom and support to experiment, celebrate growth and learning and drive groundbreaking innovation leading to a brighter Workday for all.

About the Role

The Senior Director of Finance Applications will be a pivotal leader in defining and implementing an end-to-end solution strategy across our Finance IT teams. This forward-thinking role will be instrumental in weaving together Workday's product suite, customized innovations, and third-party technologies to construct a best-in-class, AI-powered financial ecosystem. By harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, you will unlock unprecedented business value and create truly fabulous user experiences. This position is a cornerstone of the Leadership team, reporting directly to the VP of Business Applications

What you will do:

You will possess an understanding of the multifaceted constraints of the business—spanning services, finance, legal, and privacy—coupled with a deep empathy for our users and a data-driven understanding of their engagement with our products. This leader will be at the forefront of technological trends, particularly in the AI landscape, using these insights to architect and implement a visionary solution strategy and roadmap.

• AI-Powered Strategic Leadership: Define and implement the long-term roadmap for Workday Financials, with an emphasis on integrating AI & ML to drive predictive insights, automate complex processes, and enhance financial forecasting and decision-making.

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and cultivate a high-performing team of Workday Financials professionals. Champion a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and innovation, empowering the team to explore and implement innovative AI solutions.

• System Ownership & AI-Driven Optimization: Lead the end-to-end Workday Financials application portfolio. Drive continuous improvement by identifying and implementing opportunities for intelligent automation, using AI to optimize system performance and efficiency across all financial modules.

• Implementation & Enhancement Management: Be responsible for the entire lifecycle of new Workday Financials modules, features, and enhancements, w