Workday Technology Director

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Job Description

Workday Technology Platform Director

We are looking for a senior technology leader to oversee the effective utilization, and continuous improvement of the Workday platform in support of our human resources, payroll, finance, and other business functions.

The ideal candidate is a leader who is enthusiastic about driving efficiency, fostering an innovation culture, and highlighting leadership abilities in software development lifecycle practices within the Workday ecosystem.

Primary Responsibilities:  

Leading for the future:

• Evolve governance models, drive release management best practices, and foster robust incident and change management processes.
• Design, manage and audit the security architecture within Workday that supports data privacy and compliance requirements. 
• Utilize data analytics tools and methodologies to develop actionable insights, metrics, trends, and performance indicators for the Workday platform.
• Collaborate with product and technology teams on enterprise design thinking in enabling Workday tenant and shared capabilities.
• Collaborate with vendors and third-party partners to evaluate new features, functionality, and enhancements within the Workday ecosystem.

Raising the bar:

• Ensure platform services and capabilities are always available and follow policies related to governance, security, privacy, and business continuity.
• Oversee and optimize day-to-day operations of the Workday system, including tenant and configuration management, security, release management and change management.
• Conduct regular system audits and performance tuning to ensure optimal system performance and reliability.
• Stay current with Workday releases and updates, evaluating new features and functionality for potential adoption.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to development and functional teams, ensuring best practices and standards throughout the product development lifecycle.

The successful candidate will:

• Effectively communicate and build relationships to interact, inform, influence, and communicate with key stakeholders at all levels.
• Coach and develop a culture of SDLC-like processes for functional release and change management.
• Have a proven record for leading and enabling technology, architecture, and software engineering activities at an enterprise scale.
• Be self-motivated and display an unwavering responsibility to deliver high quality results and commitments.
• Have an intellectual curiosity and interest to maintain and acquire new business, technology, and architecture skills.

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of Workday experience in a leadership role with a core foundation in HCM, Finance, Workday Studio, Workday Integration Cloud, EIBs, and other integration tools.
• Deep knowledge of Workday architecture, configuration, customization, security, integration, reporting, and testing methodologies and tools.
• At least 8 years of experience in Software Engineering and Systems Architecture or Technology Solution design.
• Strong critical thinking skills and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
• 8+ years of experience architecting, designing, and/or delivering scalable and decoupled systems in a heavily regulated technology environment.
• Experience in engaging, influencing, and driving initiatives by partnering with technology executives.
• Experience mentoring software engineers or architects.
• Experience in a regulated environment (HIPAA, PCI, Privacy, SOX etc.)

Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Eight or more years of relevant software engineering experience
- Five or more years of experience leading a software engineering team

The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application