Workday Technical Lead

• Lead root cause analysis and remediation efforts for critical production issues and integration failures.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on platform reliability, automation, and operational efficiency.

• Manage technical debt and platform optimization opportunities across the People Technology landscape.

• Ensure compliance with internal audit, SOX, GDPR, data privacy, and enterprise security standards; conduct periodic security audits & risk assessments.

• Establish integration standards, reusable frameworks, and best practices.

• Provide technical oversight and governance for AMS teams, including developers, integration resources, and support personnel Enterprise People Technology Architecture • Define and maintain the People Technology architecture roadmap aligned with organizational goals and digital transformation initiatives.

• Evaluate business requirements and recommend scalable, secure, and sustainable technology solutions.

• Partner with Enterprise Architecture teams to align People Technology strategies with broader enterprise technology standards.

• Lead architecture reviews, technical design sessions, and solution governance activities.

• Assess technical impacts, dependencies, risks, and opportunities across People technology platforms.

• Maintain architecture diagrams, technical standards, integration inventories, and data flow documentation.

Experience & Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise technology experience, including 7+ years of hands-on Workday technical roles. Strong expertise in:

• Workday Security

• Workday Integrations (Workday Studio, EIB, Connectors, PECI/PICOF, APIs) • Workday Architecture • Strong understanding of Workday business processes and data architecture.

• Experience supporting enterprise people ecosystems and third-party vendor integrations.

• Knowledge of security governance, audit controls, and compliance frameworks.

• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, HRIS, or related field • Workday certifications in Integration, Security, HCM, or related areas.

• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and HR digital transformation initiatives.

• Experience with other HR/People Technologies like learning platforms (Cornerstone etc.), recruiting platforms (Phenom, Greenhouse etc.), survey platforms (Qualtrics, Perceptyx etc.), Skills platforms, Case Management Platforms (ServiceNow etc.), Time & Attendance platforms (UKG, Infor) • Familiarity with middleware platforms such as MuleSoft, Boomi, or Informatica.

• Experience integrating Workday with identity management, payroll, benefits, finance, and analytics platforms.

• Exposure to Agile delivery methodologies and DevOps & ITSM practices.

• Experience working in global or multi-region HR environments