Workday HCM Lead
Posted 5 days ago by 1751632359
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The Workday HCM Talent Management Lead is responsible for overseeing the Workday HCM Talent Management Suite initiatives, focusing on design, configuration, testing, and deployment across various HR modules. The role requires extensive experience in Workday HCM and HR business processes, along with strong collaboration skills. The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams to ensure effective implementation and enhancement of HR solutions. This position is remote and involves strategic insights to improve system performance and user experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the management and enhancement of the Workday HCM Talent Management Suite.
- Coordinate with business owners, subject matter experts, developers, and analysts to evaluate and prioritize work requests.
- Focus on building and maintaining forms within onboarding and offboarding functional areas.
- Design and implement solutions in areas including Recruitment, Applicant Tracking, Position Description Management, and Organizational Charts.
- Configure and deploy Workday HCM solutions in alignment with business and compliance requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including HR, IT, and project management to ensure seamless integration and support.
- Translate complex business requirements into scalable Workday HCM solutions.
- Apply knowledge of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in all solution implementations.
- Provide strategic insights and recommendations to enhance system performance and user experience.
- Act as a key liaison between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited institution.
- 7+ years of experience in a lead role focused on HR/HCM design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
- 5+ years of experience specifically with Workday HCM, including Talent Management.
- Deep understanding of HR practices, compliance regulations, and industry best practices.
- Demonstrated experience in Workday solution design and configuration.
- Data mapping and reporting tools.
- Integration technologies.
- Strong proficiency with Workday Recruiting, Onboarding/Offboarding, and Talent modules.
- Ability to lead and facilitate meetings, communicate technical concepts clearly, and collaborate across departments.
- Experience with public sector HR systems (Highly Desired).
- Familiarity with state organizational structures, roles, and workflows (Preferred).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: HR
Job Title: Workday HCM Talent Management Lead
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Workday HCM Talent Management Lead to oversee and manage Workday HCM Talent Management Suite initiatives. This role will focus on the design, configuration, testing, and deployment of solutions across modules including Recruitment, Applicant Tracking, Onboarding/Offboarding, Position Description Management, and Organizational Charts. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Workday HCM, HR business processes, and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the management and enhancement of the Workday HCM Talent Management Suite.
- Coordinate with business owners, subject matter experts, developers, and analysts to evaluate and prioritize work requests.
- Focus on building and maintaining forms within onboarding and offboarding functional areas.
- Design and implement solutions in areas including Recruitment, Applicant Tracking, Position Description Management, and Organizational Charts.
- Configure and deploy Workday HCM solutions in alignment with business and compliance requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including HR, IT, and project management to ensure seamless integration and support.
- Translate complex business requirements into scalable Workday HCM solutions.
- Apply knowledge of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in all solution implementations.
- Provide strategic insights and recommendations to enhance system performance and user experience.
- Act as a key liaison between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited institution.
- 7+ years of experience in a lead role focused on HR/HCM design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
- 5+ years of experience specifically with Workday HCM, including Talent Management.
- Deep understanding of HR practices, compliance regulations, and industry best practices.
- Demonstrated experience in:
- Workday solution design and configuration
- Data mapping and reporting tools
- Integration technologies
- Strong proficiency with Workday Recruiting, Onboarding/Offboarding, and Talent modules.
- Ability to lead and facilitate meetings, communicate technical concepts clearly, and collaborate across departments.
- Experience with public sector HR systems (Highly Desired).
- Familiarity with state organizational structures, roles, and workflows (Preferred).
Preferred Qualifications
- Public sector experience
- Experience with organizational role vs user role configurations in Workday.
- 7+ years Talent Management experience.
- Prior involvement in Workday implementation or optimization projects.
- Certifications in Workday HCM modules (a plus).
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- In-depth knowledge of Workday HCM and Talent Management Suites.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Experience navigating and managing within a SaaS environment.