Workday Functional Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the way in ensuring Workday is secure, compliant, efficient, and delivers excellent employee and candidate experiences.

• Be the go-to expert across Workday modules, including Core HCM, Absence, Security, Business Processes (BP), Payroll, Recruiting, and Talent—turning ideas into seamless solutions.

• Champion continuous improvement by reviewing configurations and identifying opportunities to boost performance and value.

• Own Workday release cycles - investigate changes, plan ahead, and ensure smooth rollouts.

• Collaborate with Tech teams to manage Workday integrations and ensure systems operate smoothly together.

• Support users by resolving escalated queries and ensuring high-quality service across all touchpoints.

• Develop training materials, lead demos, and drive change-readiness across the business.

• Create dashboards and reports that enable teams to make informed decisions quickly.

• Support major HR events, such as salary reviews, bonus cycles, and other organizational milestones.

• Conduct audits, data cleanses, and system deep-dives as needed.

• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to a culture of collaboration and growth.

• Help manage the HR systems ecosystem end-to-end, ensuring compliance, security, and operational excellence.

• Facilitate workshops, demos, and feedback sessions, translating business needs into actionable Workday configuration changes.

• Document processes, solutions, and configurations for knowledge transfer to internal teams and external partners.

Key Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience, including Core HCM, Absence, Security, Business Processes, Payroll, Recruiting, and Talent modules.

• Proven experience leading full lifecycle Workday implementations (preferred).

• Strong communication skills, capable of engaging and influencing C-level executives and business SMEs.

• Ability to work independently as the Workday SME within a small, lean, and dynamic team.

• Skilled in facilitating workshops, gathering requirements, and translating business needs into Workday solutions.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and fast-paced, evolving requirements.

• Detail-oriented, data-savvy, and able to balance big-picture strategy with hands-on configuration.

• Experience handling sensitive, confidential data with a privacy-first mindset.