HR Lead, Workday ERP Transformation

Emory University • Atlanta, GA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

The HR Lead for Workday ERP Transformation is accountable for the Human Resources workstream within Emory University and Emory Healthcare’s Workday ERP Transformation. Reporting to the VP for ERP Transformation, this role serves as the primary functional decision-maker across both entities and leads the design and delivery of Workday Human Capital Management. The HR Lead reconciles policy and process differences, directs the assigned HR team and advisers, identifies operational staffing or backfill needs, and escalates decisions or risks requiring broader program action.

The role owns HR workstream scope, priorities, deliverables, dependencies, decisions, risks, and readiness in coordination with the ERP PMO. It serves as the functional product owner for Workday HCM and approves future-state HR design across core HR, talent, recruiting, benefits, absence, compensation, payroll, time capture, and related reporting. The position also leads HR participation in requirements, configuration reviews, data conversion, testing, cutover, deployment readiness, and stabilization, while coordinating with functional and technical leads, Change Management, Workday, consultants, and HR stakeholders to support adoption and transition to ongoing operations.

Position tasks are generally required to be performed in person at an Emory University location. Remote work-from-home day options may be granted at department discretion, and Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to the employee.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field.
• Ten years of progressively responsible HR leadership, operations, or transformation experience, including experience leading complex teams or workstreams.
• Broad HR expertise spanning HR operations and HR technology, with strong knowledge of policy, payroll and time, talent, benefits, and workforce data.
• Experience delivering large-scale HR transformation or an enterprise cloud HCM system.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, resolve competing priorities, make enterprise decisions, and communicate complex policy and system topics clearly.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree and/or SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or comparable professional credential.
• Direct Workday HCM experience is strongly preferred.
• Full life-cycle Workday HCM implementation experience.
• Experience in higher education, academic medicine, healthcare, or another complex multi-entity environment.

Responsibilities

• Own HR workstream scope, priorities, deliverables, dependencies, decisions, risks, and readiness in coordination with the ERP PMO.
• Serve as the functional product owner for Workday Human Capital Management and approve future-state HR design.
• Guide design across core HR, talent, recruiting, benefits, absence, compensation, payroll, time capture, and related reporting.
• Reconcile University and Healthcare policies, promote standardized processes, and document the rationale and approval for material differences.
• Secure appropriate subject matter advisers and coordinate with HR operations to address backfill or operational capacity needs during the program.
• Ensure the solution addresses compliance, controls, security, data integrity, and workforce reporting requirements.
• Lead HR participation in requirements, configuration reviews, data conversion, testing, cutover, deployment readiness, and stabilization.
• Coordinate with other functional and technical leads, Change Management, Workday, consultants, and HR stakeholders to support adoption and transition to ongoing operations.
• Perform related responsibilities as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior