Workday Configuration Lead - Recruiting, Onboarding & Talent Management
About The Position
The Workday Configuration Lead leads the configuration, optimization, and support of Workday Recruiting, Onboarding, and Talent Management solutions. The role serves as the primary subject matter expert for talent-related Workday functionality and partners with HR, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and business leaders to deliver scalable solutions that enhance the employee lifecycle experience. The position leads system enhancements, supports strategic HR initiatives, and ensures Workday capabilities align with organizational goals. It also establishes configuration standards, documentation practices, and governance procedures; evaluates Workday biannual releases; and drives continuous improvement through automation, simplification, and better user experiences. The role provides talent acquisition and talent management metrics, maintains data integrity and consistency, and acts as the primary liaison between HR stakeholders and technology teams. It leads requirements gathering, solution design, and user acceptance testing, while providing guidance and mentorship to HRIS analysts and other team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of Workday configuration experience.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience supporting Workday Recruiting, Onboarding, and Talent Management.
- Demonstrated expertise in Workday business processes, security configuration, condition rules, calculated fields, custom reports, and dashboards.
- Experience leading Workday enhancements, implementations, or optimization projects.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
Nice To Haves
- Workday Pro Certification(s) in Recruiting, Talent & Performance, HCM, or related modules.
- Experience supporting large-scale or global Workday environments.
- Knowledge of Workday integrations and data management tools.
- Experience with Workday Journeys.
- Experience working in Agile or product-based delivery models.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, configuration, testing, deployment, and ongoing support of Workday Recruiting, Onboarding, and Talent Management modules.
- Configure and maintain business processes, condition rules, notifications, questionnaires, security roles, and related system functionality.
- Translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions aligned with HR and organizational strategies.
- Establish configuration standards, documentation practices, and governance procedures.
- Manage and optimize Workday Recruiting processes from candidate application through hire.
- Configure recruiting workflows, candidate stages, interview processes, offer generation, and communication templates.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to improve recruiter efficiency, hiring manager experience, and candidate engagement.
- Support recruiting compliance and reporting requirements.
- Lead configuration and enhancement of Workday Onboarding processes and employee transition activities.
- Configure onboarding journeys, task assignments, document acknowledgments, and new-hire workflows.
- Collaborate with HR Operations to streamline onboarding and improve employee readiness.
- Support and enhance Workday Talent Management functionality, including Performance Management, Goal Management, Career Development, Talent Reviews, Succession Planning, and Talent Pools.
- Partner with HR leaders to support talent strategies and workforce planning initiatives.
- Provide talent acquisition and talent management metrics for business decision-making.
- Ensure data integrity and consistency across talent-related processes and reporting.
- Evaluate Workday biannual releases and identify opportunities to use new functionality.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation, simplification, and user experience.
- Maintain awareness of Workday best practices and emerging capabilities.
- Serve as the primary liaison between HR stakeholders and technology teams for talent-related Workday initiatives.
- Lead requirements gathering, solution design sessions, and user acceptance testing activities.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to HRIS analysts and other team members.
- Manage multiple priorities and projects while maintaining a high level of customer service.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
