Workday Delivery Lead

TEKsystems•Hopewell, NJ

2d•$60 - $96•Hybrid

About The Position

TEKsystems is currently looking for a Delivery Lead that will support the Workday application in managing and coordinating various project activities including the semi-annual Feature Releases and various downstream initiatives. Partners with business partners to understand new and existing use cases to optimize their process needs and to support improved reporting. Ensure that all change is adhering to our Enterprise Change Management standards while facilitating/influencing the partners through the process/timeline; become a subject matter expert of the Workday application, understand our Agile processes, and work closely with our architects/developers on solutions and testing. Plan and coordinate delivery and dependencies across multiple teams. Facilitate dependency management/risk management/impediment removal for the defined deliverables. Promote/facilitate communication and collaboration across organizations to support the deliverable completion and timeline. Gather/facilitate status updates for the deliverables to stakeholders pertaining to delivery, risks/issues, and schedule. Ensure that execution is aligned with deliverable requirements by working with the stakeholders. Support resource planning for delivery/execution by working with the Lead Developer. You will partner with key Business, Development, Business Solutions, Program/Project Management, Architecture, Production Support and Testing Execs to develop and implement the tactical and strategic planning of all phases of application, environment and support management.

Requirements

3+ years Workday HCM experience
A solid understanding in at least three Workday modules including Core HCM, Compensation, Talent, Payroll, Time, Absence, and Benefits
Knowledge of Workday business process, core setup, and security framework
Deep understanding of Workday data model, corporate system architecture, interfaces, reporting, and data loading procedures
Attention to detail and relentless commitment to follow-through
Ability to convey ideas and recommendations to a wide variety of audiences at all levels in a clear, compelling and succinct way in written and verbal communications
Strong expertise in cloud-based multi-tenant systems
Strong ability to work with others on solutions

Nice To Haves

Workday Pro or Workday Certifications strongly preferred
Workday Integrations experience preferred

Responsibilities

Business relationship management, liaison to Global Human Resources and Shared Service Providers (SSPs)
Ensures deliverables comply with Enterprise Application Management Policies and Procedures.
Provide leadership, and management with a focus on ensuring delivery and execution are being managed against strategic goals and direction
Manage and provide Application portfolio oversight working closely with application and/or vendor managers
Provide risk oversight for business and technology risk