Workday HCM Technical Integration Lead
About The Position
The Workday HCM Technical Integration Lead will provide hands-on technical leadership for Workday integration projects and initiatives within an enterprise applications organization. The role combines architecture-level design with direct development, building advanced integrations and connecting Workday to enterprise systems and downstream applications. The lead will collaborate with Workday functional teams, enterprise technology teams, external partners, and downstream system owners to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. The position supports a significant roadmap of Workday integration initiatives and may involve emerging capabilities such as Workday Extend, Orchestrate, automation, and AI-enabled functionality. The engagement is W2 only, remote from anywhere in the U.S., with availability during approximately 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Occasional access to the New Jersey headquarters is advantageous but not required. The engagement may extend beyond its initial contract term.
Requirements
- 8 or more years of Workday integration experience.
- Demonstrated ability to build complex Workday Studio integrations from scratch.
- Hands-on experience with EIB, Core Connectors, Workday APIs, REST/SOAP web services, XML/XSLT, and integration architecture.
- Strong understanding of integration design, testing, troubleshooting, and production support.
- Ability to serve as a technical lead while remaining directly involved in development.
- Experience working across multiple enterprise projects, stakeholders, technical teams, and downstream application owners.
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Strong communication, technical documentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to consistently work Eastern Time business hours.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with payroll-related integration technologies such as PECI and PICOF.
- Experience with Workday Extend or Orchestrate.
- Workday AI, Illuminate, agent, automation, or broader AI experience.
- Workday certifications.
- Occasional access to the New Jersey headquarters.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop advanced Workday integrations from the ground up using Workday Studio and related integration technologies.
- Serve as a hands-on technical lead across multiple Workday projects and integration initiatives.
- Design integration solutions connecting Workday with enterprise systems and downstream applications.
- Collaborate with Workday functional leads to understand end-to-end processes and translate requirements into technical designs.
- Work with enterprise technology teams supporting platforms such as Oracle, ServiceNow, and other business applications.
- Develop and support integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, payroll connectors, APIs, web services, and file-based approaches.
- Lead source-to-target integration testing, develop test scenarios, troubleshoot defects, and validate end-to-end data flows.
- Follow structured change-management, documentation, security, and production-support practices.
- Help prepare the organization for future adoption of Workday Extend, Orchestrate, automation, and AI-related functionality.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
