Workday Quality Assurance Lead

Wipfli Advisory LLC•,

1d•$107,000 - $144,000

About The Position

The Workday Quality Assurance Lead leads and executes end-to-end quality assurance activities across Wipfli's Workday implementation, ensuring alignment with business requirements and delivery of high-quality solutions. The role focuses on QA strategy, planning, coordination, and oversight, with hands-on testing as needed during high-volume periods, issue resolution, and major projects. The position may be performed in person, remotely, or in a hybrid environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education, Workday, ERP, and quality assurance experience will be considered.
At least 5 years of quality assurance experience, including at least 3 years supporting Workday implementations, with a proven record of leading QA for other ERP solutions or Workday transformation programs.
Deep understanding of Workday business processes and configurations.
Experience with test management tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps and experience automating Workday functional testing.
Strong experience in functional and end-to-end testing methodologies.
Hands-on expertise in UAT planning, coordination, and execution, including defect management, QA metrics, and reporting.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to make informed tradeoff decisions using business value, risk, effort, and user impact.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple initiatives, dependencies, and release timelines.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Professional Services Automation (PSA) implementations.
Background in professional services, accounting, financial services, or another matrixed business environment.
Workday PRO certification(s).
Experience coordinating with distributed, offshore, or third-party delivery teams.
Formal QA certification, such as ISTQB, CSQA, or Agile Testing certification, and working knowledge of Agile frameworks; product certifications such as CSPO, PSPO, or SAFe POPM are a plus.
Experience across multiple Workday modules, including HCM, Finance, Integrations, and Payroll.
Familiarity with integration testing involving third-party systems.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the end-to-end QA strategy for Workday implementations, upgrades, and enhancements.
Define and execute test plans, strategies, and frameworks; support risk assessment and mitigation planning.
Oversee functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing cycles.
Ensure testing alignment across Workday modules, including HCM, Finance, Payroll, Time Tracking, and related integrations.
Manage the defect lifecycle, including identification, prioritization, tracking, resolution, and clear communication of issue status.
Drive test data preparation, environment coordination, release validation, and quality reporting.
Partner with business stakeholders to support UAT readiness, execution, sign-off, and alignment with business processes and functional requirements.
Coordinate cross-functional QA activities with developers, business analysts, system integrators, vendors, and other delivery partners.
Ensure adherence to QA best practices, standards, and governance processes.

Benefits

Eight health plan options, including HMO and PPO plans.
Dental and vision coverage.
Option to enroll in an HSA with potential Firm contribution.
Employee Assistance Program.
Firm-sponsored basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
401(k) savings plan and profit share, with Firm matching contribution.
Well-being incentive.
Education and certification assistance.
Flexible time off.
Family care leave and parental leave.
Family formation benefits.
Cell phone reimbursement.
Travel rewards.
Voluntary critical illness and accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal coverage, long-term care, pet insurance, ID theft protection, and supplemental life/AD&D.
Potential eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.