Workday Talent & Performance Lead

RTX•US-CT-REMOTE, CT

1d•$132,400 - $251,600•Remote

About The Position

The Workday Talent & Performance Lead supports administration, optimization, and ongoing maintenance of the end-to-end Performance Impact process—including goal setting, mid-year, and year-end—and Succession Planning within RTX’s Workday Talent and Performance team in the HR Digital Technology organization. The role ensures system integrity, executes configuration updates and structured system cleanups, and delivers advanced reporting and notification solutions for enterprise talent programs. The position operates in a complex, global Workday environment and partners with HR Technology, Talent COE, Product Owners, and Production Support teams. It serves as the DT Workstream Lead for Performance Impact and Succession Planning, providing direction, alignment, and escalation management while coordinating DT timelines, dependencies, deliverables, and risk mitigation. The role is remote and U.S.-based. U.S. citizenship is required because access to certain necessary systems is restricted to U.S. citizens. The salary range is $132,400–$251,600. RTX describes a total rewards package that includes compensation, healthcare, wellness, retirement, work/life benefits, career development, and recognition programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 10 or more years of related experience, or an advanced degree and 8 or more years of related experience.
At least 7 years of Workday HRIS experience in Talent and Performance.
Experience configuring Workday business processes, templates, and security.
Experience with advanced Workday reporting, including calculated fields and matrix reports.
Strong experience with HTML, specifically for Workday notifications.
Experience supporting enterprise-scale HR systems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Talent and Performance, including ratings and calibrations.
Experience with Succession Planning and Career Development modules.
Experience with Workday security frameworks.
Knowledge of Skills Cloud or Talent Intelligence and how it connects to other Talent and Performance processes.
Exposure to data governance or AI-enabled HR systems.
Experience working in global, matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

Lead the DT workstream for Workday Performance Impact and Succession Planning, providing direction, alignment, and escalation management.
Represent DT in enterprise working groups and decision forums, ensuring DT needs and constraints are understood.
Manage DT timelines, dependencies, deliverables, and risk mitigation.
Execute quarterly and annual system cleanups, including review of inactive or outdated configuration elements, data audits, and security and role-based access validations.
Maintain data integrity and consistency across Talent and Performance modules, and proactively identify and remediate system inconsistencies and technical debt.
Lead end-to-end Workday configuration updates, including business process updates, review templates, performance cycle configurations, and talent and succession frameworks.
Support change requests and enhancements through the Jira intake process.
Partner with functional and technical teams to test and validate system changes and provide UAT support.
Ensure configuration aligns with enterprise design standards and governance models.
Develop and maintain advanced Workday reports and dashboards, including matrix and composite reports and complex calculated fields.
Support the Talent COE with data insights for performance, skills, and succession, and ensure reporting accuracy and alignment with data governance standards.
Design, build, and maintain custom Workday business-process notifications using HTML, including clear formatting, embedded links, and dynamic content.
Standardize notification templates across Talent processes and troubleshoot and optimize notification delivery and rendering.
Support production operations for Talent and Performance cycles and partner with Tier 2 support to resolve system issues and escalations.
Maintain documentation for configuration standards, cleanup procedures, and reporting logic.
Contribute to intake prioritization and roadmap execution.

Benefits

Healthcare, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Wellness and employee assistance program.
Retirement benefits, including a 401(k) match.
Life insurance and short- and long-term disability insurance.
Flexible spending accounts.
Flexible work schedules.
Parental leave, including paternal leave.
Paid time off and holidays.
Educational assistance and the Employee Scholar Program.
Child and adult backup care.
Achievement awards and recognition programs.
Career development programs.
Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and other factors.