About The Position
Founded by former Workday clients, we value partnership and engagement as a cornerstone of our business. With years of functional and technical experience in all phases of Workday's deployment life cycle, we can determine the most efficient integration designs and rapid deployment strategies. We develop maintainable solutions and provide support for integration testing and updates for new Workday releases. We are seeking a Workday Test Lead to drive testing strategy and execution across Workday implementations and enhancements. This role is responsible for ensuring that Workday solutions are fully validated, business-ready, and aligned to real-world processes prior to go-live. The Test Lead will partner closely with functional leads, PMs, and client stakeholders to coordinate testing efforts across HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits, and Compensation. This is a high-impact, cross-functional role that sits at the center of delivery—ensuring quality, minimizing risk, and enabling successful deployments.
Requirements
- 5–10+ years of experience in testing, QA, or Workday delivery roles
- Hands-on experience leading testing efforts in Workday implementations
- Strong understanding of Workday business processes across HCM and/or Payroll domains
- Experience with: UAT coordination and execution, Test planning and script development, Defect management and triage
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and client stakeholders during testing cycles
- Strong organizational and communication skills, especially under tight timelines
Nice To Haves
- Payroll parallel testing (strongly preferred)
- Workday functional experience (HCM, Payroll, Time & Absence, Benefits, etc.)
- Experience with test management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, etc.)
- Experience supporting global or multi-country deployments
Responsibilities
- Own and drive the end-to-end testing strategy for Workday implementations and releases
- Develop and manage the testing plan, including: Unit Testing (supporting functional teams), System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Payroll Parallel Testing (if applicable)
- Coordinate across functional workstreams to ensure test coverage aligns with business processes and configurations
- Define and manage test scenarios, scripts, and data requirements
- Lead UAT execution, including: Business user coordination and scheduling, Tester enablement and guidance, Daily triage calls and status tracking
- Manage defect tracking and resolution, partnering with functional teams to prioritize and drive closure
- Ensure clear visibility into testing progress, risks, and readiness for go-live
- Support payroll parallel testing, including validation of results, reconciliation, and issue resolution
- Facilitate go/no-go readiness discussions based on testing outcomes
- Drive testing governance, including: Entry/exit criteria, Test completion metrics, Defect thresholds
- Contribute to continuous improvement of testing frameworks, tools, and accelerators
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
