Job Description
An employer is seeking a PERM Workday Implementation Manager to support the corporate business technology organization for a large pharmaceutical company. This candidate will be responsible for the following:
* Provide technical guidance and expertise in Workday to business teams, internal and external configuration teams, developers, testing teams, compliance, and other project members.
* Perform analytical support and technical analysis of requirements to generate solution specifications.
* Offer Workday domain expertise to support and develop resources across the Workday Squad.
* Identify areas for process improvements in the HR domain and actively participate in continuous process improvement activities.
* Research future software releases for ongoing process improvement and innovation.
* Lead the resolution of cross-functional and cross-platform issues, tradeoffs, and risks in alignment with enterprise, squad, and program objectives.
* Collaborate with teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions.
* Work with a team of developers and software engineers to support and develop integrations to downstream systems and data repositories.
* Stay informed about current technology trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, and actively participate in internal and external technology communities.
* Collaborate with partner teams to explore internal software solutions that enhance efficiency and enable more resilient code as infrastructure.
* Manage, grow, and maintain vendor relationships to ensure effective communication and execution for innovation opportunities, upgrades, and support.
Required Skills & Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience is required.
- Minimum of 3 years of Workday integration experience is required.
- Deep experience related to Workday core HCM configuration and advanced integrations (e.g., EIB, PECI/PICOFF/Studio - XSL, XSLT, XPath, BIRT) and Workday Extend with a demonstrable understanding of software engineering principles.
- Experience in architecting, estimating, solutioning, building, and testing Workday functionality is required.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Experience leading Workday Integration workstreams and Extend deployment through full lifecycle implementations is preferred.
- Proficiency in tools such as JIRA, Webmethods, Informatica On-Premise and Cloud, SharePoint, Visio, RPA tools, PowerApps, and Testing Automation tools is preferred.
- Experience integrating with Data Repositories/Warehouses, Payroll and Benefits Systems, and Learning and Development Systems is preferred.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.