Workday Technology Manager

Overview

Job Title: Workday Technology Manager

Location: Raleigh, NC

Compensation: $180,000 + 15% Bonus + Relocation

Position Summary

The Workday Technology Manager leads a team of Workday technologists and is accountable for the strategy, delivery, and continuous optimization of Workday Reporting, Workday Prism Analytics, Workday Integrations, and Workday Extend solutions.

This role provides both strategic oversight and hands-on leadership to ensure Workday capabilities align with business needs, scale effectively, and adhere to best practices for security, data governance, and system performance.

The ideal candidate combines deep Workday technical expertise with strong people leadership, cross-functional partnership, and a continuous improvement mindset. This role plans, prioritizes, and executes Workday initiatives sponsored by leadership, focusing on configuration and technology solutions that enhance system functionality and reporting, while responding to ad hoc requests from stakeholders at all levels of the organization, including senior leadership.

• Lead the scope, design, and delivery of Workday Extend solutions to meet HR business needs

• Manage demand intake, prioritization, and delivery timelines across multiple Workday technology work streams

• Provide day-to-day leadership and direction to the HRIS technology team

• Design, develop, and implement custom applications using Workday Extend

• Establish and maintain governance standards for reporting, analytics, integrations, and Extend development

• Communicate project status, risks, and outcomes clearly to senior leaders and stakeholders

• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and customer-focused team culture

• Serve as a process improvement advocate across HR technology and operations

• Partner closely with IT and Payroll teams on security roles, integrations, and shared systems

• Support Workday releases and upgrades, including impact assessments, testing coordination, and rollout planning

• Provide operational support for HRIS platforms, including Workday

• Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies in a fast-paced environment

• Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert for HR technology

• Serve as liaison between HR, IT, Payroll/Finance, and business partners for assigned Workday modules

• Stay current on HR technology trends, regulatory changes, and the Workday product roadmap

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience

• 8+ years of HRIS technical experience, including extensive hands-on expertise with:

• Workday HCM

• HRIS system design

• Calculated fields

• Complex Workday configurations

• Business processes and dashboard development

• 5+ years of experience implementing, supporting, or operating Workday HCM

• Strong understanding of enterprise HR systems, data structures, and end-to-end data flows

• Designed, built, and supported 75+ Workday integrations

• Developed 5+ Workday Extend applications and Orchestrate integrations

• 2+ years of statistical or data analysis experience designing custom reports and dashboards using standard Workday reporting tools (Report Writer, Calculated Fields), including advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Extensive experience creating and maintaining:

• Advanced Workday reports

• Dashboards and scorecards

• Composite and matrix reports

• Workday Hubs

• Designed, built, and maintained 3+ Workday Prism Analytics use cases

• Hands-on technical experience with Workday Extend model components and application development

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and complex initiatives simultaneously

• Proven decision-making skills balancing business needs, timelines, and technology roadmaps

• Innovative mindset with a track record of improving systems and processes

• ERP implementation experience

• Configuration experience with financial and HR systems

• Workday Integrations Certification (strongly preferred)

• Workday Extend Certification (strongly preferred)

• Workday Prism and/or Reporting Certification (strongly preferred)

• Intermediate proficiency with database tools and concepts

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