Senior Workday Applications Specialist

First Sentier Group; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

First Sentier Group is seeking a Senior Workday Applications Specialist to provide functional leadership and advanced expertise for the design, configuration and ongoing optimisation of Workday. You will partner with global People & Culture, Technology, payroll and business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions aligned with the organisation's operating model.

You will lead complex enhancements, guide incident resolution, review security and business processes, and mentor colleagues to build

Qualifications

• Extensive experience configuring Workday across multiple functional areas.
• Proven experience leading complex Workday enhancements from requirements through testing and deployment.
• Strong knowledge of business processes, reporting, calculated fields, security and cross-functional configuration.
• Experience assessing Workday releases, coordinating regression testing and feature adoption.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior functional specialist for Workday, guiding incidents and configuration decisions.
• Lead discovery and design for complex enhancements, aligning with governance standards and priorities.
• Configure and review business processes, security, reporting, and calculated fields, peer-reviewing high-risk changes.
• Lead root-cause analysis of production issues and coordinate resolution across teams.
• Own or coordinate Workday release impact assessment and deployment readiness for assigned domains.

Skills

Workday configuration

Workday security

Workday integrations

Root cause analysis

Workday governance

Workday workshops

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Job description

Description

About the role

The Senior Workday Applications Specialist provides functional leadership and advanced expertise for the design, configuration and ongoing optimisation of Workday. The role leads complex enhancements and production support, strengthens platform governance and controls, and partners with global People & Culture, Technology, payroll and business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions aligned with the organisation's operating model.

About you

Your experience and skills

• Extensive experience configuring and supporting Workday across multiple functional areas, with deep expertise in at least one key module.
• Proven experience leading complex Workday enhancements from requirements and solution design through testing, deployment and ongoing support.
• Strong knowledge of business processes, advanced reporting, calculated fields, security and cross-functional configuration.
• Experience assessing Workday releases, coordinating regression testing and recommending feature adoption.
• Experience with integrations, payroll and downstream systems, including troubleshooting end-to-end data and process issues.
• Experience establishing platform governance, design standards, change controls and documentation practices.
• Experience providing functional leadership, mentoring colleagues and building team capability.
• Experience within a global, regulated or financial services environment is highly desirable.
• Strong solution design, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risks, controls and downstream impacts.
• Ability to lead workshops, translate business needs into clear requirements and influence stakeholders across regions and functions.
• Strong understanding of access, segregation of duties, privacy, auditability and sensitive employee data.
• Excellent planning and delivery skills across operational support, system releases and project change.

Your day-to-day

• Act as a senior functional specialist for Workday, providing guidance on complex incidents, configuration decisions and platform capabilities.
• Lead discovery and design for complex enhancements, ensuring solutions align with global design principles, governance standards and business priorities.
• Configure and review business processes, security, reporting, calculated fields, notifications and other Workday components, including peer review of higher-risk changes.
• Lead root-cause analysis of complex or recurring production issues and coordinate resolution across functional, technical, payroll and vendor teams.
• Own or coordinate Workday release impact assessment, regression scope, feature evaluation and deployment readiness for assigned domains.