Test Manager - Workday

Profusion; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful ownership of transformation stream

Opportunities for automation implementation

Access to specialist teams

Job summary

A leading transformation organization in Melbourne is seeking a Workday Test Manager to oversee the entire Workday testing portfolio. In this role, you will coordinate various teams, establish testing strategies, and ensure successful delivery across all modules. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in complex testing programs and a solid understanding of Workday testing. This opportunity offers a collaborative environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement, along with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading complex testing programs.
• Hands-on Workday testing across multiple modules.
• Ability to manage defects and deliver clear reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full Workday testing lifecycle.
• Establish testing strategy and maintain project timelines.
• Manage testing environments and coordinate execution across workstreams.

Skills

Leading complex, multi-stream testing programs

End-to-end enterprise testing

Hands-on Workday testing experience

Payroll testing experience

Leading testing in complex environments

SDLC and STLC knowledge

Strong stakeholder influence

Job description

Company Overview

This organisation is delivering a large-scale transformation program designed to modernise HR, payroll and finance systems. The environment is forward‑thinking, collaborative and committed to excellence, with a strong focus on technology uplift, smarter ways of working and enabling people through innovation. Teams are encouraged to bring fresh ideas, share knowledge and work together toward long‑term growth.

Role Overview

As the Workday Test Manager, you will take end‑to‑end ownership of the Workday testing portfolio. You’ll be the central contact for all testing activity, coordinating across functional teams, technology groups, program leadership and external partners.

Your remit includes shaping the overall test approach, ensuring readiness for each test phase, and leading a team to deliver high‑quality outcomes across every Workday module and associated integrations.

• Lead the full Workday testing lifecycle across all modules, including SIT, UAT and BVT.
• Establish and maintain the testing strategy, delivery plan, timelines and team structure.
• Partner with program leaders, functional specialists, vendors and Tech Ops to ensure all testing requirements are captured and delivered.
• Oversee preparation of test environments, test data and coordinated execution across multiple workstreams.
• Manage defects from identification to resolution, ensuring issues are prioritised and actioned promptly.
• Being the face of Workday Testing, you will be delivering clear reporting on test progress, risks, issues and go/no‑go recommendations for each phase; and represent testing in Steering Committees.

Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience leading complex, multi‑stream testing programs
• Expertise across end‑to‑end enterprise testing (SIT, UAT, BVT)
• Hands‑on Workday testing experience across multiple modules (HR / PY / Fin)
• Experience with payroll testing, including parallel runs
• Ability to lead testing in environments with high technical and business complexity
• Strong grounding in SDLC, STLC and structured testing frameworks
• Familiarity with financial services or large enterprise environments
• Confident leader with strong stakeholder influence and decision‑making capability

What’s on Offer

People enjoy working in this team because it values curiosity, accountability and genuine collaboration. You’ll play a pivotal role in a flagship Workday program while elevating testing maturity across the organisation.

Additional Benefits Include

• Meaningful ownership of a high‑profile transformation stream
• Opportunities to implement automation and modern testing practices
• Access to specialist teams across HR, Finance and Technology

Apply to Angela Jenkin ([e-mail]) via the link today.

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