Global Workday & AI Solutions Lead

Ciena; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 79,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) / DCPP with company matching

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job summary

Ciena is seeking a Workday Lead to advance HRIS technology, automation, and AI across its global organization. You will translate business needs into practical Workday configurations and scalable solutions, partnering with People & Culture, IT, and external stakeholders.

You will drive improvements for multiple regions, ensure compliance, and balance rapid delivery with data privacy and security. This role offers opportunities to influence large-scale HR tech programs and cross‑functional

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise HRIS experience with Workday configuration.

Responsibilities

• Partner with People & Culture stakeholders to assess processes, define requirements, and identify technology improvements.
• Analyze complex needs and fragmented processes and recommend scalable, compliant, user‑centred solutions.
• Prioritize opportunities to use Microsoft 365 Copilot, automation, AI, Workday, and other tools to simplify work and decisions.
• Collaborate with Workday analysts and IT Employee Services on requirements, integrations, configuration, and end‑to‑end solutions.
• Apply privacy, legal, security, and ethical guardrails to automation and AI solutions.
• Manage multiple initiatives in a fast‑paced environment using sound judgment, creative problem‑solving, and customer focus.
• Recommend process and technology improvements independently for global teams across more than 37 countries.

Skills

HRIS experience

Workday configuration

Automation & AI solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in HR/Business/IT

Tools

Workday

Job description

Ciena is seeking a Workday Lead to advance HRIS technology, automation, and AI across its global organization. You will translate business needs into practical Workday configurations and scalable solutions, partnering with People & Culture, IT, and external stakeholders.

You will drive improvements for multiple regions, ensure compliance, and balance rapid delivery with data privacy and security. This role offers opportunities to influence large-scale HR tech programs and cross‑functional