Senior Workday Lead

PSI CRO; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services company in Toronto is seeking a Workday HCM Senior Lead to oversee system enhancements and act as the primary liaison with consultants. The ideal candidate will have certification in Workday HCM, at least 5 years of experience in HRIS roles, and strong leadership skills. The role offers a full-time position with a focus on collaboration and employee development, alongside competitive benefits including a flexible work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Work-life balance

Flexible working hours

Medical insurance

Lunch card

Sports card

Qualifications

• Workday HCM Certification required, Core Compensation preferred.
• 5 years in Workday functional or HRIS roles, 2 years in a lead role.
• Experience managing Workday consultants and leading system projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as internal product owner for Workday HCM and Core Compensation.
• Coordinate with external consultants to deliver enhancements.
• Maintain project plans and roadmaps for Workday improvements.
• Ensure compliance with EU and US labor regulations.
• Provide training and change management support.

Skills

Workday functional expertise

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

HR operations knowledge

Education

Degree in HR, IT, Business Administration or related field

Tools

Workday

EIBs

Report Writer

Job description

Hybrid work in Toronto

The Workday HCM Senior Lead will serve as the internal system owner and strategic lead for Workday HCM and Core Compensation acting as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders and external Workday consultants. This role is responsible for overseeing post go-live stabilization driving continuous improvement and maintaining a forward-looking roadmap for system enhancements. The ideal candidate brings deep functional expertise strong project leadership and experience supporting both EU and US HR and compliance environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as the internal product owner for Workday HCM and Core Compensation ensuring system integrity scalability and alignment with business needs.
• Lead coordination with external Workday consultants to deliver enhancements resolve issues and implement new functionality.
• Maintain and manage a structured project plan and roadmap for future Workday improvements.
• Translate business requirements into scalable Workday configurations ensuring compliance with EU and US labor and data protection regulations.
• Oversee system configuration security roles business processes and data governance.
• Monitor Workday releases assess new features and lead adoption planning.
• Support reporting dashboards and data loads using Workday tools (e.g. EIBs calculated fields Report Writer).
• Collaborate with HR IT and Finance to prioritize system initiatives and ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Provide training documentation and change management support to HR and business users.
• Ensure system compliance with internal audit data privacy and security standards.

Qualifications

• Workday HCM Certification (required); Core Compensation Certification (preferred).
• 5 years of experience in Workday functional or HRIS roles with at least 2 years in a lead or system owner capacity.
• Proven experience managing Workday consultants and leading system development projects.
• Strong understanding of Workday security business processes and data structures.
• Demonstrated experience supporting HR operations in both EU and US markets.
• Full business proficiency in English.
• Excellent analytical communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree in HR IT Business Administration or a related field.

Benefits

• We value your time so the recruitment process is as quick as 2 meetings.
• Well prepare you to do your job at highest quality level with our extensive onboarding and mentorship program.
• You’ll have excellent working conditions - spacious and modern office in convenient location and friendly supportive team who love to hang out together.
• You’ll have permanent work agreement at a stable privately owned company.
• We care about our employees - aside from competitive salary you’ll have good work-life balance with flexible working hours and additional days off life and medical insurance sports card lunch card.
• We’re constantly growing which means opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Make the right call and take your career to a whole new level. Join the company that focuses on its people and invests in their professional development and success.

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Vacancy: 1