Senior Workday Solutions Lead

Volaris Group; Canada; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology firm is seeking an experienced Senior Workday Solutions Lead in Canada. This hands-on role focuses on optimizing the Workday platform to support ongoing acquisitions. The ideal candidate will possess extensive HRIS experience, strong skills in Workday configurations, and a passion for advancing people analytics and HR automation. This pivotal position will ensure scalability and support the company's growth in a rapidly changing environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in HRIS/People Systems in complex organizations.
• Expertise in Workday configuration, reporting, and system optimization.
• Strong experience with integrations and data management.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday platform configuration and enhancements.
• Support M&A integrations and data migrations.
• Manage EIB loads and system configuration.

Skills

HRIS / People Systems experience

Workday configuration

Stakeholder management

Data loads and integrations

Reporting and analytics

Job description

Senior Workday Solutions Lead is the operational and technical owner of Workday for Volaris Group. This role is responsible for driving the evolution, scalability, and performance of our global people systems while ensuring the platform supports a rapidly growing and acquisition-driven organization.

This is a hands‑on role for an experienced Workday practitioner who can independently lead system enhancements, manage complex integrations, and translate business needs into scalable HR technology solutions. The position will play a key role in advancing people analytics, automation, and AI‑enabled capabilities across our global HR ecosystem.

You will work closely with the Volaris central HR technology team, IT, Finance, and business leaders to optimize Workday and related platforms as the backbone of our people infrastructure.

Job Description

The Fun Part

Workday Platform Ownership

• Serve as the primary Workday subject matter expert within Volaris.
• Lead configuration, enhancements, and optimization across core Workday modules.
• Design scalable system solutions that support a global, multi‑entity organization and ongoing acquisitions.
• Manage EIB loads, integrations, and system configuration while partnering with central HR technology governance.
• Identify and lead improvements that increase system automation, reliability, and data integrity.

Systems Integration & M&A Enablement

• Support M&A integrations by leading HR systems onboarding and data migrations.
• Design scalable processes for integrating newly acquired companies into the Workday environment.
• Manage EIB, data transformations, and integration requirements to ensure accurate and efficient system onboarding.
• Partner with IT and Finance to align people systems with enterprise architecture and data strategy.
• Develop advanced Workday reports, dashboards, and data models that provide actionable insights to HR and business leaders.
• Partner with Finance and leadership teams to evolve people analytics capabilities that support workforce planning and operational decision‑making.
• Support the development of a modern HR data ecosystem, including integrations with BI tools and analytics platforms.

Automation, AI & Digital HR

• Identify opportunities to automate HR processes and workflows within Workday and connected systems.
• Support experimentation and implementation of AI‑enabled reporting, insights, and HR operational improvements.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies that improve HR system usability, analytics, and decision‑making.

Data Governance & System Integrity

• Maintain high standards of HR data governance, controls, and system audits.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance across HR data and integrations.
• Act as the internal expert on HR data structures, system capabilities, and reporting standards.

Change Management & Release Management

• Lead testing, validation, and deployment for Workday updates and enhancements.
• Provide guidance and enablement to HR teams on new functionality and system improvements.
• Act as the escalation point for complex system issues and configuration questions.

Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of HRIS / People Systems experience in complex organizations.
• Deep hands‑on experience with Workday configuration, reporting, and system optimization.
• Strong experience with EIB, data loads, and system integrations.
• Proven experience supporting HR systems in acquisition‑driven or multi‑entity environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead HR technology projects end‑to‑end.
• Advanced reporting and analytics capability within Workday and/or BI platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to translate operational needs into system solutions.

Highly Valued Experience

• Experience with Workday Peakon Employee Voice.
• Experience with Percipio / learning platforms or integrated talent systems.
• Exposure to AI‑driven HR analytics, automation, or digital HR tools.
• Experience supporting global HR technology environments.
• Knowledge of data architecture, APIs, and enterprise system integrations.

Why This Role Matters

Volaris continues to grow through global acquisitions and expansion, and our HR technology ecosystem must evolve at the same pace. This role sits at the center of that transformation ensuring Workday and related systems provide the scalability, insight, and automation needed to support a complex and rapidly growing organization.