Workday Functional Lead

TEEMA; Calgary; On-site; CAD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TEEMA is seeking a Workday Functional Lead in Calgary, Alberta. The role leads Workday projects across requirements, design, configuration, testing, deployment and post-production support, coordinating with HR, Payroll, Finance and other stakeholders to deliver scalable Workday solutions.

The candidate will manage complex organizational changes, security roles and business processes, and will guide governance, best practices and deployments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday functional experience across one or more modules (Core HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, Compensation, Recruiting, Benefits or Security).
• Proven experience leading Workday projects/configuration initiatives from requirements through deployment.
• Experience with complex organizational changes such as legal entity implementations, acquisitions/divestitures, restructures or unionized environments.
• Strong understanding of Workday business processes, security, reporting and data structures.
• Strong requirements gathering, testing, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis experience.
• Ability to independently manage Workday initiatives and multiple priorities.
• Strong communication, documentation, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday projects through requirements gathering, functional design, configuration, testing, deployment and post-production support.
• Configure and support legal entities, organizational structures, unions/collective agreements, supervisory organizations, security roles and business processes.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into scalable Workday solutions.
• Conduct fit-gap analysis and recommend solutions aligned with Workday best practices.
• Develop test plans and scenarios, manage defects and support UAT and deployment activities.
• Troubleshoot complex Workday production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Support Workday releases, regression testing, feature evaluations and system enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes and improve system functionality and user experience.
• Create process flows, functional documentation, configuration decisions and operational procedures.
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions with HR, Payroll, Finance, Digital and other stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on Workday governance, configuration standards and leading practices.
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies and recommendations to stakeholders and project leadership.

Skills

Workday expertise

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Testing & troubleshooting

Job description

Job Title:Workday Functional Lead
Job ID:90068
Location:Calgary, Alberta

What you will be doing:

• Lead Workday projects through requirements gathering, functional design, configuration, testing, deployment and post-production support.
• Configure and support legal entities, organizational structures, unions/collective agreements, supervisory organizations, security roles and business processes.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into scalable Workday solutions.
• Conduct fit-gap analysis and recommend solutions aligned with Workday best practices.
• Develop test plans and scenarios, manage defects and support UAT and deployment activities.
• Troubleshoot complex Workday production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Support Workday releases, regression testing, feature evaluations and system enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes and improve system functionality and user experience.
• Create process flows, functional documentation, configuration decisions and operational procedures.
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions with HR, Payroll, Finance, Digital and other stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on Workday governance, configuration standards and leading practices.
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies and recommendations to stakeholders and project leadership.

What you must have:

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday functional experienceacross one or more modules such as Core HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, Compensation, Recruiting, Benefits or Security.
• Proven experienceleading Workday projects/configuration initiatives from requirements through deployment.
• Experience with complex organizational changes such aslegal entity implementations, acquisitions/divestitures, restructures or unionized environments.
• Strong understanding ofWorkday business processes, security, reporting and data structures.
• Strong requirements gathering, testing, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis experience.
• Ability to independently manage Workday initiatives and multiple priorities.
• Strong communication, documentation, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. If you are selected to move forward in the process, we will contact you directly. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to continue visiting our website for other roles that may be a good fit.

For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com