Senior Director, IT Applications

Jobtailor; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior leader to own the multi-year strategy and governance for Workday and Salesforce in a Warsaw-based role. You will chair governance forums, drive platform security and integration, and partner with risk, compliance, and IT teams to ensure regulatory alignment.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in enterprise apps leadership, deep Workday/Salesforce expertise, and strong stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership experience in enterprise applications.
• Deep expertise in Workday and Salesforce, or solid hands-on experience in one platform with leadership responsibility for the other.
• 5+ years of people management experience leading teams of platform owners, admins, business analysts, or related specialists.
• Proven track record establishing and operating governance models for enterprise platforms in global or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the multi-year strategy, roadmap, and operating model for Workday and Salesforce.
• Establish and chair platform governance forums with key stakeholders.
• Ensure stability, performance, security, and availability of Workday and Salesforce through release management and monitoring.
• Oversee end-to-end integration across Workday, Salesforce, and SAP S/4HANA.
• Manage vendor relationships, licensing, and commercial oversight.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team management

Platform governance

Education

Workday Certification

Salesforce Certification

Tools

Workday

Salesforce

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

• Define and own the multi-year strategy, roadmap, and operating model for Workday and Salesforce
• Establish and chair platform governance forums with P&C, Sales, Customer Success, and other key stakeholders
• Ensure the stability, performance, security, and availability of Workday and Salesforce through release management, testing, monitoring, and change control
• Oversee the end-to-end integration landscape across Workday, Salesforce, and SAP S/4HANA
• Manage strategic relationships with software vendors, implementation partners, and managed service providers, including contracts, licensing, and commercial oversight
• Own platform security and access governance, including role design, segregation of duties, periodic access reviews, and compliance with internal control requirements
• Partner with Information Security, Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit teams on controls, remediation, GDPR, and regulatory requirements
• Drive continuous improvement and adoption of platform capabilities to increase business value, operational efficiency, and user experience
• Lead an organization of 29 employees, including 5 individual contributors and 2 managers reporting directly to the role
• Support the migration of financial processes and data from Workday to SAP S/4HANA, including data mapping, integration planning, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional execution toward the planned January 2027 go-live

Requirements

• 10+ years of leadership experience in enterprise applications
• Deep expertise in Workday and Salesforce, or solid hands-on experience in one platform combined with demonstrated leadership responsibility for the other
• 5+ years of people management experience leading teams of platform owners, administrators, business analysts, or related application specialists
• Proven track record of establishing and operating governance models for enterprise platforms in a global, regulated, or financial services environment
• Solid understanding of enterprise integration architectures
• Experience managing SaaS vendors, software licensing, commercial agreements, and strategic partner relationships
• Solid knowledge of data privacy, risk, and security frameworks, including GDPR, SOC 2, and ISO 27001
• Effective stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at both executive and technical levels
• Workday and/or Salesforce certifications are considered an advantage
• Application must be submitted in English

Core Competencies

Demonstrates deep expertise in Workday and Salesforce, with a strong focus on platform governance, security, and integration management. Proven ability to lead teams, manage vendor relationships, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while driving operational efficiency and user experience.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Workday Expertise
• Salesforce Expertise
• Governance Model Establishment
• SaaS Vendor Management
• Data Privacy Knowledge

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Enterprise Application Leadership
• Integration Architecture Understanding
• Release Management
• Change Control
• Data Mapping
• Stakeholder Alignment
• Cross-Functional Execution
• Performance Monitoring
• Security Frameworks Knowledge
• Compliance Management

Soft Skills

• Effective Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Leadership
• Team Management
• Continuous Improvement Mindset

Certifications & Qualifications

• Workday Certification
• Salesforce Certification

Industry Keywords

• Enterprise Platforms
• Governance Forums
• Financial Services Environment
• Risk Management
• Regulatory Compliance

Tools & Technologies

• Workday
• Salesforce
• SAP S/4HANA
• GDPR Compliance
• SOC 2
• ISO 27001