Associate Director, HCM Core & Workday Security

Prattwhitney; Arkansas; Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Annual incentive programs

Job summary

RTX is seeking an Associate Director of HCM Core & Workday Security to lead strategy, governance, and optimization of Workday HCM Core and security. You will own the security model, ensure audit-readiness, and align with global data protection requirements.

The role partners with HR, Cybersecurity, and Legal/Compliance to implement robust security controls, data governance, and cross-functional changes across the Workday tenant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years’ of related experience with 10 years of Workday leadership experience within HCM and/or Security.
• Proven ownership of Workday security architecture and HCM foundational design.
• Experience working with cross-functional influence.

Responsibilities

• Partner in delivering on the strategic direction for Workday HCM foundational structures (supervisory org design, position management, data governance) and hire to retire business processes.
• Design and enforce Workday security policies.
• Develop, maintain, and evolve a robust Workday security governance model in collaboration with functional leads and process owners.
• Establish security protocols and procedures to ensure the protection of configuration access and visibility of sensitive HR and business data.
• Oversee configuration and governance of all core HCM processes and personal data and partner with functional leads across the organization to coordinate, assess, and execute any cross-functional or tenant-wide changes within the Workday platform.
• Lead long-term planning, roadmap development, and prioritization for HCM Core & Security enhancements, projects, initiatives, and risk mitigation activities.
• Partner with HR, Global Cybersecurity, Data Privacy Office, Audit teams and Legal/Compliance teams to align security practices with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Own enterprise-wide Workday security model design, including functional role strategy, segregation-of-duties, least-privilege access, and sensitive data protections.
• Lead relationship with internal stakeholders, including HR and Enterprise Services teams and Workday support partners.
• Guide and approve security changes proposed by analysts or cross-functional teams to maintain system integrity and compliance.
• Provide leadership and decision-making for foundational data structures: supervisory orgs, positions, locations, worker data and business process framework.
• Continuously assess opportunities to improve process efficiency, new Workday features, automation and collaborate with stakeholders to redesign workflows that enhance both operational effectiveness and the overall user experience.
• Ensure proper controls and documentation exist for business processes and sensitive data access.
• Provide strategic leadership for the biannual Workday release cycle across all domains, with the team serving as the Release Manager accountable for orchestrating cross-functional alignment, ensuring holistic impact evaluation, driving end-to-end testing readiness, guiding stakeholder engagement, and steering the strategic disposition of all configuration updates that shape the Workday tenant’s future state.
• Lead and mentor the Workday functional team
• Oversee workload prioritization, capacity management, and capability building across the Workday functional group
• Serve as escalation tier for complex HCM and Security issues

Skills

Workday security governance

Security architecture

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services team: The Associate Director, HCM Core & Workday Security is a senior HR technology leader responsible for driving strategy, governance, and optimization across Workday HCM Core and Security. They oversee the configuration, administration, and continuous improvement of foundational HCM capabilities to ensure data integrity, process efficiency, and strong alignment with organizational HR goals. This role serves as the owner of Workday security model, ensuring the platform’s access model is compliant, audit‑ready and aligned with global data protection requirements.

What you will do

• Partner in delivering on the strategic direction for Workday HCM foundational structures (supervisory org design, position management, data governance) and hire to retire business processes
• Design and enforce Workday security policies
• Develop, maintain, and evolve a robust Workday security governance model in collaboration with functional leads and process owners
• Establish security protocols and procedures to ensure the protection of configuration access and visibility of sensitive HR and business data
• Oversee configuration and governance of all core HCM processes and personal data and partner with functional leads across the organization to coordinate, assess, and execute any cross‑functional or tenant‑wide changes within the Workday platform
• Lead long‑term planning, roadmap development, and prioritization for HCM Core & Security enhancements, projects, initiatives, and risk mitigation activities
• Partner with HR, Global Cybersecurity, Data Privacy Office, Audit teams and Legal/Compliance teams to align security practices with internal policies and external regulatory requirements
• Own enterprise‑wide Workday security model design, including functional role strategy, segregation‑of‑duties, least‑privilege access, and sensitive data protections
• Lead relationship with internal stakeholders, including HR and Enterprise Services teams and Workday support partners
• Guide and approve security changes proposed by analysts or cross‑functional teams to maintain system integrity and compliance
• Provide leadership and decision‑making for foundational data structures: supervisory orgs, positions, locations, worker data and business process framework
• Continuously assess opportunities to improve process efficiency, new Workday features, automation and collaborate with stakeholders to redesign workflows that enhance both operational effectiveness and the overall user experience
• Ensure proper controls and documentation exist for business processes and sensitive data access
• Provide strategic leadership for the biannual Workday release cycle across all domains, with the team serving as the Release Manager accountable for orchestrating cross‑functional alignment, ensuring holistic impact evaluation, driving end‑to‑end testing readiness, guiding stakeholder engagement, and steering the strategic disposition of all configuration updates that shape the Workday tenant’s future state
• Lead and mentor the Workday functional team
• Oversee workload prioritization, capacity management, and capability building across the Workday functional group
• Serve as escalation tier for complex HCM and Security issues

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years’ of related experience with 10 years of Workday leadership experience within HCM and/or Security
• Proven ownership of Workday security architecture and HCM foundational design
• Experience working with cross‑functional influence
• Deep understanding of HR operations, data governance, regulatory requirements, and enterprise security models
• Strong stakeholder management, executive communication, and leadership capabilities with demonstrated experience leading cross‑functional HR/IT transformation or system governance programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Pro accreditation or certifications
• Background in strategic workforce or job architecture initiatives

What We Offer

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Short‑term disability
• Long‑term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs
• Annual incentive compensation programs (dependent upon level and collective‑bargaining agreement)

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

Work Location

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role. As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in‑person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on‑site, hybrid or remote. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

Equal Opportunity Statement

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

Company Overview

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry‑leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.