Associate Director, Workday Solutions

BioNJ Inc.; Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Legend Biotech in Bridgewater, NJ seeks Associate Director, Workday Solutions to lead Workday strategy within HR, focusing on Core HCM and U.S. Payroll, Benefits, Time, and Absence, with plans to expand modules.

You will manage a team of HRIS professionals and collaborate across HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, Audit, and Compliance to deliver scalable, well-controlled solutions. This role drives a Workday roadmap, governance, and change management; leads implementations and optimizations; and ensures

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or Information Systems.
• 10+ years HRIS/HR systems experience with significant Workday.
• 5+ years leading Workday functional areas or complex initiatives.
• Experience with Core HCM and modules such as Payroll, Benefits, Time, Absence, Talent, Performance, or Recruiting.
• Experience with Workday governance, security, controls, releases, and production support.
• People leadership and implementation partner/vendor management experience.
• Strong Workday functional, business process, security, and reporting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday strategy and roadmap aligned with HR and business priorities.
• Prioritize enhancements, automation, and process improvements.
• Evaluate Workday releases to maximize platform value.
• Lead functional ownership across current and future Workday modules and ensure scalable solutions.
• Oversee security, reporting, testing, releases, training, and optimization.
• Lead governance, change controls, and HR data governance.
• Drive new Workday module implementations and major enhancements.
• Manage delivery across HR, IT, consultants, and vendors.
• Lead change management and adoption for Workday initiatives.

Skills

Workday leadership

Governance & controls

Stakeholder management

HRIS/Workday experience

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/IS

Tools

Workday modules

HRIS security & reporting

Job description

Legend Biotech is seeking an Associate Director, Workday Solutions as part of the Human Resource team based in Bridgewater, NJ.

Role Overview

The Associate Director, Workday Solutions provides functional leadership for Workday within HR, with accountability for strategy, governance, roadmap execution, and continuous improvement. The role covers Core HCM and U.S. Payroll, Benefits, Time, and Absence, with future expansion to Talent, Advanced Compensation, and Recruiting.

This leader manages a team of approximately five HRIS professionals and works across HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, Audit, and Compliance to deliver scalable solutions, effective controls, and a strong employee and manager experience.

Key Responsibilities

Workday Strategy & Roadmap

• Develop and execute the Workday roadmap aligned with HR and business priorities.
• Prioritize enhancements, new capabilities, automation, and process improvements.
• Evaluate Workday releases and opportunities to maximize platform value.

Functional Workday Leadership

• Lead functional ownership across current and future Workday modules.
• Oversee configuration, business processes, security, reporting, releases, testing, and optimization.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, sustainable, and aligned with HR requirements and design standards.

Governance, Risk & Controls

• Lead Workday functional governance, change controls, security practices, and standards.
• Own HR-specific Workday SOX controls, audit support, remediation, and ongoing compliance.
• Support strong HR data governance, access controls, and segregation of duties.

Implementation & Delivery

• Lead new Workday module implementations, major enhancements, and optimization initiatives.
• Drive requirements, solution design, testing, cutover, and operational readiness.
• Manage delivery across HR, IT, consultants, Workday partners, and other vendors.

Change Management & Adoption

• Lead change and adoption for significant Workday initiatives.
• Ensure effective stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and documentation.
• Use employee, manager, and HR feedback to continuously improve the Workday experience.

Team Leadership & Operations

• Lead and develop approximately five HRIS professionals with clear module ownership and accountability.
• Manage priorities across support, enhancements, controls, and roadmap initiatives.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex Workday functional issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Information System
• 10+ years of progressive HRIS/HR systems experience with significant Workday experience.
• 5+ years leading Workday functional areas, implementations, or complex initiatives.
• Experience with Core HCM and multiple modules such as Payroll, Benefits, Time, Absence, Compensation, Talent, Performance, or Recruiting.
• Experience with Workday governance, security, controls, releases, and production support.
• People leadership and implementation partner/vendor management experience.
• Strong Workday functional, business process, security, and reporting knowledge.
• Strong roadmap development, solution design, implementation, and change leadership.
• Knowledge of HR processes, data governance, security, risk, and controls.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and prioritization skills.
• Strong stakeholder management across HR, IT, Finance, Audit, and Compliance.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams.
• Ability to operate strategically while maintaining sufficient Workday depth to guide design and resolve complex issues.

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Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating and, one day, curing life-threatening diseases. Headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, we are advancing the next generation of cell therapy through a portfolio of innovative technologies, including autologous, allogeneic, and in vivo cell therapy approaches. Our research spans chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T), T-cell receptor (TCR-T), natural killer (NK) cell-based therapies, and other emerging platforms designed to transform the treatment of serious diseases. From our global network of research and development sites, we are committed to discovering and developing safe, effective, and cutting-edge therapies for patients worldwide.

Legend Biotech entered into a global collaboration agreement with Johnson & Johnson to jointly develop and commercialize CARVYKTI® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel). Through this strategic partnership, we combine complementary expertise and capabilities to advance innovative immunotherapies for patients living with multiple myeloma.

Please note: These benefits are offered exclusively to permanent full-time employees. Contractors are not eligible for benefits through Legend Biotech.

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