Director, Workday HCM Transformation

Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts Department of Public Health seeks a Director of Human Capital Management (HCM) to lead the Workday HCM transformation as part of the BEST Phase 2 initiative. You will coordinate cross‑functional HR, payroll, and IT workstreams, shape governance, and become product owner for Workday HCM after stabilization.

The role requires 7+ years in HR/HCM leadership and enterprise system implementations, with strong executive communication and change‑management skills in a complex public-sector

Qualifications

• Seven+ years of professional or managerial experience in human resources, HCM product leadership, or enterprise systems implementation.
• Experience leading a large, complex Workday HCM or similar cloud HCM implementation.
• Knowledge across multiple HCM domains and their connection to payroll.
• Experience across the full product lifecycle from requirements through continuous improvement.
• Experience developing operating models, governance, and service delivery for complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as HRD’s senior functional leader for Workday HCM throughout BEST Phase 2.
• Lead HCM design decisions, configuration review, testing, readiness, cutover, and stabilization.
• Collaborate with HR, payroll, IT, departments, and project teams to drive timely decisions and resolve complex issues.
• Coordinate with the Office of the Comptroller to align HCM with Payroll and Time Tracking.
• Help design the future Workday operating and governance model, including support, releases, and change management.
• After go-live, own the Workday HCM strategy, roadmap, and enhancement priorities for statewide HCM operations.

Skills

HCM leadership

Enterprise systems

Public sector

Executive communication

Change management

Stakeholder management

Strategic leadership

Tools

Workday

Job description

Massachusetts Department of Public Health seeks a Director of Human Capital Management (HCM) to lead the Workday HCM transformation as part of the BEST Phase 2 initiative. You will coordinate cross‑functional HR, payroll, and IT workstreams, shape governance, and become product owner for Workday HCM after stabilization.

The role requires 7+ years in HR/HCM leadership and enterprise system implementations, with strong executive communication and change‑management skills in a complex public-sector