Director, Workday Platform & HR/Finance

McAfee GmbH; Frisco (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Program

401k Retirement

Medical, Dental, Vision

Job summary

McAfee is seeking a Director, Business Applications to lead the Workday platform across HR and Finance, providing strategic direction, architecture, and governance. You will guide release management, integrations, security, and data architecture while partnering with HR and Finance leadership to translate business priorities into scalable solutions.

This hybrid Frisco, TX role demands 10+ years in enterprise apps and hands-on Workday expertise, plus strong leadership and stakeholder

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise business applications and deep, hands-on Workday expertise across HCM and Financials.
• Proven experience leading Workday architecture, configuration, and release management in multi-module HR/Finance environments.
• Experience building and leading a Workday team of architects, analysts, or administrators.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication with HR and Finance leadership.
• Experience managing Workday integrations with payroll, benefits, financial systems, and identity management.
• Solid governance, data privacy, security, and compliance knowledge for HR/Finance systems.
• Vendor/partner management including contract and licensing discussions.
• Business acumen with ability to align technical roadmaps to business strategy in a global cybersecurity company.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Workday strategy, architecture, and roadmap across HR and Finance, including HCM and Financials.
• Serve as senior Workday authority on configurations, integrations, security, and data architecture.
• Partner with HR and Finance leadership to translate business priorities into scalable solutions.
• Lead the Workday team responsible for configuration, enhancements, release management, and day-to-day support.
• Own Workday release management, evaluate new features, and drive adoption of business-valued capabilities.
• Establish and maintain integration architecture between Workday and payroll providers, benefits carriers, financial systems, and identity/SSO.
• Define governance standards for configuration, change management, and data quality; ensure regulatory and security compliance.
• Manage Workday vendors/partners with contract and licensing oversight, roadmap alignment, escalation handling.
• Act as trusted advisor to executives, presenting platform strategy and risks in business terms.
• Drive automation, self-service capabilities, and analytics within Workday to simplify processes.

Skills

Workday Architecture

HR & Finance

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Integrations

Governance & Compliance

Vendor Management

Business Acumen

Executive Communication

Job description

McAfee is seeking a Director, Business Applications to lead the Workday platform across HR and Finance, providing strategic direction, architecture, and governance. You will guide release management, integrations, security, and data architecture while partnering with HR and Finance leadership to translate business priorities into scalable solutions.

This hybrid Frisco, TX role demands 10+ years in enterprise apps and hands-on Workday expertise, plus strong leadership and stakeholder