Global Workday Platform Lead & Strategy Architect

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Workday leader to drive strategy, governance, and continuous improvement of the Workday platform across global business functions. You will act as the senior Workday SME and primary escalation point for complex issues, while mentoring the India-based Workday team to ensure high-quality support and timely delivery.

You will collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, Payroll, Legal, and Compliance to identify needs, prioritize enhancements, and deliver scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; equivalent experience may be considered
• 8+ years of progressive Workday experience with administration and optimization
• 4+ years leading Workday projects or cross-functional initiatives
• 2+ years mentoring Workday analysts, administrators, offshore teams, vendors, or partners
• Deep knowledge of Workday processes, security, reporting, integrations, and governance
• Experience supporting multiple Workday modules (HCM, Payroll, Financials, etc.)
• Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders and translate needs into scalable solutions
• Strong project management, analytical, and communication skills
• Excellent change management and user adoption capabilities

Responsibilities

• Lead the Workday strategy, governance, and ongoing optimization across global functions
• Serve as senior Workday SME and escalation point for complex issues
• Oversee India-based Workday team and ensure high-quality, timely delivery
• Establish operating processes, service expectations, and performance metrics for Workday support
• Partner with HR, Finance, IT, Payroll, Legal, Compliance to deliver scalable solutions
• Drive Workday roadmap planning, new functionalities, automation, and long-term strategy
• Manage major Workday projects from discovery to post-launch stabilization
• Own release management and communicate changes affecting Workday users
• Provide governance over Workday security, processes, reports, and data structures
• Ensure data integrity, privacy compliance, and audit readiness
• Drive process improvements to simplify workflows and improve reporting
• Lead change management, training, and adoption for Workday enhancements
• Manage vendor/partner relationships and executive reporting on initiatives

Skills

Strategic leadership

Governance

Workday expertise

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Process improvement

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/IS/Business Admin/Finance

Tools

Workday platform

Offshore team leadership

Release management

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Workday leader to drive strategy, governance, and continuous improvement of the Workday platform across global business functions. You will act as the senior Workday SME and primary escalation point for complex issues, while mentoring the India-based Workday team to ensure high-quality support and timely delivery.

You will collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, Payroll, Legal, and Compliance to identify needs, prioritize enhancements, and deliver scalable solutions.