IT Director - Workday ERP

Baptist Health; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Louisville, Kentucky is seeking an IT Director for Workday ERP to lead the transformation and operations of the Workday platform across a large healthcare system.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of IT experience, including leadership in Workday ERP applications, and will be responsible for ensuring effective governance, service management, and user adoption of the platform.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT experience with Workday ERP applications.
• 3+ years in leadership for a large multi-location healthcare system.
• Hands-on understanding of Workday concepts and IT service management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Workday ERP Cloud transformation and oversee its operations.
• Establish governance, standards, and service-management practices.
• Drive end-user adoption and optimize the Workday platform.

Skills

Leadership in IT

Workday ERP experience

Vendor management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business

Job description

Summary

IT Director – Workday ERP

Job Description

Responsible for leading the Workday ERP Cloud transformation. Oversees strategy, delivery, and ongoing operations of the Workday platform across a large multi‑location health system. Provides leadership for application management, integration, security, reporting, release management, and vendor partnerships to ensure Workday is stable, secure, compliant, and continuously improved for Finance, HR, Supply Chain, and other functions.

Provides oversight and long‑term roadmap for staffing/time & attendance, EDI, and e‑invoicing applications. Leads Workday product and technical teams to deliver a reliable, scalable platform, establishes governance, standards, and service‑management practices, and partners with business owners to prioritize demand. Ensures effective integration with upstream/downstream systems, platform performance, data integrity, access controls, and the successful delivery of enhancements and projects.

Accounts for driving end‑user adoption and optimization of the Workday platform, enabling teams to maximize system capabilities, solve business problems, improve processes, and deliver measurable operational value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 7+ years of progressive IT experience leading, supporting, or managing Workday ERP applications, including 3+ years in a leadership/people‑management capacity for a large multi‑location healthcare system (25,000+ employees).
• Demonstrated experience leading large‑scale Workday ERP platform delivery and operations, including cross‑functional governance and stakeholder management.
• Hands‑on understanding of Workday concepts such as business processes, security roles, reporting, data conversions, and integrations.
• Experience with IT service management practices (incident/problem/change), including working within a ticketing and change‑control framework.
• Strong vendor‑management skills, including managing statements of work, SLAs, and performance outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for business audiences and executives.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.