Remote Workday Testing Lead – UAT & Strategy Focus

Eliassen Group; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a senior Testing Lead for a remote, contract engagement focused on Workday HCM testing. The leader will own test strategy and governance while performing hands-on test execution, coordinating UAT, creating artifacts, validating migrations, and supporting Workday Extend components.

You will partner with business and tech teams, track risks and issues, deliver concise updates to executive sponsors, and drive continuous improvement in testing coverage, processes, and

Qualifications

• Senior-level Testing Lead experience with leadership and hands-on execution.
• Proven end-to-end UAT leadership and coordination.
• Workday experience, preferably within HCM.
• Experience with data-heavy testing, including validation, migration, and integration testing.
• Effective communication with executive stakeholders and comfort presenting to C-level sponsors.
• Manual QA and UAT coordination with cross-functional collaboration.
• Nice to have: Workday Extend experience, familiarity with integrations such as SAP to Workday, Smartsheets or similar tools, and prior consulting experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the testing function across the Workday HCM project.
• Drive UAT coordination and execution with clear timelines and coverage.
• Partner closely with business stakeholders and UAT testers.
• Elevate testing reporting and communication to executive sponsors.
• Track progress, risks, and missed deliverables, and course-correct proactively.
• Establish structure, accountability, and visibility across the testing lifecycle.
• Ensure alignment between functional and technical teams.
• Oversee data validation, migration, and reorganization testing.
• Support Workday Extend testing for custom workflows, dashboards, and integrations.
• Identify gaps and drive continuous improvement in process, documentation, and execution.

Skills

Leadership

UAT coordination

Workday HCM

Data-heavy testing

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Workday Extend

Tools

Workday Extend

SAP to Workday

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a senior Testing Lead for a remote, contract engagement focused on Workday HCM testing. The leader will own test strategy and governance while performing hands-on test execution, coordinating UAT, creating artifacts, validating migrations, and supporting Workday Extend components.

You will partner with business and tech teams, track risks and issues, deliver concise updates to executive sponsors, and drive continuous improvement in testing coverage, processes, and