Senior Workday Platform Engineering Leader

Traveltechessentialist; Washington; On-site; USD 185,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness and travel reimbursement

Travel discounts

Job summary

Expedia Group is seeking a strategic Workday technology leader to guide a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and specialists. You will shape the Workday platform roadmap, drive reliability and security, and partner with executives to translate business goals into scalable technology solutions.

The role emphasizes transforming HR/Finance tech through automation, integrations, and continuous improvement, with a strong focus on delivering measurable outcomes across the employee lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Workday, HR technology, enterprise applications, or platform engineering.
• 3+ years of experience leading technical teams.
• Deep expertise in Workday architecture, configuration, integrations, security, reporting, and platform operations.
• Proven experience leading Workday implementations, transformation programs, or optimization initiatives.
• Proficient stakeholder management, communication, and strategic planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and grow a team of 10-12 Workday engineers, integration developers, and platform specialists.
• Own the delivery and operation of Workday capabilities, including HCM, Recruiting, Talent, Learning, Compensation, Payroll, Security, Reporting, Prism, Extend, and Integrations.
• Define and execute the Workday platform roadmap with business and technology stakeholders.
• Promote platform reliability, security, performance, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Lead large-scale implementations, enhancements, releases, and transformation initiatives.
• Establish engineering standards, integration patterns, governance, and best practices.
• Oversee team capacity, workforce planning, performance development, and career growth.
• Partner with senior leaders to translate business priorities into technology solutions and measurable outcomes.
• Champion automation, innovation, and continuous improvement across the Workday ecosystem.
• Identify and implement opportunities to use AI to provide a better user experience or efficiencies back to our teams.

Skills

Leadership

Workday architecture

Integrations

Security

Stakeholder management

Tools

Workday Extend

SAP/Oracle integration

Job description

Expedia Group is seeking a strategic Workday technology leader to guide a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and specialists. You will shape the Workday platform roadmap, drive reliability and security, and partner with executives to translate business goals into scalable technology solutions.

The role emphasizes transforming HR/Finance tech through automation, integrations, and continuous improvement, with a strong focus on delivering measurable outcomes across the employee lifecycle.