Workday Applications Lead - HR & Payroll Platform

Versant; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Versant is seeking a Technical Lead for Application Development (Workday) in New York City. The role combines hands-on DevOps leadership with platform architecture across Core HR and Payroll, leveraging Workday Studio, EIB, and related tooling to deliver scalable SaaS and custom solutions.

You will guide internal engineers and partners, drive secure data integrations, and align HR/payroll engineering with business goals.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years leading medium to large engineering delivery teams (on/offshore).
• 4+ years as a Workday developer with a full Workday HCM implementation cycle in a senior lead role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, and Workday APIs using modern authentication.
• Experience with Workday Extend/Build Ecosystem for custom solutions.
• Experience building data ingestion pipelines into Workday Prism for analytics and integrations.
• Experience with Workday Job Scheduling and multiple SaaS integrations.
• Experience configuring Workday portal self-service features and role-based landing pages.
• Proven track record delivering complex HR/Payroll enterprise apps with multiple integrations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in related fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery for Core HR and Payroll initiatives from design to post-go-live support.
• Oversee release planning, environment management, and governance for stability and predictable releases.
• Enforce DevOps, code quality, and automated testing best practices.
• Partner with integration, data, and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable interoperability.
• Monitor platform performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Build and lead a blended team of internal engineers and contracted partners.
• Define scopes, SLAs, and governance with partners for delivery quality.

Skills

Workday Studio

EIB

Core Connectors

APIs integration

Workday Prism

CI/CD

DevOps

Leadership

Agile

Data integration

Security & governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Tools

Workday Extend

Workday Build Ecosystem

Workday API management tools

Job description

Versant is seeking a Technical Lead for Application Development (Workday) in New York City. The role combines hands-on DevOps leadership with platform architecture across Core HR and Payroll, leveraging Workday Studio, EIB, and related tooling to deliver scalable SaaS and custom solutions.

You will guide internal engineers and partners, drive secure data integrations, and align HR/payroll engineering with business goals.