Workday Data Conversion Lead

Next Ventures; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Ventures is seeking an experienced Workday Data Conversion Lead to join its expanding Workday practice in the United States. You will own and lead data migration activities across the full Workday implementation lifecycle—from strategy and planning through testing, reconciliation, and production—and work directly with clients and project leadership.

You'll collaborate with client stakeholders, functional consultants, and technical architects across Workday HCM, Payroll, and Finance to

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Workday data conversion/loading experience, ideally in a lead capacity.
• Active Workday Data Conversion and/or Data Loading certification
• Strong experience with EIB, XSLT, Workday Customer Central, and Workday migration tools
• Experience with SQL for data extraction and transformation
• Experience managing multiple workstreams in a fast-paced implementation environment

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Workday data conversion workstreams from planning through go-live
• Develop conversion strategies, mapping requirements, workbooks, and project plans
• Build and execute Workday data loads using EIB, Advanced Loads, and other Workday tools
• Lead Foundation, Configuration, End-to-End, Parallel, and Production conversion cycles
• Manage reconciliation, validation, data quality, and defect resolution
• Lead cutover planning, including data freezes, dependencies, sequencing, and readiness
• Partner with clients and internal teams to resolve complex conversion challenges
• Communicate conversion status, risks, and dependencies to senior stakeholders
• Mentor junior conversion analysts and contribute to conversion methodology and best practices

Skills

Data migration leadership

Client engagement

Project coordination

Tools

EIB

XSLT

Workday migration tools

SQL

Job description

A growing technology and data consulting business is looking for an experienced Workday Data Conversion Lead to join its expanding Workday practice.

This is an excellent opportunity for a specialist who enjoys leading complex migration work, working directly with clients, and having a meaningful impact on implementation success.

In this role, you will own and lead data migration activities across the full Workday implementation lifecycle — from strategy and planning through testing, reconciliation, and production.

You’ll work closely with client stakeholders, functional consultants, technical architects, and project leadership across Workday HCM, Payroll, and Finance implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Workday data conversion workstreams from planning through go-live
• Develop conversion strategies, mapping requirements, workbooks, and project plans
• Build and execute Workday data loads using EIB, Advanced Loads, and other Workday tools
• Lead Foundation, Configuration, End-to-End, Parallel, and Production conversion cycles
• Manage reconciliation, validation, data quality, and defect resolution
• Lead cutover planning, including data freezes, dependencies, sequencing, and readiness
• Partner with clients and internal teams to resolve complex conversion challenges
• Communicate conversion status, risks, and dependencies to senior stakeholders
• Mentor junior conversion analysts and contribute to conversion methodology and best practices

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Workday data conversion/loading experience, ideally in a lead capacity
• Active Workday Data Conversion and/or Data Loading certification
• Strong experience with EIB, XSLT, Workday Customer Central, and Workday migration tools
• Experience with SQL for data extraction and transformation
• Experience managing multiple workstreams in a fast-paced implementation environment