Workday Functional Lead - Skills

RTX; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Wellness programs

Retirement plan

Flexible work schedules

Educational assistance

Employee Scholar Program

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Workday Skills Lead within the HR & Payroll Digital Technology (DT) organization to own Workday Skills configurations, data readiness, and cross-team integration sustainment.

The role partners with Talent Center of Excellence and Workforce Intelligence to ensure Workday meets organizational needs and supports the Skills strategy. Strong stakeholder management and technical execution are essential.

Qualifications

• Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience.
• 7+ years of Workday functional or technical functional consulting experience with experience with talent, skills, job architecture, or related Workday modules (Skills Cloud, Talent Optimization, Learning, Core HCM)
• Experience managing configuration, integrations, and functional design reviews with strong program or project leadership experience supporting multi-workstream initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead DT Workday Skills configuration decisions and ensure data integrity across integrations.
• Provide functional leadership to contractors and internal Workday support teams.
• Translate business requirements into Workday designs and data structures, and oversee testing governance.

Skills

Workday

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Data integration

Education

University degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Workday

HRIS

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-01

Country: United States of America

Location: US-CT-REMOTE

Position Role Type: Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Role Overview

This role sits in the HR & Payroll Digital Technology (DT) organization on the Talent Technology team, serving as the primary owner and dedicated functional expert for all Workday‑related activities within the DT Skills workstream. This role ensures DT delivers aligned Workday functionality, integrations, configuration decisions, data readiness, and sustainment processes that support business requirements.

The Skills Workday Functional Lead aligns with the DT Talent & Performance Program lead on the DT Workday strategy for Skills, drives technical execution, manages Workday releases and enhancements, coordinates DT stakeholders, and ensures ongoing system stability and compliance.

The role partners closely with the Talent Center of Excellence and Workforce Intelligence (WFI) teams to ensure Workday meets the functional and operational needs of the organization based on the overall Skills strategy. Standout candidates will have exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills in addition to technical expertise.

What You Will Do

• Program Leadership (Skills Program only)
• Serve as the DT Workstream Lead for Workday within the Skills program, providing direction, alignment, and escalation management.
• Represent DT in enterprise working groups and decision forums; ensure DT needs, constraints, and downstream impacts are understood.
• Manage DT’s timeline, dependencies, deliverables, and risk mitigation
• Workday Functional Leadership
• Provide functional leadership and guidance to technical contractors and the internal Workday support team.
• Translate business requirements into Workday configuration decisions, data structures, and functional designs.
• Conduct functional walkthroughs and solution reviews to ensure design integrity and alignment to enterprise architecture.
• Requirements, Design & Testing Governance
• Oversee the creation and review of functional requirements, Workday design documents, and configuration specs.
• Own DT’s Workday configuration decisions for Skills and ensure accuracy of related integrations and data flows.
• Lead DT’s UAT approach for Workday capabilities, including planning, test execution support, and signoff.
• Cross-Functional Alignment & Stakeholder Management
• Partner with business teams to clarify, interpret, recommend solutions, and implement enterprise requirements within DT’s Workday environment.
• Coordinate with Talent & Performance Program Lead, HR, L&D, Security, Workforce Intelligence (WFI) Reporting, and other modules to maintain alignment and readiness.
• Prepare insights and clearly present recommendations to educate and influence direction based on best practices and
• Data Management & Integration Oversight
• Ensure data models, data quality rules, and integration requirements support WFI’s enterprise standards.
• Validate mapping of skills, roles, job architecture, and user attributes across Workday and connected systems.
• Oversee testing of integrations and data flows related to skills features.
• Sustainment & Operational Ownership
• Own DT’s long-term sustainment model for Workday Skills configurations and related integrations.
• Establish and oversee processes for break/fix, enhancements, regression testing, release management, and change control.
• Coordinate with DT support teams to maintain system performance, security, and compliance.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience
• 7+ years of Workday functional or technical functional consulting experience with experience with talent, skills, job architecture, or related Workday modules (Skills Cloud, Talent Optimization, Learning, Core HCM)
• Experience managing configuration, integrations, and functional design reviews with strong program or project leadership experience supporting multi-workstream initiatives
• Experience representing technical complexity to non-technical stakeholders, facilitating workshops and guiding stakeholders through conceptual frameworks.
• Partnership experience with HR, DT, vendors, and leadership stakeholders at all levels with excellent documentation, communication, and organizational skills

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with skills frameworks or talent architecture preferred but not required
• Workday Pro certification(s) in HCM and/or Talent
• Experience with Workday Reporting and Security

What We Offer

• healthcare
• wellness
• retirement
• work/life benefits
• career development
• recognition programs
• parental (including paternal) leave
• flexible work schedules
• achievement awards
• educational assistance
• child/adult backup care

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Benefits for Hired Applicants

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• flexible work schedules
• employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• parental leave
• paid time off
• holidays

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

Equal Opportunity Statement

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.