Workday HCM Lead

Vanguard; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard seeks a senior leader to own and evolve Workday HCM across the enterprise. You will set the vision, roadmap, and delivery of HR technology platforms, aligning with HR and IT to enable talent strategies.

You will partner with executives to translate business needs into scalable, data-driven solutions, driving automation and self-service while mentoring global teams.

Qualifications

• Experience owning and evolving a Workday HCM platform, including roadmap & governance.
• Proven ability to partner with executives to identify needs and drive outcomes.
• Strong track record delivering SaaS-based HR technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of crew and leaders across disciplines, fostering innovation and growth.
• Own the product strategy, roadmap, lifecycle, and operational health of Workday HCM platforms.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to enable talent lifecycle processes using tech capabilities.
• Define and deliver investments aligned to enterprise and HR objectives.
• Drive automation, self-service, data, and new tech to improve the crew experience.
• Evolve Vanguard's HR service delivery model across people, process, and tech.
• Serve as trusted advisor to senior stakeholders translating needs into scalable solutions.
• Establish governance and measurement ensuring value and excellence.
• Deepen HR tech expertise through partnerships and training.

Skills

Workday HCM

HR technology

Roadmap management

Stakeholder engagement

People leadership

Education

Undergraduate degree

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

Are you known for leading complex HR technology work, having a bias for action and delivering measurable impact for the people and teams you support? Are you ready to shape the future of the crew experience by modernizing HR processes, enhancing self-service capabilities, and delivering technology solutions that support every stage of the employee lifecycle? This role might be for you. In this role, you will have global ownership of the strategy, management, and evolution of Vanguard's Workday Human Capital Management product family. You will be accountable for the vision, roadmap, delivery, and optimization of Workday HCM and related HR technology platforms that support all crew across the enterprise. You’ll partner closely with Human Resources, IT, and business leaders to deliver innovative, scalable solutions that enable Vanguard's people strategy through technology, automation, and data-driven insights.

Are you known for leading complex HR technology work, having a bias for action and delivering measurable impact for the people and teams you support? Are you ready to shape the future of the crew experience by modernizing HR processes, enhancing self-service capabilities, and delivering technology solutions that support every stage of the employee lifecycle? This role might be for you.

In this role, you will have global ownership of the strategy, management, and evolution of Vanguard's Workday Human Capital Management product family. You will be accountable for the vision, roadmap, delivery, and optimization of Workday HCM and related HR technology platforms that support all crew across the enterprise. You’ll partner closely with Human Resources, IT, and business leaders to deliver innovative, scalable solutions that enable Vanguard's people strategy through technology, automation, and data-driven insights.

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of crew and leaders across a variety of disciplines and career stages, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability and continuous growth. Consistently builds, retains and advances high performing teams.
• Influence and own the product strategy, roadmap, lifecycle, and operational health of Workday HCM and related HR technology platforms supporting Vanguard crew globally.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to deliver technology capabilities that attract, recruit, onboard, develop, and retain top talent.
• Define, prioritize, and deliver product investments aligned to enterprise and Human Resources strategic objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement across core HR processes by leveraging automation, self-service, data, and emerging technologies to enhance the crew experience.
• Play a key role in evolving Vanguard's HR service delivery model across people, process, and technology.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and thought leader to senior stakeholders, translating business needs into scalable and sustainable technology solutions.
• Establish governance, adoption, and measurement practices that ensure solutions deliver measurable business value and operational excellence.
• Continuously deepen HR technology expertise through strategic partnerships, industry engagement, training, and professional development.

What it takes:

• Demonstrated experience owning and evolving a Workday HCM platform, including roadmap management, governance, optimization, integrations, and stakeholder engagement at scale.
• Demonstrated success partnering with executive leaders to identify strategic needs, influence decisions, and drive outcomes.
• Proven success defining product strategy, roadmaps, and SaaS-based HR technology solutions, including Workday HCM, that deliver measurable business outcomes and align enterprise, divisional, and functional HR priorities.
• Proven success defining and delivering product strategies that enable business outcomes through SaaS-based solutions.
• Deep expertise in Workday HCM and related HR technologies, with the ability to align platform capabilities to business priorities.
• Knowledge of HR processes and technologies across talent acquisition, onboarding, employee development, performance management, organizational management, and workforce planning.
• Experience developing and executing technology roadmaps aligned to enterprise, divisional, and functional strategies.
• Strong consultative, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and lead through change.
• Experience leading large-scale HR technology transformations, platform implementations, or modernization initiatives.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in HR technology, Human Capital Management systems, or related business functions including 5+ years leading managers and technical teams.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

Special Factors:

• Vanguard is NOT offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.