Workday HCM Technical Lead - 12 month contract

Herschend Family Entertainment; Peachtree Corners (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Herschend Family Entertainment is seeking a Workday HCM Technical Lead for a 12-month contract in Georgia. You will own the Workday HCM platform, drive integrations, data architecture, security, and system performance, partnering with HR stakeholders and AMS providers to deliver a scalable enterprise solution.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years supporting enterprise systems and 3+ years in a technical lead or product owner role for Workday HCM, with strong communication and governance skills to

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience supporting enterprise systems, preferably HR/HCM.
• 3+ years in a technical lead or product-owner role for Workday HCM.

Responsibilities

• Own Workday HCM modules and integration architecture.
• Manage tenant health, performance, and monitoring.
• Coordinate with HR and AMS partners for issues and enhancements.
• Oversee environment strategy (test, preprod, prod) and changes impact.
• Ensure uptime and reliable integrations during HR cycles.
• Validate data integrity across systems during releases.

Skills

Workday HCM

Workday integrations

APIs (REST/SOAP)

Data governance

Security framework

Stakeholder management

XML/XSLT

تعليق?

Tools

Workday Studio

EIB

Core Connectors

Security model

Job description

Workday HCM Technical Lead - 12 month contract

Job Category: Information Technology

Requisition Number: WORKD010208

• Posted : September 1, 2026
• Full-Time

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Description

Herschend is the world’s largest family-held themed attractions company, with a portfolio of over 40 family entertainment brands across North America, including destinations, resorts, theme parks, water parks, immersive experiences, and content enjoyed by audiences worldwide.

While each of our family brands offers something unique, all are unitedbya shared purpose: Bringing Families Closer Together by Creating Memories Worth Repeating®. Our 22,000 passionate hosts make this purpose possible through everyday acts of love and service-what we callHeartspitality®-the intersection of heart and hospitality.

As anequal-opportunityemployer, we strive to provide environments where every host, guest, and partner feels welcome, valued, and loved. Wefirmly believethat words and actions matter, which is why all individuals areto be treatedequally and with respect.For more information, visit www.Herschend.com .

POSITION SUMMARY

The Workday HCM Technical Lead (12-month contract) serves as a technical owner of the Workday platform, responsible for integrations, data architecture, security framework, and system performance. Reporting through the Technology organization and partnering with HR functional leads, this role ensures Workday operates as a scalable, secure, and well-integrated enterprise system.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Platform Ownership & Architecture

• Serve as thetechnicalowner and subject matter expert for Workday HCM modules, partneringwith HRstakeholderstodefine data governance and data flow design.
• Own integration architecture and patterns within the Workday HCM modules.
• Manage tenant health, performance, and monitoring.
• Align system capabilities and enhancements with HR priorities and organizational initiativesas defined inthe Workday HCM roadmap.
• Oversee environment strategy(test, preprod, prod)andevaluateimpacts ofWorkdaysystem changesonintegrationandsecurityarchitecture.
• Serve as a point of escalationand partner for HRforconfigurationissues, enhancements, and system questions related to Workday HCM.Ensure system configuration remains aligned with approved processes, controls, and governance standards.
• Troubleshootintegration failures,dataissues,andsecurityissues partneringwith technical teamsandthird-partypartnersas needed.
• Coordinate with internalbusiness andtechnology teams, Application Management Services (AMS) partners, and Workday as needed to resolve system issues and implement improvements.
• Ensure system uptime and integration reliability duringcritical HR cyclesand events.
• Monitor integration SLAs and failures.

Testing, Releases, and Change Management

• Own integration testing strategy and validate data integrity across systems.
• Coordinate testing and release activities related to Workday biannual releases, or major changes.
• Manage release impact analysis for integrations and security. Ensure technical impacts of system updates and changes are properly validated and communicated.

Integrations, Data & Security

• Own Workday integration ecosystem: EIBs, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, APIs (REST/SOAP).
• Define and maintain data models and data flow diagrams.
• Define and maintain data governance standards.
• Manage Workday security model (role-based, domain security).
• Manage audit and compliance requirements.
• Partner with HR to ensure data consistency across Workday and from Workday to downstream systems.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• 5-10 years of experience supporting enterprise systems, preferably in HR or Human Capital Management environments.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting Workday HCM in a technical lead, analyst, or product owner role.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Working knowledge of HR processes sufficient to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience with Workday integrations (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors), APIs (REST/SOAP).
• Experience with data transformation (XML, XSLT preferred)
• Understandingof enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience managing security frameworks and role-based access.
• Experience with data governance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate technical concepts to business terms and present solutions in a user-friendly language.
• Experience supporting post-implementation Workday environments within an internal HRIS or technology team.
• Experience working with Workday AMS partners and other third-party Workday resources.
• Understanding of middleware platforms.
• Workday HCM certification.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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