Workday Platform & Governance Lead - Enterprise SME

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

United States

Hybrid

USD 152,000 - 250,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Job summary

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is seeking a Workday Platform & Governance Owner to act as the technical SME for the Workday ecosystem, supporting 10,000+ employees. This role includes tenant management, security administration, production change control, and cross-module configuration within a multi-tenant governance model.

Location involves three days per week at Guardian offices in New York, Holmdel, or Stanford with a salary range of $152,290–$250,195.

Qualifications

  • 7–10 years HRIS experience.
  • 5+ years advanced hands-on Workday configuration.
  • Workday Pro Certifications required.
  • Deep expertise across all major Workday modules.
  • Strong Position Management and Job Management experience.
  • Experience designing security architecture.
  • Strong understanding of SOD and audit controls.
  • Experience operating within a multi-tenant governance model.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Enterprise Technical SME across all Workday modules.
  • Advise HRIT engineers on complex configuration design and new functionality.
  • Mentor team on advanced configuration practices.
  • Hands-on configuration of cross-domain business processes.
  • Design and implement advanced security groups and domain policies.
  • Configure complex eligibility rules and condition logic.
  • Support integration troubleshooting and production change control.
  • Oversee tenant management and governance, including migrations and sandboxes.

Skills

HRIS experience
Workday configuration
Workday security
Position Management
Cross-module design
SOD & audit controls
Multi-tenant governance

Education

Workday Pro Certification

Tools

EIB
Core Connectors
APIs
Workday Studio

Job description

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is seeking a Workday Platform & Governance Owner to act as the technical SME for the Workday ecosystem, supporting 10,000+ employees. This role includes tenant management, security administration, production change control, and cross-module configuration within a multi-tenant governance model.

Location involves three days per week at Guardian offices in New York, Holmdel, or Stanford with a salary range of $152,290–$250,195.

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