Workday Solutions Director, HRIS & Change

Legend Biotech US; Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Legend Biotech US is seeking an Associate Director, Workday Solutions to lead HRIS strategy and governance from its Bridgewater, NJ base. You will guide Workday in Core HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time, Absence, and more, while expanding to Talent, Compensation, and Recruiting.

You will manage a team of about five HRIS professionals, coordinating with HR, Payroll, IT, Audit and Compliance to deliver scalable, compliant solutions and a strong employee experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or Information Systems.
• 10+ years HRIS/HR systems experience with significant Workday experience.
• 5+ years leading Workday functional areas, implementations, or complex initiatives.
• Experience with Core HCM and multiple modules: Payroll, Benefits, Time, Absence, Compensation, Talent, Performance, or Recruiting.
• Experience with governance, security, controls, releases, and production support.
• Strong leadership and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Workday roadmap aligned with HR and business priorities.
• Lead functional ownership across current and future Workday modules.
• Oversee configuration, security, reporting, releases, testing, and optimization.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, sustainable, and aligned with HR requirements and design standards.
• Lead Workday functional governance, change controls, security practices, and standards.
• Own HR-specific Workday SOX controls, audit support, remediation, and ongoing compliance.
• Support strong HR data governance, access controls, and segregation of duties.
• Lead new Workday module implementations, major enhancements, and optimization initiatives.
• Drive requirements, solution design, testing, cutover, and operational readiness.
• Manage delivery across HR, IT, consultants, Workday partners, and other vendors.
• Lead change and adoption for significant Workday initiatives.
• Ensure effective stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and documentation.
• Use employee, manager, and HR feedback to continuously improve the Workday experience.
• Lead and develop approximately five HRIS professionals with clear module ownership and accountability.
• Manage priorities across support, enhancements, controls, and roadmap initiatives.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex Workday functional issues.

Skills

HRIS/HR systems

Workday leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Information Systems

Tools

Workday

Workday security

Workday reporting

Job description

Legend Biotech US is seeking an Associate Director, Workday Solutions to lead HRIS strategy and governance from its Bridgewater, NJ base. You will guide Workday in Core HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time, Absence, and more, while expanding to Talent, Compensation, and Recruiting.

You will manage a team of about five HRIS professionals, coordinating with HR, Payroll, IT, Audit and Compliance to deliver scalable, compliant solutions and a strong employee experience.