Workday HCM Lead

Title: Workday HCS Tech Lead (Only W2)

Duration: 12-18 Month W2 Contract to FTE

Location: Hybrid On-Site in Atlanta, GA, Richmond, VA, Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro or Wilson, NC

Rate: $80 hour w2

Salary upon conversion $130-150k

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and recommend Workday/HR systems tools and innovation to improve efficiency and user experience.
• Partner with HR leadership to identify technology needs and future state capabilities.
• Act as the primary liaison between HR, Payroll , Finance teams for HR Tech initiatives.
• Support compliance, audit and regulatory requirements.
• Stay current with HR technology trends, tools and best practices.
• Responsible for leading the design , implementation and support of Workday modules ( HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Talent, Absence, Time Tracking etc..)
• Lead Workday and other HR applications solution design sessions including process mapping, requirements gathering and fit-gap analysis.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of Workday initiatives. Provide regular updates to leadership and escalate issues as needed.
• Provide mentorship and knowledge sharing across the HR tech team.

Must Have:

• 8-10 years of experience in HR Technology or application management.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Workday.
• Seasoned Human Capital Systems (HR) Technical Lead to provide technical leadership and oversight for a team of developers supporting complex Workday and HR Technology initiatives.
• This role requires extensive hands-on development experience across Workday modules, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to interface directly with internal clients within HR—on solution design and delivery.
• Demonstrated success leading Workday or HR technology deployments, managing application compliance with data security, and cyber controls, and ensuring alignment with organizational governance standards.
• Partner with external vendors to drive efficient implementation and optimization of Workday solutions.
• Proven experience in contributing to the functional and technical design of HR technology solutions is required.
• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in fast paced environment.
• Agile delivery experience required.
• Bachelor's Degree

Preferred:

• Experience using Rally Agile tool
• Banking or Financial Industry Experience.