Functional Lead - Workday HCM

Location: San Ramon, CA (Onsite day 1)

Duration: Longterm Contract

Role Summary: Looking for a Functional Lead to drive the strategy and optimization of Workday HCM suite.

Key Responsibilities: Functional Strategy: Act as the lead solution architect for Core HCM, Compensation, and Absence/Time Tracking, ensuring cross-module data integrity. Governance: Establish governance policies for business process configuration, security roles, and data auditing. Release Management: Lead the analysis and adoption of bi-annual Workday feature releases, coordinating testing and change management. Reporting Strategy: Oversee the creation of executive-level dashboards and analytics strategies.

Certification: Workday HCM Core Certification is strongly preferred. Domain Expertise: Deep configuration knowledge of Core HCM plus 2 additional functional areas (e.g., Advanced Comp, Talent, or Benefits).Leadership: Experience leading functional projects and managing stakeholder expectations at the Director/VP level. Onsite Presence: Commitment to a 5-day onsite work week in the Bay Area.