Workday Functional Lead - Skills

• Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience

• 7+ years of Workday functional or technical functional consulting experience with experience with talent, skills, job architecture, or related Workday modules (Skills Cloud, Talent Optimization, Learning, Core HCM)

• Experience managing configuration, integrations, and functional design reviews with strong program or project leadership experience supporting multi-workstream initiatives

• Experience representing technical complexity to non-technical stakeholders, facilitating workshops and guiding stakeholders through conceptual frameworks.

• Partnership experience with HR, DT, vendors, and leadership stakeholders at all levels with excellent documentation, communication, and organizational skills

• Experience with skills frameworks or talent architecture preferred but not required

• Workday Pro certification(s) in HCM and/or Talent

• Experience with Workday Reporting and Security

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This role sits in the HR & Payroll Digital Technology (DT) organization on the Talent Technology team, serving as the primary owner and dedicated functional expert for all Workday‑related activities within the DT Skills workstream. This role ensures DT delivers aligned Workday functionality, integrations, configuration decisions, data readiness, and sustainment processes that support business requirements.

The Skills Workday Functional Lead aligns with the DT Talent & Performance Program lead on the DT Workday strategy for Skills, drives technical execution, manages Workday releases and enhancements, coordinates DT stakeholders, and ensures ongoing system stability and compliance.

The role partners closely with the Talent Center of Excellence and Workforce Intelligence (WFI) teams to ensure Workday meets the functional and operational needs of the organization based on the overall Skills strategy. Standout candidates will have exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills in addition to technical expertise.

1. Program Leadership (Skills Program only)

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  Serve as the DT Workstream Lead for Workday within the Skills program, providing direction, alignment, and escalation management.

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  Represent DT in enterprise working groups and decision forums; ensure DT needs, constraints, and downstream impacts are understood.

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  Manage DT’s timeline, dependencies, deliverables, and risk mitigation

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