Workday Integration & Data Conversion Lead

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Integration Leadership

• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of Workday integrations.
• Define integration architecture and ensure adherence to enterprise integration standards.
• Oversee development using Workday integration technologies, including:
• Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)

-Core Connectors

-Cloud Connect

-Workday Studio

-Workday Web Services (SOAP/REST APIs)

-Workday Extend integrations

• Review technical designs and provide architecture recommendations.
• Ensure integrations comply with Workday security and data governance requirements.
• Manage integration schedules, dependencies, and deployment activities across project phases

Integration Delivery & Support

• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, Benefits, Talent, and IT teams to gather integration
• requirements.
• Develop and maintain integration specifications and technical documentation.
• Coordinate integration testing including:

-Unit Testing

-System Integration Testing (SIT)

-User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

-End-to-End Testing

• Troubleshoot integration failures and implement long-term solutions.
• Monitor integration performance and improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Provide post-production support and incident management.
• Data Conversion Leadership
• Define and execute data migration strategies for Workday deployments.
• Lead data extraction activities from legacy HR, Payroll, Finance, and Talent Management systems.
• Conduct data analysis, profiling, and quality assessments.
• Establish data cleansing and transformation rules.
• Develop conversion mapping documents and reconciliation frameworks.
• Oversee data loading using Workday loading tools and migration templates.
• Validate converted data and ensure accuracy, completeness, and auditability.
• Manage multiple mock conversions and cutover activities.
• Coordinate final production data migration during deployment.
• Data Governance & Quality
• Establish data quality checkpoints and governance processes.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and organizational standards.
• Conduct reconciliation between source and target systems.
• Manage data-related risks, issues, and escalations.
• Develop conversion audit reports and migration sign-offs.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Act as the primary technical lead for integration and data conversion workstreams.
• Partner with project managers to manage scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Coordinate activities with implementation partners and third-party vendors.
• Present project status, risks, and recommendations to leadership teams.
• Mentor junior integration developers and data conversion analysts.
• Continuous Improvement
• Evaluate emerging Workday integration capabilities and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to simplify interfaces and improve data management processes.
• Support Workday releases and feature updates impacting integrations or data structures.
• Maintain technical standards, templates, and reusable integration components.

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems,
• Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Workday certifications in Integration, Studio, or Data Conversion are preferred.
• Experience
• 8+ years of experience in enterprise HR systems, ERP implementations, or integration
• development.
• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Integration and Data Conversion experience.
• Proven experience leading Workday implementation projects from design through deployment.
• Experience migrating large volumes of HR, Payroll, Recruiting, Talent, Benefits, Time Tracking, or
• Finance data.
• Experience working with global Workday deployments is highly desirable.

Technical Skills

• Workday Expertise
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• Workday HCM
• Workday Security Framework
• Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)
• Workday Studio
• Core Connectors
• Cloud Connect
• Workday Web Services
• Workday Extend
• Integration Event Monitoring
• Data & Integration Technologies
• XML, XSLT, JSON
• REST and SOAP APIs
• SQL and relational databases
• ETL and data migration tools
• SFTP, Middleware, and API gateway technologies
• Data transformation and reconciliation techniques

Reporting & Analytics

• Workday Report Writer
• Advanced Reports
• Composite Reports
• Calculated Fields
• Prism Analytics (preferred)

Leadership Competencies

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical and business teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Strong project planning and execution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing vendors and system integrators.

Preferred Qualifications but not Mandatory

• Workday Integration Certification.
• Workday Studio Certification.
• Workday Pro certification.
• Experience with Workday Payroll integrations.
• Experience integrating Workday with SAP, Oracle, SuccessFactors, Active Directory, Azure AD,
• Entra ID, ServiceNow, Jira, and payroll providers.
• Experience supporting post-production Workday environments and enhancement programs.