Workday System Lead
Location: Sydney
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: 160-180 base
Start Date: As soon as possible

About Us

Our client is looking for a Workday System Lead to be accountable for the end-to-end governance, optimisation and ongoing enhancement covering Human Capital Management (HCM), Financial (FIN) and Professional Services Automation (PSA) platform. You will be pivotal in ensuring the systems optimal performance, reliability and security.

Position Summary

As the Workday System Lead, you will lead the governance, optimisation, and continuous improvement of the Workday platform, spanning Human Capital Management (HCM), Financials (FIN), and Professional Services Automation (PSA). You'll be responsible for the system's performance, reliability, security, and alignment with the firm's strategic goals.

This role is critical to enabling efficient, scalable, and secure operations across the firm. You'll act as a trusted advisor to product owners and stakeholders, while managing vendors, releases, integrations, and training initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and end-to-end ownership of the Workday platform, including configuration, maintenance, performance, and release management.
• Collaborate with HCM, Finance, and PSA Product Owners to drive continuous improvement and proactively address changes that may affect the platform.
• Design and maintain effective governance, risk, and audit frameworks to ensure compliance across all business units.
• Lead Workday bi-annual release cycles, including change management, communications, testing, and stakeholder readiness.
• Work with internal security teams to design and implement a robust Workday security framework.
• Champion system enhancements and continuous improvement, ensuring platform alignment with business outcomes.
• Manage third-party Service Providers and Vendors, ensuring configurations, service levels, and performance expectations are met.
• Oversee integrations, data migrations, and other technical changes in the Workday environment.
• Drive resolution of cross-functional conflicts and priorities, enabling delivery of business-critical functionality.
• Oversee the design and delivery of Workday training programs for Product Teams and end-users.
• Maintain up-to-date system documentation and process overviews.
• Willingness to travel to other offices when required

What We're Looking For

• Extensive hands-on experience with Workday HCM, FIN, PSA, and Help system administration
• Proven ability to lead major system upgrades and Workday release management across multiple modules
• Deep understanding of ERP processes and integrations
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills - able to influence at all levels
• Proactive, self-motivated, and capable of working independently and collaboratively
• Comfortable working under pressure.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related Business discipline
• Workday Pro Certification(s) in relevant modules (nice to have)

How to Apply

Apply now for a chat or send your resume to [email protected]