Workday Technology Manager

Role: Workday Technology Manager (Workday Extend / Integrations Lead)
Location: Raleigh, NC (Hybrid – 4 days onsite / 1 remote)
Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $170,000 – $180,000 base + 15% MIP
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen, Green Card Holder, or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

Position Summary

The Workday Technology Manager leads a team of Workday technologists and is accountable for the strategy, delivery, and continuous optimization of Workday Reporting, Workday Prism Analytics, Workday Integrations, and Workday Extend solutions.

This role provides both strategic oversight and hands-on technical leadership, ensuring Workday capabilities align with evolving business needs, scale effectively, and adhere to best practices for security, data governance, and system performance.

The ideal candidate blends deep Workday technical expertise with strong people leadership, cross-functional partnership, and a continuous improvement mindset. This role plans, prioritizes, and executes Workday initiatives sponsored by senior leadership, focusing on technology-driven solutions that enhance system functionality and enterprise reporting.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience

• 8+ years of HRIS technical experience, including extensive hands-on expertise with:

  • Workday HCM

  • HRIS system design

  • Calculated fields

  • Complex Workday configurations

  • Business processes and dashboard development

• 5+ years implementing, supporting, or operating Workday HCM

• Strong understanding of enterprise HR systems, data structures, and end-to-end data flows

• Designed, built, and supported 75+ Workday integrations

• Developed 5+ Workday Extend applications and Orchestrate integrations

• 2+ years of statistical or data analysis experience, including advanced reporting and dashboard development using:

  • Workday Report Writer

  • Calculated Fields

  • Advanced Microsoft Excel

• Extensive experience building and maintaining:

  • Advanced Workday reports

  • Dashboards

  • Scorecards

  • Composite and matrix reports

  • Workday Hubs

• Designed, built, and maintained 3+ Workday Prism Analytics use cases

• Hands-on technical experience with Workday Extend application development and model components

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously

• Proven decision-making skills balancing business needs, timelines, and technology roadmaps

• Innovative mindset with the ability to challenge existing approaches and introduce new solutions

Essential Job Functions

• Lead the scope, design, and delivery of Workday Extend solutions to meet HR business needs

• Manage demand intake, prioritization, and delivery timelines across multiple Workday workstreams

• Provide day-to-day leadership for the HRIS technology team, ensuring high-quality delivery

• Architect, design, and develop custom applications using Workday Extend

• Establish and maintain governance standards for reporting, analytics, integrations, and Extend development

• Communicate project status, risks, and outcomes clearly to senior leaders and stakeholders

• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and customer-focused culture

• Act as a process improvement champion across HR technology operations

• Partner with IT and Payroll teams to align on integrations, shared systems, and security roles

• Support Workday releases and upgrades, including testing and rollout planning

• Provide operational HRIS support as needed

• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks and delivery challenges

• Serve as a trusted advisor and SME for HR technology

• Act as liaison between HR, IT, Payroll/Finance, and business partners

• Stay current on HR technology trends, regulatory changes, and Workday roadmap

Preferred Qualifications

• ERP implementation experience

• Configuration experience with Financial and HR systems

• Workday Integrations Certification (strongly preferred)

• Workday Extend Certification (strongly preferred)

• Workday Prism & Reporting Certification (strongly preferred)

• Intermediate proficiency with database tools and concepts