Director, Workday Technology & HR Systems

Bell Partners, Inc.

$120K — $150K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field (Workday certification preferred)
  • 10+ years of Workday experience with a focus on technical leadership
  • 5+ years of Workday consulting experience preferred
  • Deep expertise in Workday architecture, integrations, reporting, and security
  • Proven ability to lead complex initiatives, balancing business and technical needs
  • Strong problem-solving skills and capability to deliver in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy and architecture for Workday Technology and HR Systems
  • Partner with HR teams to optimize business processes leveraging Workday
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance user experience
  • Develop and maintain enterprise Workday reporting strategy and dashboards
  • Own the technical design and configuration of Workday across various modules
  • Lead Workday integrations and oversee data architecture
  • Design and manage security protocols to ensure compliance

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a critical enterprise platform transformation
  • High visibility with executive leadership and cross-functional teams
  • Focus on innovation, data integrity, and scalable technology solutions
  • Collaborative culture with a strong emphasis on results and continuous improvement
Full Job Description

Bell Partners is seeking a Director, Workday Technology & HR Systems to lead the strategy, architecture, integration, governance, and optimization of our Workday platform. This role combines deep technical expertise with business partnership to ensure Workday is scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise IT strategy.

You will own the technical roadmap, data integrity, integrations, and platform performance, while also ensuring strong end-user adoption through support and training strategies. This is a high-impact role for a leader who can bridge systems engineering with business outcomes partnering with the HR, Payroll, Learning, Finance and IT teams.

Why Bell Partners

  • Opportunity to lead a critical enterprise platform transformation

  • High visibility with executive leadership and cross-functional teams

  • Focus on innovation, data integrity, and scalable technology solutions

  • Collaborative culture with strong emphasis on results and continuous improvement

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

HR Technology & Process Optimization

  • Partner with HR Centers of Excellence and Operations teams tooptimizebusiness processes and maximize Workday capabilities

  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance employee, manager, and HR experiences

  • Identifyopportunities to automate manual processes and improve operational efficiency

Analytics, Reporting & Data Governance

  • Own enterprise Workday reporting strategy, dashboards, and workforce analytics

  • Ensure data quality, consistency, and integrity across HR systems

  • Provide executive-level reporting and insights to support business decision-making

  • Establish andmaintaindata governance standards, audit readiness, and compliance reporting

Platform & Architecture

  • Own the technical design and configuration of Workday across HCM, Payroll,Expense,Recruiting, Benefits,Talent, and future platformexpansion

  • Define and enforce platform standards, governance, and scalable architecture

  • Ensure system performance, reliability, and long-term sustainability

  • HRIS Administration, Analytics and Reporting

  • Learning management administration

Integrations & Data

  • Lead development of Workday integrations (APIs, EIBs, and third-party systems)

  • Own data flows and architecture to ensure accuracy, auditability, and compliance

  • Drive automation and improvements in data quality and system interoperability

Security & Compliance

  • Design and manage Workday security, including role-based access and segregation of duties

  • Partner with IT security and audit to ensure compliance with data privacy and regulatory requirements

  • Governance and program management

Delivery & Releases

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of system enhancements, upgrades, and releases

  • Develop andmaintaina formal system for evaluating new Workday features and third-partysolutionsto ensure continuous value creation and alignment with business objectives

  • Manage impact assessment, testing, and controlled deployment of new functionality

User Support & Training

  • Ensure an effective support model, improving user experience and reducing recurring issues

  • Partner with Learning & Development to deliver role-based training and drive adoption

  • Develop training strategies aligned with system changes and new capabilities

Leadership & Collaboration

  • Lead and develop a high-performing HRIS technical team

  • Partner with HR, Finance, and IT leadership to deliver scalable solutions

  • Providetechnical guidance on roadmap priorities and platform strategy


Additional Functions and Responsibilities
  • Additional duties as assigned



Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Deepexpertisein Workday architecture, integrations, reporting, and security

  • Experience with enterprise systems, data flows, and integration design

  • Proven ability to lead complex initiatives and balance business and technical needs

  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment



Education and Background:
  • Bachelors degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field (Workday certification preferred)

  • 10+ years of Workday experience with strongtechnical leadership focus

  • 5+ years of Workday consultingexperiencepreferred

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