Job Description:Position SummaryBraunAbility is looking for an HR Technology Manager / Workday Lead to provide day-to-day leadership for our Workday platform. This role leads intake, prioritization, platform delivery, optimization, stakeholder alignment, and change enablement across multiple, global business units, while partnering closely with AI and IT/Data/Security peers.
We are beyond implementation and stabilization and are focused on helping Workday deliver more value to the business. Success in this role requires bringing structure, sound judgment, and strong facilitation skills - the ability to guide conversations, manage competing input, and help groups move toward clear decisions.
This role represents a shift in how the day-to-day operation of Workday is managed, with ownership moving from the Director to this position, while the Director provides overall strategy and direction. The role works in close partnership with the Director to ensure alignment, communication, and progress across the enterprise.
Over time, this role is expected to grow in enterprise scope and leadership responsibility, with the opportunity to take on broader ownership as the function continues to evolve.
What You'll Do - Own the intake and prioritization process for Workday support, enhancements, optimization work, and project requests
- Maintain a visible backlog and help translate business needs into a realistic roadmap
- Lead structured conversations with stakeholders across multiple business units to drive clarity, alignment, decisions, and forward movement
- Manage day-to-day Workday delivery across support, enhancements, and projects
- Lead and develop the Workday Analyst / Sr. Analyst
- Coordinate vendor support and ensure work is scoped, high quality, and well documented
- Drive continuous improvement through release evaluation, auditing, and issue pattern analysis
- Partner with AI and IT/Data/Security to support responsible, scalable use of Workday and related capabilities
- Help ensure stakeholders understand what is changing, why it matters, and what it means for them
- Stay connected to the work by stepping in to support system configuration, ticket resolution, or project work when needed in a small team environment
What We're Looking For - Experience leading or coordinating Workday HCM
- Prior experience leading others in a hands-on or small team environment
- A bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Strong facilitation skills and the ability to redirect conversations, manage competing input, and land decisions
- Experience with prioritization, backlog management, delivery coordination, and vendor partnership
- Workday fluency and a strong understanding of how process, configuration, user experience, and change adoption connect
- Ability and willingness to operate in a player-coach capacity in a small team environment, balancing leadership responsibilities with hands-on support as needed
- Strong communication skills and the ability to translate between business and technical needs
- Experience supporting communication and change readiness in connection with system or process changes
- A practical, grounded approach to improvement, governance, and responsible use of new technology, including AI
- Leadership potential and interest in growing enterprise scope over time
We recognize candidates may bring different combinations of experience. If this role aligns with your background and interests, we encourage you to apply.
Why This Role Matters This role sits at the center of helping Workday truly support the business at the level needed today. It brings structure where demand can otherwise become reactive, strengthens alignment across the enterprise, improves the pace of optimization, supports stronger adoption of change, and helps position the platform for future growth and evolving business needs.
What Success Looks Like - Priorities are clear and visible across the enterprise
- Stakeholders understand timing, tradeoffs, and direction
- Meetings result in decisions and next steps
- The platform improves steadily over time, not just in response to issues
- Changes are communicated clearly and adopted more smoothly
- Vendor support is used intentionally and effectively
- The team operates with greater clarity, discipline, and sustainability
