Workday Test Lead (Testing & Validation)

UST

$70K — $105K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current Workday Partner HCM Certification
  • 5-10+ years in testing, QA, or Workday delivery roles
  • Proven leadership in testing for Workday implementations
  • Hands-on UAT coordination and execution experience
  • Strong skills in test planning, script development, defect management, and triage
  • Experience with payroll parallel testing (preferred)
  • Ability to manage cross-functional teams and client stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end testing strategy for Workday implementations
  • Develop and manage the comprehensive testing plan
  • Coordinate functional workstreams to ensure adequate test coverage
  • Define and manage testing scenarios, scripts, and data requirements
  • Lead UAT execution, including scheduling and tester support
  • Manage defect tracking and drive resolution with functional teams
  • Facilitate discussions on go/no-go readiness based on test outcomes

Benefits

  • 10 days of paid vacation per year
  • 6 days of paid sick leave annually
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents
  • Company-paid life insurance and disability benefits
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options available
Full Job Description
Role description

Workday Test Lead (Testing & Validation)

Developer III - Enterprise Solutions

UST is searching for Workday Test Lead with strong understanding of Workday business processes across HCM and/or Payroll domains.

The opportunity:
• Own and drive the end-to-end testing strategy for Workday implementations and releases
• Develop and manage the testing plan, including:
• Unit Testing (supporting functional teams)
• System Integration Testing (SIT)
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Payroll Parallel Testing (if applicable)
• Coordinate across functional workstreams to ensure test coverage aligns with business processes and configurations
• Define and manage test scenarios, scripts, and data requirements
• Lead UAT execution, including:
• Business user coordination and scheduling
• Tester enablement and guidance
• Daily triage calls and status tracking
• Manage defect tracking and resolution, partnering with functional teams to prioritize and drive closure
• Ensure clear visibility into testing progress, risks, and readiness for go-live
• Support payroll parallel testing, including validation of results, reconciliation, and issue resolution
• Facilitate go/no-go readiness discussions based on testing outcomes
• Drive testing governance, including:
• Entry/exit criteria
• Test completion metrics
• Defect thresholds
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing frameworks, tools, and accelerators

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What you need:
• Current Workday Partner HCM Certification
• 5-10+ years of experience in testing, QA, or Workday delivery roles
• Hands-on experience leading testing efforts in Workday implementations
• Experience with:
• UAT coordination and execution
• Test planning and script development
• Defect management and triage
• Payroll parallel testing (strongly preferred)
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and client stakeholders during testing cycles
• Strong organizational and communication skills, especially under tight timelines
• Preferred:
• Workday functional experience (HCM, Payroll, Time & Absence, Benefits, etc.)
• Experience with test management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Experience supporting global or multi-country deployments

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: Remote-US

Compensation Range: $70,000-$105,000

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

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