Director, HR Applications – Workday
Milpitas, CA, United States Remote
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About the role
The Director, HR Applications – Workday will serve as the IT application leader responsible for the overall strategy, delivery, and support of the Workday HR application suite. This role will partner closely with HR business stakeholders, regional teams, and IT teams to drive Workday transformation, optimize business processes, and ensure the platform supports the company’s growth and evolving HR operating model. This leader will oversee the Workday application landscape across Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, Performance, Reporting, Integrations, and related HR processes. The role will also work closely with the APAC team and other global partners to ensure consistent delivery, strong governance, operational excellence, and successful execution of major HR initiatives.
What you'll bring
- Strong experience leading Workday HR applications in a global enterprise environment.
- Deep understanding of Workday HCM and related modules such as Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, Performance, Reporting, Security, and Integrations.
- Experience partnering with HR leadership and business stakeholders on strategic roadmap planning and transformation initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of HR business processes, employee lifecycle management, compliance, data governance, and global HR operations.
- Proven ability to lead global teams, including offshore or APAC-based delivery and support teams.
- Experience managing major HR cycles such as compensation planning, benefits enrollment, payroll operations, performance cycles, and organizational changes.
- Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
- Ability to translate business needs into scalable Workday solutions and long-term application strategy.
- Experience with application governance, production support, release management, change management, and audit controls.
- Experience with Workday integrations, reporting, security, and business process configuration.
- Experience supporting global payroll, benefits, and compensation transformation programs.
- Familiarity with HR technology ecosystem integrations, including ServiceNow, payroll providers, recruiting/onboarding platforms, finance systems, and employee experience tools.