What You'll Be Doing:

  • Lead the full data conversion workstream on Workday implementations, owning scope, quality, and delivery from kickoff through cutover and stabilization
  • Taking direct ownership of mission critical data requirements in a fast paced, collaborative work environment
  • Manage and mentor a team of data conversion/migration developers, setting expectations, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring timelines are met.
  • Delivering technology solutions to clients across industries, such as Manufacturing & Distribution, Education & Government, Consumer & Industrial Products, and Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Working with clients to understand their current data landscape and advising on the strategy to align with their future-state data landscape.
  • Build, maintain, and execute against the data portions of the project plan and cutover schedule, including task sequencing, dependencies, test cycles, and go/no-go readiness criteria.
  • Designing and developing custom solutions for clients using a variety of software and programming tools, including Definian’s proprietary software product (Applaud), Workday, SQL, PowerShell, Excel, and VBA
  • Participate in requirement gathering sessions, mapping workshops, daily test cycle calls, cutover planning meetings; manage escalations and risks proactively.
  • Partner closely with global system integrators and client stakeholders to align on data scope, transformation rules, and acceptance criteria.
  • Bring your go-lives with you. We want someone who has been through cutover weekend and knows what it takes.
  • Using quantitative methods to derive actionable insights, patterns, and outcomes from data
  • Learning leading enterprise software products such as Oracle, SAP, and Workday
  • Becoming a subject matter expert on our business products, processes and operations, and remaining up-to-date on industry news

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

  • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Workday Data Migrations required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
  • Experience loading data to Workday using standard tools such as EIB and Customer Central.
  • At least 4 years experience in leading/managing a team.
  • Deep, hands-on expertise in Workday data migrations across the full conversion lifecycle — extraction, transformation, mapping, loading, and reconciliation.
  • Strong SQL proficiency including complex queries for data extraction, transformation, cleansing, and validation.
  • Develop and maintain conversion mapping documents, data templates, and transformation logic aligned to client and project requirements.
  • Participate in requirement gathering sessions, planning tasks and estimated delivery dates (project planning), and escalation management.
  • Designing and developing custom solutions using multiple programming tools including SQL, Excel, VBA, and PowerShell.
  • Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to understand data requirements and business objectives.
  • Execute data quality checks and reconciliation activities to ensure loaded data meets validation criteria prior to go-live.
  • Support cutover execution including mock migration runs and final data loads, escalating blockers to the Data Migration Manager as needed.
  • Ensure compliance with data governance policies and procedures.
  • Document data conversion methodologies, error logs, and reconciliation outcomes for reference and knowledge sharing.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams including legacy IT experts, business SMEs, and Workday functional consultants to address data-related challenges.
  • Strong analytical mindset and the ability to derive actionable insights from data.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying complex information in a clear and concise manner.
  • Ability to lead a team and collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.