Workday HCM Test Lead
Long term
Long Island, NY (Hybrid)
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Workday HCM Test Lead to support a full life‑cycle Workday implementation covering the United States and Canada, with primary emphasis on U.S. operations. This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring the individual to both lead the overall testing effort and to execute testing activities. The role will play a critical part in ensuring a successful January 2027 Go‑Live, supporting test planning, execution, and the development of documentation required for training and production operations. The ideal candidate will act as a trusted advisor, bringing deep Workday implementation experience and the ability to supplement Workday’s standard methodology and deliverables where needed to ensure program success.
Key Responsibilities
Test Leadership & Execution
- Own end‑to‑end Workday HCM testing activities (customer-side) across the implementation lifecycle, including system, integration, UAT, and go‑live readiness.
- Lead and organize HCM testing activities, providing structure, coordination, and accountability
- Develop and maintain test strategies, test plans, schedules, and execution approaches aligned to program milestones.
- Lead and actively participate in hands‑on test execution, defect triage, retesting, and readiness assessments.
Advisory & Consulting Role
- Act as a consultative partner to the client and program leadership, advising on best practices for Workday HCM Core configuration, testing, and operations.
- Apply deep understanding of Workday methodology, including its strengths and limitations, and proactively supplement standard artifacts and processes where necessary.
- Identify risks and gaps early and recommend pragmatic mitigation strategies to keep the program on track.
Documentation & Operational Readiness
- Support the development of artifacts required for the production operating model, ensuring testing outputs align with post‑go‑live support needs.
- Contribute to the creation of documentation that supports:
- End‑user and administrator training
- Transition to steady‑state production operations
Collaboration & Scope
- Collaborate closely with functional, technical, and business stakeholders across the U.S. and Canada.
- Ensure testing approaches reflect U.S. and Canada regulatory and operational requirements
Required Qualifications
- Extensive experience as a Workday HCM advisor and test lead or equivalent role on full life‑cycle Workday implementations.
- Proven ability to balance hands‑on execution with leadership responsibility.
- Strong knowledge of Workday HCM modules and end‑to‑end business processes.
- Deep familiarity with Workday implementation methodology, including where additional rigor or artifacts may be required.
- Demonstrated consulting mindset with the ability to be advisory, pragmatic, and delivery‑focused.
- Experience supporting testing activities through go‑live and transition to production.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting US/Canada centric Workday implementations
- Prior experience contributing to training enablement and production support documentation.
- Experience working in complex, multi‑workstream or large enterprise implementations
Work Location
- Preferred location: Melville, Long Island, NY
- Work model: Hybrid
