Workday  HCM Test Lead

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