Workday Services Integration Lead Consultant

Job Description

WPP is looking for an experienced and highly skilled Senior Workday Integrations Lead to join our team. In this role, you will oversee the technical integration implementation, requiring deep technical expertise in Workday, strong agile management capabilities, and the ability to lead a team of technical specialists within WPP and the system integrator. The ideal candidate will have experience with Workday's architecture, advanced configuration skills, and a passion for leveraging technology to drive business success.

What you'll be doing:

- Provide strategic and technical leadership for the integration implementation, configuration, and optimization of all Workday Payroll and non-payroll integrations, ensuring alignment with WPP's business objectives for all Workday HCM releases.
- Lead integration discovery sessions to identify system integration requirements for all HCM releases.
- Oversee the integration of Workday with other enterprise systems in all releases, ensuring seamless data flow and process automation.
- Lead integration workshops to meet specific business requirements, using advanced tools like Workday Studio, Middleware, and Workday Extend/Prism.
- Coordinate with team across various departments, ensuring agile sprints are delivered on time, within scope, and budget.
- Provide advanced technical support for Workday-related issues, troubleshooting complex problems, and ensuring timely resolution.
- manage a team of Workday technical specialists, fostering a collaborative and diligent work environment.
- Stay current with Workday updates and new features, driving continuous improvement and innovation within WPP's Workday environment.
- Provide weekly status updates to leadership and manage the integration development plan as well as the RAID.
- Support project managers with integration deliverables.
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What you'll need:

- Deep Technical Expertise: Proficient in Workday configuration, implementation, and integration. Skilled with Workday tools such as Web Service Application Program Interface (APIs), Studio, EIB, PECI, Report Writer, Cloud Connectors, Business Process Framework, Configurable Security, Calculated Fields, XSLT, and middleware solutions like Informatica.
- Configure and customize Workday Extend applications to meet client-specific needs
- Develop and maintain Workday Extend integrations, reports, and workflows
- Workday Experience: Extensive experience with multiple Workday modules, including at least 5 years in a technical lead or supervisory role.
- Project Management: Strong skills in project management, using methodologies and tools like Agile and SCRUM.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication abilities, capable of effectively working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
- Analytical and Problem-Solving: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, focused on delivering creative and practical technical solutions.
- Leadership: Proven leadership skills with experience in managing and developing technical teams.
- Custom Development: Experience with custom development within the Workday environment, including Workday Extend and Prism.
- Vendor Management: Experience working with third-party vendors and managing vendor relationships.
- ESB Solutions: Strong experience in implementing market-leading ESB solutions such as Mulesoft, Dell Boomi, WebSphere, and Informatica.
- Offshore Model Experience: Experience working in an offshore model, cross-culturally and combined, with the ability to adapt personal style to different environments.
- Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: Proactive collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence internal departments to obtain assistance.

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