Workday Delivery Lead

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Workday Delivery Lead

12 Months

Addison TX (Onsite)

$65.00 - 67.70/hr

Workday

• Ability to navigate across organizational or perceived boundaries with incomplete information to achieve successful outcomes.
• Interact with business leaders, external vendors, and internal technology groups.
• Effectively prioritizing and executing tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial as well as time management skills.
• Required to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative manner.
• Not afraid to ask questions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Microsoft Office suite.
• Is a Self-Starter.

Delivery Lead role will support the Workday application in managing and coordinating various project activities including the semi-annual Feature Releases and various downstream initiatives. Partners with business partners to understand new and existing use cases to optimize their process needs and to support improved reporting. Ensure that all change is adhering to our Enterprise Change Management standards while facilitating/influencing the partners through the process/timeline;

become a subject matter expert of the Workday application, understand our Agile processes, and work closely with our architects/developers on solutions and testing. Plan and coordinate delivery and dependencies across multiple teams. Facilitate dependency management/risk management/impediment removal for the defined deliverables. Promote/facilitate communication and collaboration across organizations to support the deliverable completion and timeline. Gather/facilitate status updates for the deliverables to stakeholders pertaining to delivery, risks/issues, and schedule.

Ensure that execution is aligned with deliverable requirements by working with the stakeholders. Support resource planning for delivery/execution by working with the Lead Developer.

Delivery Lead within Global Human Resources Technology. Partners with key Business, Development, Business Solutions, Program/Project Management, Architecture, Production Support and Testing Execs to develop and implement tactical and strategic planning of all phases of application, environment and support management.

• Business relationship management, liaison to Global Human Resources and Shared Service Providers (SSPs)
• Effectively manage through bank's processes.
• Ensures deliverables comply with Enterprise Application Management Policies and Procedures.
• Provide leadership, and management with a focus on ensuring delivery and execution are being managed against strategic goals and direction
• Manage and provide Application portfolio oversight working closely with application and/or vendor managers
• Provide risk oversight for business and technology risk

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a Support Linc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.

In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.

You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.