Director of Business

McAfee is seeking a Director, Business Applications to join our Business Technology team. Reporting directly to the Vice President, IT. This role will provide strategic and technical leadership over McAfee's Workday platform across Human Resources and Finance.

A key focus of the role will be the architecture, administration, and evolution of McAfee's Workday HCM, Payroll, and Financials programs. This leader will bring deep Workday expertise, including experience spanning both HR and Finance modules, and will help ensure McAfee's platform remains scalable, secure, and aligned with the company's business and technology strategy.

This Director will also play a critical role in advancing McAfee's Workday release management, integration architecture, and governance practices, and will partner closely with the Vice President, IT, senior HR and Finance leaders, and cross-functional technology stakeholders to reinforce a stable, secure, and well-governed Workday platform.

The preferred location for this role is Frisco, Texas, with a hybrid work arrangement. Candidates located elsewhere in the United States may also be considered and will be expected to travel to McAfee's Frisco or San Jose offices as business needs require. Relocation assistance is not currently offered.

• Workday Platform Strategy & Architecture: Own the end-to-end technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for Workday across HR and Finance, including HCM, Payroll, Benefits, and Financials, partnering closely with the Vice President, IT to ensure the platform is scalable, secure, and aligned with business priorities.
• Workday Technical Authority: Serve as the senior technical authority on Workday at McAfee, guiding decisions on configuration, integrations, security, and data architecture across HR and Finance domains.
• HR & Finance Partnership: Partner directly with McAfee's HR and Finance leadership to understand business priorities, translate them into system requirements, and recommend pragmatic, scalable solutions.
• People Leader: Lead the Workday team, including architects, analysts, and administrators, responsible for configuration, enhancements, release management, and day-to-day support, while building the capabilities needed to support McAfee's evolving technology strategy.
• Release Management & Innovation: Own the Workday release management process, evaluating new features and functionality each release cycle and driving adoption of capabilities that deliver business value.
• Integration & Data Architecture: Establish and maintain integration architecture between Workday and adjacent McAfee systems, including payroll providers, benefits carriers, financial systems, and identity/SSO, ensuring data integrity and security.
• Governance & Compliance: Define governance standards for system configuration, change management, and data quality, and ensure compliance with relevant regulatory, security, and data privacy requirements across HR and Finance data domains.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Manage the relationship with Workday and any implementation or support partners, including contract and licensing oversight, roadmap alignment and escalation management.
• Executive Advisory: Act as a trusted advisor to McAfee's HR and Finance executives, presenting platform strategy, risks, and recommendations in clear business terms.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive ongoing process automation, self-service capabilities, and reporting and analytics enhancements within Workday, identifying opportunities to simplify processes and strengthen the overall platform experience.

• Experience: 10+ years of experience in enterprise business applications and deep, hands-on technical expertise in Workday across HCM…