Director, Workday Recruiting and Onboarding

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FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.

At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side‑by‑side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join our organization as we continue our Human Resources transformation journey and elevate our HR technology capabilities to new heights.

Are you ready to make your impact?

The Director of Workday Recruiting and Onboarding serves as the enterprise owner of the platform, accountable for architecture, strategy, and lifecycle management of these modules. The role initially leads successful implementation delivery and transition into long‑term optimization, governance, and continuous innovation. This leader combines deep technical expertise with strategic vision to drive scalable, high‑impact HR technology solutions that enhance operational performance and user experience across the organization.

Success in this role requires close partnership with HR, IT, and business leadership to translate complex requirements into resilient system design and sustainable processes.

• A strong commitment to continuous improvement, championing best‑in‑class system experiences through thoughtful architecture, configuration, and process design.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate, analyze, and architect solutions for complex HR and technology challenges in an enterprise environment.
• Advanced program, project, and change leadership skills, with a track record of aligning diverse stakeholders and driving large‑scale initiatives to completion.

• Serve as enterprise technical owner and subject matter authority for Workday Recruiting and Onboarding, ensuring architecture, configuration, and system design align with business strategy.
• Define and execute the strategic roadmap, driving feature adoption, integrations, and platform optimization across the Workday modules under their responsibility.
• Execute and lead complex configuration, enhancement, and automation initiatives to improve scalability, system performance, and user experience.
• Evaluate current‑state processes and architecture to deliver innovative, best‑practice solutions that streamline operations and support growth.
• Partner with HR and cross‑functional leadership to influence enterprise HR technology decisions and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Oversee delivery of cross‑functional projects, ensuring governance, quality standards, and architectural consistency.
• Manage vendor and third‑party solution relationships to ensure reliable, secure, and strategically aligned service delivery.
• Establish governance and performance monitoring practices to maintain system integrity, data quality, and operational health.
• Provide expert consultation on escalated technical challenges and architectural decisions.
• Lead and mentor technical staff to build scalable delivery capability and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Information Systems, HR, Business Administration, or similar)
• 8+ years of experience in HR Systems / HR Operations roles
• Workday certification(s)

• Advanced functional and technical expertise in Workday Core HCM, Recruiting, and Onboarding, including architecture design, configuration strategy, business process framework, and integrations.
• Demonstrated success driving HR technology process improvement, automation, and system modernization initiatives.
• Experie…