Business Transformation Director - Functional

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The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidates’ qualifications within the budgeted salary range of $155,000 - $170,000 annually. However, there is the potential for longevity, growth, and salary progression for the individual once employed.

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors, researchers, and other experts, all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian.

If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens, you’ve found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

The Business Transformation Director provides strategic leadership for the One Washington Program’s functional transformation work, ensuring the Workday enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution and future‑state business processes align with Washington State’s enterprise business, operational, policy, and workforce needs. The position leads the integration of business requirements, functional design, and agency and stakeholder input into effective transformation strategies and works closely with program leadership and the Agency Readiness Director to align functional transformation with agency readiness and implementation priorities.

The role provides leadership across finance, budget, procurement, human capital management, payroll, and other enterprise functions to support consistent, effective, and sustainable future‑state processes.

This position leads the resolution of complex, enterprise‑level business transformation issues involving competing requirements, agency impacts, policy and legal considerations, operational needs, implementation constraints, and technology capabilities. The Business Transformation Director brings diverse perspectives together to evaluate options, resolve competing priorities, guide decisions, and determine when issues require additional analysis, escalation, or executive direction. Success in this role requires strong strategic leadership, collaboration, communication, and decision‑making skills, along with the ability to navigate complex environments and build alignment around enterprise solutions that support successful implementation and long‑term program outcomes.

One Washington (OneWA), led by the Office of Financial Management, is an enterprise‑wide transformation project focused on replacing 1960s‑era technology with a cloud‑based Workday solution for finance, procurement, budget, HR, and payroll processes. OneWA is a long‑term, yet extremely fast‑paced project anticipated to fully implement all phases by 2030. The project’s core business hours are Monday through Friday, and all project positions are full‑time.

We offer some flexibility in schedules oriented around core business hours with prior supervisory approval. However, it is very common to work beyond the typical 40‑hour workweek to meet the rigorous operational needs and business deliverables required for the go‑live timelines.

• Provide strategic leadership for the One Washington Program’s Functional Transformation workstream, establishing priorities, direction, and approaches that ensure the Workday ERP solution and associated business processes support state enterprise business, operational, policy, and workforce needs.
• Lead the development and execution of functional transformation strategies and plans, integrating enterprise…