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VanguardPosted 2 weeks ago

Workday HCM Lead

HybridCharlotte, North Carolina, United States or Dallas, Texas, United States

Full TimeSenior LevelEnterpriseFINANCE

Job Summary

Lead a team of crew and leaders across disciplines to foster innovation and continuous growth while owning the strategy, roadmap, and operational health of Vanguard's Workday HCM product family globally. Partner with HR, IT, and business leaders to deliver scalable solutions that support the employee lifecycle, from attracting talent to retention. Define and prioritize product investments aligned with enterprise objectives, driving continuous improvement through automation and data-driven insights. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, translating business needs into sustainable technology solutions and establishing governance practices for measurable value.

Required Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience owning and evolving a Workday HCM platform, including roadmap management, governance, optimization, integrations, and stakeholder engagement at scale
  • Demonstrated success partnering with executive leaders to identify strategic needs, influence decisions, and drive outcomes
  • Proven success defining product strategy, roadmaps, and SaaS-based HR technology solutions, including Workday HCM, that deliver measurable business outcomes and align enterprise, divisional, and functional HR priorities
  • Proven success defining and delivering product strategies that enable business outcomes through SaaS-based solutions
  • Deep expertise in Workday HCM and related HR technologies, with the ability to align platform capabilities to business priorities
  • Knowledge of HR processes and technologies across talent acquisition, onboarding, employee development, performance management, organizational management, and workforce planning
  • Experience developing and executing technology roadmaps aligned to enterprise, divisional, and functional strategies
  • Strong consultative, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and lead through change
  • Experience leading large-scale HR technology transformations, platform implementations, or modernization initiatives
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in HR technology, Human Capital Management systems, or related business functions including 5+ years leading managers and technical teams
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience

Desired Qualifications

  • Graduate degree preferred

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