HR Lead, Workday ERP Transformation

Reporting to the VP for ERP Transformation, the HR Lead for Workday ERP Transformation is accountable for the Human Resources workstream within the Workday ERP Transformation and serves as the primary functional decision-maker across Emory University and Emory Healthcare. This role leads the design and delivery of Workday Human Capital Management, reconciles policy and process differences across the two entities, directs the assigned HR team and advisers, identifies operational staffing or backfill needs, and escalates decisions or risks requiring broader program action.

Key Responsibilities

• Owns HR workstream scope, priorities, deliverables, dependencies, decisions, risks, and readiness in coordination with the ERP PMO.

• Serves as the functional product owner for Workday Human Capital Management and approves the future-state HR design.

• Guides the design across core HR, talent, recruiting, benefits, absence, compensation, payroll, time capture, and related reporting.

• Reconciles University and Healthcare policies, promotes standardized processes, and documents the rationale and approval for material differences.

• Secures the appropriate subject matter advisers and coordinates with HR operations to address backfill or operational capacity needs during the program.

• Ensures the solution addresses compliance, controls, security, data integrity, and workforce reporting requirements.

• Leads HR participation in requirements, configuration reviews, data conversion, testing, cutover, deployment readiness, and stabilization.

• Coordinates with other functional and technical leads, Change Management, Workday, consultants, and HR stakeholders to support adoption and transition to ongoing operations.

• Performs related responsibilities as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field and ten years of progressively responsible HR leadership, operations, or transformation experience, including experience leading complex teams or workstreams.

• Master's degree and/or SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or comparable professional credential preferred.

• Broad HR expertise spanning HR operations and HR technology, with strong knowledge of policy, payroll and time, talent, benefits, and workforce data.

• Experience delivering large-scale HR transformation or enterprise cloud HCM system; direct Workday HCM experience is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, resolve competing priorities, make enterprise decisions, and communicate complex policy and system topics clearly.

• Preferred qualifications include full life-cycle Workday HCM implementation experience and experience in higher education, academic medicine, healthcare, or another complex multi-entity environment.

NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location. Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.