Workday Talent & Performance Lead

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems. No security clearance is required.

This position will join the RTX Enterprise Services team.

This role will support the administration, optimization, and ongoing maintenance of the end-to-end Performance Impact process (goal setting, mid-year, and year-end) and Succession Planning within the Workday Talent and Performance team as part of the HR Digital Technology organization. This role is responsible for ensuring system integrity, executing configuration updates, managing structured system cleanups, and delivering advanced reporting and notification solutions to support enterprise talent programs. This position operates within a highly complex, global Workday environment and partners closely with HR Technology, Talent COE, Product Owners, and Production Support teams.

What You Will Do

1. Workstream Leadership (Performance Impact and Succession only)
   • Serve as the DT Workstream Lead for Workday within the Performance Impact and Succession Planning program, providing direction, alignment, and escalation management.
   • Represent DT in enterprise working groups and decision forums; ensure DT needs and constraints are understood.
   • Manage DT’s timeline, dependencies, deliverables, and risk mitigation.
2. System Maintenance & Data Integrity
   • Execute quarterly and annual system cleanups, including:
     • Inactive or outdated configuration elements (review templates, goals, competencies, etc.)
     • Data audits (performance data, talent pools, etc.)
     • Security and role-based access validations
   • Maintain data integrity and consistency across Talent and Performance modules.
   • Proactively identify and remediate system inconsistencies and technical debt.
3. Configuration & Enhancements
   • Lead end-to-end configuration updates in Workday, including:
     • Business Process (BP) updates
     • Review templates and performance cycle configurations
     • Talent and succession frameworks
   • Support change requests and enhancements via Jira intake process.
   • Partner with functional and technical teams to:
     • Test and validate system changes (UAT support)
     • Ensure all configuration aligns with enterprise design standards and governance models
4. Advanced Reporting & Analytics (Admin Reports)
   • Develop and maintain advanced Workday reports and dashboards, including:
     • Matrix and composite reports
     • Complex and deeply nested calculated fields with system performance considered
   • Support Talent COE with data insights for performance, skills and succession.
   • Ensure reporting accuracy and alignment with data governance standards.
5. Business Process Notifications (Advanced HTML)
   • Design, build, and maintain custom Workday BP notifications using HTML.
   • Enhance user experience through:
     • Clear formatting and structured messaging
     • Embedded links and dynamic content
   • Standardize notification templates across Talent processes.
   • Troubleshoot and optimize notification delivery and rendering issues.
6. Operational Support & Governance
   • Support production operations for Talent and Performance cycles.
   • Partner with Tier 2 support to resolve system issues and escalations.
   • Maintain documentation for:
     • Configuration standards
     • Cleanup procedures
     • Reporting logic
   • Contribute to intake prioritization and roadmap execution.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of related experience or an Advanced degree with 8+ years of related experience.
• 7+ years of Workday HRIS experience in Talent & Performance with experience in Workday configuration (BPs, templates, security) and advanced reporting (calculated fields, matrix reports).
• Strong experience with HTML (specifically for Workday notifications).
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale HR systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with Talent & Performance (Ratings & Calibrations), Succession Planning and Career Development modules.
• Workday security frameworks.
• Skills Cloud / Talent Intelligence and how it connects to other Talent & Performance processes is a plus.
• Exposure to data governance or AI-enabled HR systems with experience working in global, matrixed organizations.

What We Offer

We offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Work Location

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.