Principal HRIS Technology & Integration Lead (Workday)

Job Description

Job Description

Principal HRIS Technology & Integration Lead (Workday)

Sylmar, California | On-site, 5 days per week | Full-time

We are seeking a senior Enterprise Applications professional with deep Workday expertise to lead the architecture, technical direction, integration strategy, and ongoing optimization of a complex enterprise application environment.

This position will play a key role in defining scalable and secure Workday solutions, partnering with HR, HRIS, Payroll, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders while overseeing integrations, platform governance, releases, data integrity, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The Opportunity

The successful candidate will operate at the intersection of enterprise architecture, Workday platform leadership, business applications, and program delivery. The role requires the ability to translate business requirements into sustainable technical solutions while providing architectural guidance across multiple functional and technical workstreams.

This is a hands-on senior individual contributor opportunity requiring strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to guide cross-functional teams and external vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead solution and technical architecture for Workday and related enterprise business applications.
• Design scalable, secure, and integrated solutions across Workday HCM, Benefits, Finance-related processes, and connected enterprise platforms.
• Own and help drive the Workday technology roadmap, aligning platform initiatives with broader business and IT objectives.
• Design, develop, govern, and support Workday integrations, interfaces, APIs, middleware connections, and enterprise data exchanges.
• Ensure reliable connectivity between Workday and Payroll, Finance, benefits providers, and other enterprise systems.
• Oversee Workday security administration, role-based access controls, compliance requirements, and audit readiness.
• Partner closely with HRIS, HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to convert functional requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Lead current-state assessments and help define future-state application architecture and business processes.
• Develop implementation plans for approved solutions and process improvements.
• Oversee Workday releases, system updates, testing activities, deployments, and technical change management.
• Monitor system performance, integration reliability, data quality, and issue resolution across the Workday ecosystem.
• Establish and support structured program delivery practices, including planning, risk management, governance, stakeholder communication, and executive reporting.
• Lead technical initiatives, vendor engagements, and cross-functional delivery efforts.
• Drive continuous improvement, platform optimization, operational efficiency, and enhanced user experience.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, user documentation, training materials, and other resources supporting adoption and ongoing operations.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience supporting Enterprise Applications.
• Significant hands-on experience working within Workday environments.
• Strong experience with Workday HCM, Benefits, integrations, and related enterprise processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and application integration patterns.
• Experience designing integrations using APIs, middleware, interfaces, and enterprise data flows.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing Workday integrations and maintaining data integrity, security, compliance, and system performance.
• Experience with Workday security administration and role-based access concepts.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into scalable solution architectures and technology roadmaps.

Program & Delivery Experience

• Experience managing or leading large-scale enterprise application initiatives using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Strong understanding of program governance, planning, risk management, release management, and executive reporting.
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams involving business stakeholders, technical teams, and external vendors.
• Ability to guide delivery best practices while maintaining alignment with enterprise architecture and technology standards.
• Experience analyzing current-state processes, defining future-state solutions, and developing implementation plans.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical and business initiatives without requiring direct people-management responsibility.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across technical, functional, and executive audiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with HRIS, HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and other business functions.
• Experience mentoring teams, coordinating vendors, and driving accountability across complex delivery environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a customer-focused and governance-oriented mindset.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate combines deep Workday platform expertise with broad Enterprise Applications experience and a strong understanding of architecture, integrations, security, data governance, and program delivery. This person should be comfortable operating independently at a senior level while partnering closely with both technical teams and business leadership.

Candidates with experience leading complex Workday ecosystems, integration initiatives, enterprise application modernization, and cross-functional transformation programs will be particularly relevant.

Work Arrangement

• Location: Sylmar, California.
• This position is fully on-site Monday through Friday.
• Remote and hybrid work arrangements are not available for this role.
• No regular travel is required.

Work Authorization

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future.