Senior Manager, Product Lead - Workday

* Own the technical solution design for assigned Workday functional and technical areas.* Lead architecture and design workshops and translate business requirements into scalable, automated Workday solutions.* Oversee and guide technical design patterns across Workday tools* Define and maintain **architecture decision records**, promoting reusability, standardization, and long‐term scalability.* Provide oversight to the Workday Identity & Access Management (IAM) framework, ensuring secure and compliant role and domain structures.* Drive release impact analysis, identifying cross‐module, integration, and security implications for each Workday update.* Validate solutions through testing strategy contributions, including scenario design, regression coverage, and integration-specific validation.* Actively partner with HRIS, technical teams, and functional stakeholders to identify and deliver Workday‐based integration opportunities and automation improvements.* Maintain system documentation and knowledge repositories including: integration inventory, security policies, configuration rationale and architecture decisions* Make risk‐based decisions on high‐impact changes, ensuring appropriate quality controls, testing rigor, approval workflows, and rollback procedures are in place.* Minimum 8 years of IT solution experience in functional and integrations development role with minimum 5 years in Workday Technology* Deep knowledge of Workday HCM: business processes, configuration patterns, security domains/BP policies, data model.* Hands‐on proficiency with EIB, Core Connectors (CCB/CCW), Data Transport (DT), Workday Studio (design/review), BIRT, and Workday Extend.* Advanced reporting (Advanced/Matrix/Composite) and Calculated Fields (conditional, lookup, multi‐dataset).* XSLT 3.0 expertise for complex transformations within Studio/BIRT.* Ability to interpret integration mapping documents, schemas, and REST/SOAP API payloads (JSON/XML) with effective dating and reconciliation logic.* Oversight of Workday IAM (role design, SoD, access reviews, audit evidence).* Working technical knowledge of integration strategies across Cloud services and IaaS/PaaS/SaaS.* Familiarity with AWS (or equivalent cloud solution) patterns: S3 landing/clean zones & versioning, Lambda transformations, SNS/SQS events, API Gateway, Secrets Manager; or equivalent on Azure/GCP.* Experience with middleware (e.g., MuleSoft, Boomi, Azure Logic Apps) and event‐driven and API‐based designs.* Proven success delivering new capabilities using Product Life Cycle Management (PLCM) and SDLC practices and managing complex portfolios with PPM methodologies.* Strong grasp of Agile/Scrum, change control, release management, and testing cycles (unit, regression, UAT).* Experience with ITIL service processes (incident, problem, change) and SLA/OLA management.- **Collaboration & global experience** * Experience working with globally distributed business and IT teams, especially in Japan, EU, and India. * Superior presentation skills and executive presence; able to influence, drive action and strategy, and interface effectively with senior leadership. * Business analysis excellence in process design, documentation, and problem‐solving activities. * Organizational change management, issues & conflict management, and business‐technology innovation/ transformation experience.- **Analytical & soft skills** * Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem‐solving abilities; adept at multi‐factor root cause analysis across configuration, security, data, and integrations. * Clear written and verbal communication; able to translate technical detail into business‐friendly language.- **Travel** * Ability to travel 10–20%, based on business needs.* Life Sciences experience which involves working for a pharma/life sciences organization in HR function* **Workday certifications** (HCM, Integrations, Security, Reporting, Extend, or Workday Pro badges).- Experience operationalizing **AI/ML** in HR/Workday‐adjacent workflows (e.g., using Workday **Skills Cloud/Talent Intelligence** and external services like **AWS AI/ML** or **Azure Cognitive Services**).- Experience in **enterprise‐scale** environments with **high‐volume** integrations and robust compliance/audit requirements.- Familiarity with **identity** platforms (Okta/Azure AD), **SSO**, and **SCIM** provisioning patterns.**Competencies** **Accountability for Results -** Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change. **Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving -** Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business. **Patient & Customer Centricity -** Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders. **Impactful Communication -** Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka. **Respectful Collaboration -** Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals. **Empowered Development -** Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the people assigned to this position. It is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. Otsuka reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation, if you are unable or limited in your ability to apply to this job opening as a result of your disability. 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