Business Systems Manager – Workday

What You’ll Do

• Own the overall strategy, governance, administration, and optimization of the Workday platform and related HR technologies.
• Serve as the primary liaison between HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, business stakeholders, and external vendors regarding Workday initiatives and priorities.
• Develop and maintain the Workday roadmap, prioritizing enhancements, releases, integrations, and process improvement opportunities.
• Lead Workday configuration, testing, deployment, and change management activities across all supported modules.
• Establish and maintain governance processes for security, data quality, compliance, reporting, and system administration.
• Oversee Workday support operations, ensuring timely resolution of issues and effective management of service requests.
• Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities for automation, workflow optimization, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Manage Workday releases, feature adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives to maximize platform value.
• Lead cross-functional projects involving HR systems, integrations, data migration, acquisitions, and organizational changes.
• Create and maintain system documentation, governance standards, and training materials.
• Mentor and provide guidance to analysts, administrators, and business stakeholders on Workday best practices.

The Details

• Location: Denver, Colorado
• Travel: Less than 10%
• Compensation: $140,000 - $155,000
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• Must pass comprehensive background screening

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5+ years of Workday administration, configuration, or HRIS experience.
• 2+ years leading Workday projects, programs, or system ownership responsibilities.
• Experience developing system roadmaps and managing cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Workday security, business processes, reporting, integrations, and data governance.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and coordinating third-party support resources.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive consensus across business and technical teams.
• Workday Certification(s) strongly preferred.

This Might Be Right For You If

• You can influence without direct authority and build strong cross-functional partnerships.
• You enjoy solving complex technical and business problems.
• You can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• You communicate clearly and build strong partnerships across teams.
• You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive.
• You stay calm under pressure and can prioritize effectively in a fast-moving environment.

This Role Is Not For You If

• You prefer narrowly defined responsibilities and highly structured environments.
• You are uncomfortable managing support issues, changing priorities, or cross-functional collaboration.
• You prefer purely functional HR work without technical systems ownership.
• You struggle with accountability, follow-through, or independently driving work to completion.

Why STACK?

• We offer a competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, flexible spending accounts – even a cell phone subsidy.
• We foster a culture of appreciation, including peer-to-peer recognition and rewards programs.
• We have fun – we host events, game nights, happy hours, and barbecues.
• We are growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!

STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Note to external agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/cvs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to STACK Infrastructure, Inc. will not be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of STACK Infrastructure, Inc.