Manager App Security

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the overall design, configuration, and testing of Workday security throughout the system implementation lifecycle.
• Align the Workday security model with the organization’s broader security strategy, risk posture, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with functional domain leads and security resources to determine business requirements for system access and role design.
• Engage internal stakeholders to gather input and secure agreement on security design, role structure, and access assignments.
• Develop and maintain security role structures and access mappings aligned with organizational roles and responsibilities.
• Provide mapping of employees to Workday security groups to support appropriate access across implementation, testing, and production environments.
• Develop and maintain security documentation, including security design, configuration decisions, and access governance standards.
• Support the end-to-end tenant build, ensuring security configurations align with system functionality and business requirements.
• Ensure security configurations are thoroughly tested across all testing phases, including unit testing, system integration testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Provide security support across all testing cycles, troubleshooting access issues and validating security configurations.
• Conduct regular security audits across all Workday tenants to ensure compliance with organizational policies and segregation of duties standards.
• Partner with IT and cybersecurity teams to ensure alignment with enterprise identity management and security policies.
• Maintain and enhance the Workday security framework following system go-live, supporting ongoing system governance and operational stability.
• Monitor Workday releases and evaluate required security updates.
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and training to internal teams as needed.

Requirements

• Strong technical understanding of enterprise system security models, particularly role-based access.
• Knowledge of organizational processes and structure to appropriately design system access and roles.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and develop logical, structured solutions.
• High level of attention to detail with strong documentation discipline.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a large, complex organizational environment.
• Ability to translate business requirements into secure, scalable system access structures.
• Strong analytical ability to evaluate complex security issues and develop structured solutions.
• Commitment to continual learning and staying current with Workday releases and security best practices.