Senior Workday Functional Test Lead

Skills

• Lead backlog recovery, SIT, regression, UAT, defect triage and release readiness across Financials, Accounting Center, Expenses, banking, reconciliation, Payroll, LMS and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute comprehensive Workday testing strategies for implementation, transformation, and support programs.
• Develop test plans, test schedules, test scenarios, and test execution roadmaps.
• Establish testing governance, quality standards, and release readiness criteria.
• Collaborate with business, functional, technical, and integration teams to align testing objectives.
• Lead testing activities across Workday modules including: Human Capital Management (HCM), Recruiting, Talent & Performance, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Financial Management, Procurement, Expenses; validate business processes, configurations, security roles, and workflows; ensure complete coverage of functional and business requirements.
• Manage SIT, UAT, Regression, Integration, and Post-Deployment Validation testing.
• Coordinate test execution across multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Lead defect triage sessions and prioritize issue resolution efforts.
• Track defect lifecycle and ensure timely closure of critical issues.
• Validate inbound and outbound integrations between Workday and third-party applications.
• Coordinate testing of: Workday Studio Integrations, EIB Interfaces, Core Connectors, Payroll Interfaces, Benefits Vendor Integrations, REST and SOAP APIs.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and reconciliation across integrated systems.
• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing activities with business stakeholders.
• Prepare test scripts and assist business users during execution.
• Support training, readiness assessments, and go-live preparation.
• Ensure business sign-off and successful transition into production.
• Establish testing KPIs, quality metrics, and reporting dashboards.
• Conduct risk assessments and identify testing gaps.
• Provide regular status updates to project leadership and steering committees.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and testing best practices.