Workday AI Transformation Practice Leader

What You’ll Do

• Define and lead the AI Transformation strategy for the Workday practice
• Identify high-impact opportunities to apply AI across sales, delivery, and internal operations
• Establish a roadmap for AI-enabled capabilities and offerings
• Partner with sales and leadership to position AI in client conversations, proposals, and demos
• Develop AI-driven offerings and accelerators that enhance our Workday services
• Support pursuits by translating AI capabilities into clear business value for clients
• Advises clients on how to leverage AI within the Workday ecosystem and partner landscape, including tools such as: Workday Sana, Paradox, HiredScore, Evisort
• Build and scale AI-enabled delivery capabilities, including:
• Automation of repetitive consulting tasks
• AI-assisted documentation, testing, and analysis
• Intelligent insights and reporting enhancements
• Evaluate and implement tools that enhance delivery efficiency, including: Flowise, Pipedream
• Partner with functional and technical leaders to embed AI into real delivery workflows, not just isolated use cases
• Drive adoption of AI tools across the organization to improve:
• Consultant productivity
• Delivery speed and quality
• Knowledge sharing and reuse
• Develop and lead AI enablement programs, including:
• Training and upskilling initiatives
• Best practices and governance
• Responsible AI usage guidelines
• Identify opportunities to streamline internal processes using AI (e.g., staffing, forecasting, documentation, reporting)
• Stay current on emerging trends across the Workday AI ecosystem, including:
• Workday’s Agent System of Record (agent-based orchestration and management)
• AI-enabled partner solutions and integrations
• Translate new capabilities into practical applications and scalable offerings

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in Workday consulting, transformation, or professional services leadership
• Proven experience building or leading practice-level initiatives, programs, or offerings
• Strong understanding of the Workday ecosystem, including HCM, Payroll, Time & Absence, Finance, and partner landscape
• Experience applying AI tools and technologies to improve business processes, delivery, or operations
• Demonstrated ability to:
• Identify high-value AI use cases
• Build scalable solutions and frameworks
• Drive adoption across a consulting organization
• Strong client-facing and executive communication skills
• Experience supporting sales pursuits and solution development
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity and evolving priorities

Preferred Experience

• Working with AI-enabled platforms in HR, recruiting, or enterprise operations
• Familiarity with Workday’s evolving AI capabilities and partner ecosystem
• Experience with LLMs, automation platforms, or workflow orchestration tools
• Background in process optimization, delivery transformation, or operational excellence