Sr Workday DevOps Consultant job vacancy

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Key Responsibilities:

Lead Workday releases and new feature implementations based on Workday and clients release schedules partnering with HR product teams on change management.
Define/refine DevOps metrics. Ensure appropriate plans are developed to mitigate the “reds” and lead projects, as required, to meet the desired metric goals.
Develop, standardize, and sustain daily management systems based on metrics to deliver on Workday DevOps goals.
Lead compliance initiatives to ensure adherence to IT Risk policies. Support internal and external audits as required.
Collaborate with HR product teams to identify Workday product gaps/issues and partner with Workday to resolve those to meet requirements.
Coordinate dependencies between the HR product areas and ensure alignment to release goals.
Lead clients Workday tenant strategy meeting HR product and separation requirements.
Work to remove impediments and facilitate continuous improvements in DevOps processes.
Guide and coach products teams in agile best practices to ensure successful implementation of Workday modules and projects.
Execute in a fast-paced delivery mode and focus on delivering tasks to meet the product release goals while aligning to DevOps governance processes.
Experience in DevOps tools like Rally
Proven track-record in working collaboratively across teams to facilitate optimal outcomes based on the needs of the customer.

Technical Expertise:

Strong track record with at least 10 years of prior experience of working in an enterprise SaaS solution, like Workday or COTS ERPs (like Oracle or SAP).
Experience in process design and implementation.
Strong understanding of compliance requirements, like SoX (Sarbanes Oxley).
Demonstrated understanding of Lean or Agile principles.
Proven experience as IT Product Manager/Product Owner/Application owner
Strong business analysis and problem-solving skills.
Knowledge of business, and HR processes and practices.
Demonstrated ability to manage operations across the product ecosystem and make tradeoffs based on key business priorities.
Evangelizes new technology and transformational processes and capable of partnering with functional and technical stakeholders to imagine, design and implement solutions.
Demonstrated experience leading and influencing across a complex, global matrix organization.
Ability to decompose problems and make decisions when problems or solutions are not 100% defined.
Garners direct and "behind the scenes" support for ideas, and leverages chains of indirect influence
Passion for working in a global matrix organization, energizing, and inspiring matrixed teams across diverse cultures
Ability to proactively identify and remove obstacles or barriers.

Personal Attributes:

Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity
Uses critical thinking skills and disciplined approaches to help leaders and leadership teams resolve issues and define solutions.
Strategic thinker with the ability to create and execute concrete action plans.
Strong analytical, project management, and organizational skills.
Ability to work under tight deadlines and to prioritize under pressure.