Key responsibilities
Works closely with Workday Finance, Supply Chain and HR business leads to connect business problems and requirements to Workday technical capabilities. Leads discovery workshops; capture requirements, process maps, and design decisions (future state, controls, and impacts).
Translates requirements into technical designs, estimates, and delivery plans.
Creates and governs functional design artifacts (solution design, BP design, security design, data/worktags strategy, reporting strategy, test strategy).
Establishes, manages and maintains configuration standards and guardrails (naming conventions, shared objects, condition rules, calculated fields, dependencies).
Guides tenant configuration approach: business processes, security roles, org structures, eligibility rules, compensation frameworks, and validations.
Drives test planning and execution (SIT/UAT), defect triage, and readiness; ensure traceability from requirement → design → test.
Creates standards for reporting solution and oversee reporting governance.
Work with functional areas to guide inbound/outbound data strategy (loads, conversions, incremental updates, validation).
Education
Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)
Experience in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree - 10+ years of relevant experience without a degree
Certification/Licensure
Workday Pro certification/s (Preferred)
Experience
Required qualifications
8+ years of relevant experience with a degree
Experience in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree. 10+ years of relevant experience without a degree
Proven delivery leadership in a Workday core area (FIN, SCM, HCM).
Experience leading technical design, estimates, and execution across multiple workstreams.
Strong troubleshooting skills (integration failures, data issues, security access, performance).
Demonstrated ability to lead functional design decisions, manage trade-offs, and influence stakeholders.
Experience with end-to-end application lifecycle management: discovery, design, configure, test, deploy.
Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred qualifications
Experience with data conversion at scale and complex cutovers.
Exposure to Prism Analytics, Extend, Payroll interfaces, Benefits/Finance integrations, or IAM (SSO).
Exposure to integrations (EIB, Core Connectors, Studio), reporting (advanced reports, calc fields), and/or Prism.
Functional architecture and process design (fit-to-standard mindset).
Keywords: Workday SCM HCM

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $153,670.40 - $228,009.60 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
Emergency Backup Care
Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
Life Insurance
401k/403B with Employer Match
Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
Pet Insurance
Legal Resources Plan
Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
