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# Workday HCM Lead

- **Company:** Vanguard
- **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software as a Service, Workday HCM, Core HR
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** http://www.vanguardjobs.com/job/23719553/workday-hcm-lead-dallas-tx/?utm_medium=%22mcloud%2Djobads%22&utm_campaign=Technology&utm_content=Workday%20HCM%20Lead&utm_term=181549

## About the Role

* Demonstrated experience owning and evolving a Workday HCM platform, including roadmap management, governance, optimization, integrations, and stakeholder engagement at scale.
 * Demonstrated success partnering with executive leaders to identify strategic needs, influence decisions, and drive outcomes.
 * Proven success defining product strategy, roadmaps, and SaaS-based HR technology solutions, including Workday HCM, that deliver measurable business outcomes and align enterprise, divisional, and functional HR priorities.
 * Proven success defining and delivering product strategies that enable business outcomes through SaaS-based solutions.
 * Deep expertise in Workday HCM and related HR technologies, with the ability to align platform capabilities to business priorities.
 * Knowledge of HR processes and technologies across talent acquisition, onboarding, employee development, performance management, organizational management, and workforce planning.
 * Experience developing and executing technology roadmaps aligned to enterprise, divisional, and functional strategies.
 * Strong consultative, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and lead through change.
 * Experience leading large-scale HR technology transformations, platform implementations, or modernization initiatives.
 * Minimum of 10 years of experience in HR technology, Human Capital Management systems, or related business functions including 5+ years leading managers and technical teams.
 * Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

## Description

* Lead a team of crew and leaders across a variety of disciplines and career stages, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability and continuous growth. Consistently builds, retains and advances high performing teams.
 * Influence and own the product strategy, roadmap, lifecycle, and operational health of Workday HCM and related HR technology platforms supporting Vanguard crew globally.
 * Partner with HR and business leaders to deliver technology capabilities that attract, recruit, onboard, develop, and retain top talent.
 * Define, prioritize, and deliver product investments aligned to enterprise and Human Resources strategic objectives.
 * Drive continuous improvement across core HR processes by leveraging automation, self-service, data, and emerging technologies to enhance the crew experience.
 * Play a key role in evolving Vanguard's HR service delivery model across people, process, and technology.
 * Serve as a trusted advisor and thought leader to senior stakeholders, translating business needs into scalable and sustainable technology solutions.
 * Establish governance, adoption, and measurement practices that ensure solutions deliver measurable business value and operational excellence.
 * Continuously deepen HR technology expertise through strategic partnerships, industry engagement, training, and professional development.


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