Workday Platform Governance (Agile&SaaS)
Core
Central governance orchestrator for the Workday ecosystem, driving alignment, structure, and control across multiple teams to ensure platform reliability, scalability, and audit readiness.
Role type
Senior IC Workday Platform Governance Lead
Builds
Enterprise governance frameworks, release lifecycle processes, and operational controls for Workday tenant strategy and environment management.
Domain
Financial Services / Enterprise SaaS Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Workday platform governance, release lifecycle oversight, enterprise governance standards, stakeholder engagement, data governance practices, audit readiness, Agile delivery practices, SaaS operations, executive reporting, risk management
Preferred skills
System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) expertise, IT project and program management, cross-functional initiative management, Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban), SaaS platform lifecycle management, cloud-based platform operations
Technologies
Workday (Extend, Orchestrate, Prism, Security, reporting frameworks), Agile tools, dashboard and analytics tools
Responsibilities
Lead and govern the overall Workday platform including tenant strategy and release lifecycle oversight; Define and enforce enterprise governance standards for security, reporting, and operations; Drive platform governance across Workday capabilities; Establish and monitor platform KPIs for uptime and reliability; Define and manage release governance processes including impact assessments and production readiness reviews; Lead platform monitoring strategy using dashboards; Own data governance practices including tenant refresh controls and data quality; Partner with cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with business objectives; Facilitate governance forums and decision-making frameworks; Champion Agile delivery practices and governance standards; Develop executive-level reporting on platform health and roadmap priorities; Ensure audit readiness through comprehensive documentation; Drive adoption of SaaS best practices and automation; Build strong relationships with stakeholders across product, engineering, and business teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with program leadership focus
