Workday Talent, Learning & HCM Lead

Role description

UST Title – Lead II - Enterprise Solutions

At UST, we help the world’s best organizations grow and succeed through digital transformation. By bringing together the right talent, tools, and ideas, we work with our clients to co-create lasting change.

Together, with over 30,000 employees across 28 countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at [Insert Website].

UST, a Workday partner company, is looking for a Workday Talent, Learning & HCM Lead responsible for driving the design, configuration, deployment, and optimization of Workday Talent, Learning, and Core HCM modules.

This role partners with HR, Talent Management, Learning & Development (L&D), and technical teams to deliver scalable and strategic solutions that enhance employee development, performance management, and end-to-end HR processes.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of Workday functional experience, 4+ years of hands-on experience in Workday Talent & Learning, and holds an active Workday Talent certification.

• Own functional design and configuration for:

  • Talent Management (Goals, Performance, Succession, Talent Reviews, Skills, Career & Development Planning)
  • Workday Learning (Courses, Programs, Campaigns, Compliance Learning)

• Lead all phases of Workday Talent & Learning projects:

  • Requirements workshops
  • Fit-gap analysis
  • Solution design
  • Configuration
  • Testing (SIT/UAT)
  • Cutover
  • Post go-live stabilization

• Configure and maintain Workday Core HCM foundations:

  • Organizations, Job Architecture, Positions, Staffing
  • Business Processes and Security

• Partner with HR and business stakeholders to design:

  • Career frameworks
  • Skills models
  • Development journeys using Workday Skills Cloud
  • Personalized learning recommendations

• Work with integration teams to:

  • Connect Workday with external LMS/content providers
  • Integrate performance tools, recruiting systems, and analytics platforms
  • Validate data flows and troubleshoot issues

• Drive release management and new feature adoption:

  • Impact analysis
  • Configuration updates
  • Regression testing

• Develop and maintain:

  • Reports and dashboards
  • Talent metrics and workforce development insights
  • Learning compliance tracking

• Lead and mentor junior Workday consultants/analysts:

  • Review configuration and testing deliverables
  • Promote best practices and standards

• Lead end-to-end design and configuration of Workday Talent & Learning modules, including:

  • Talent Reviews and Performance Reviews
  • Goal Management
  • Learning Program Management (Courses, Curriculum, Delivery Methods)
  • Skills Cloud and Career Development
  • Succession Planning and Talent Pools
  • HCM foundational structures and business processes

• Configure:

  • Security frameworks
  • Business processes
  • Calculated fields
  • Reports and dashboards
  • Integration touchpoints

• Evaluate new Workday functionality and recommend adoption aligned with best practices

• 8+ years of Workday functional experience, including Core HCM and related modules

• 4+ years of hands-on configuration and support experience in Workday Talent & Learning

• Active Workday Talent Certification (mandatory)

• Strong expertise in:

  • Talent & Performance Management
  • Succession Planning
  • Workday Learning
  • Skills Cloud
  • HCM business processes

• Experience with:

  • Workday reporting and dashboards
  • Calculated fields
  • Security configuration

• Proven ability to:

  • Lead functional workstreams
  • Manage cross-functional initiatives

• Strong:

  • Analytical and troubleshooting skills
  • Documentation skills
  • Communication and stakeholder management

We’re proud to embrace the values that have shaped UST since the beginning. We continue to build enduring relationships grounded in trust, integrity, and innovation, while championing diversity and placing people at the center of everything we do.

Humility:
We listen, learn, stay empathetic, and help selflessly.

Humanity:
Through business, we improve lives and communities.

Integrity:
We honor our commitments and act responsibly.

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diversity strengthens us and do not discriminate based on age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

All employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable laws.