• Workday Fins & HCM Testing & Cutover Lead

    Deloitte (Chicago, IL)


    Our Deloitte Human Capital team helps organizations create value through people performance. We work with clients to reimagine work, the workforce, and the workplace across the enterprise and to transform their HR functions with AI and emerging technology. With the rapid pace of change in today's world, you will help clients answer questions like: How do I access, develop, and motivate my workforce? What should my AI strategy be for the HR function? Do I have the right organization and culture to enable performance? Join our team to make work better for humans and humans better at work.

     

    Recruiting for this role ends on January 31, 2026.

     

    Work You'll Do

    As a Workday FINS & HCM Testing & Cutover Lead, you will:

    + Drive and orchestrate all phases of testing and cutover preparation for full-platform Workday ERP implementations

    + Develop and own the end-to-end Workday ERP testing strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical requirements

    + Oversee the creation, review, and refinement of comprehensive test plans, scenarios, and scripts to include load, stress, and failover events

    + Plan and manage testing cycles, including system, integration, user acceptance testing (UAT), performance, and security testing

    + Design and execute detailed cutover plans, coordinating technical and business readiness for go-live

    + Lead and mentor a testing and cutover team composed of internal staff, business users, and third-party integrators

    + Engage regularly with technical, functional, and business stakeholders to communicate progress, risks, and action plans

    The Team

    Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

     

    Our HR Strategy & Technology offering develops leading global HR strategies and implements HR technologies that drive transformation, maximize the workforce experience, and sustain HR effectiveness and value while navigating a world of disruption.

    Qualifications

    Required:

    + 5+ years of experience with Workday ERP implementations

    + 1+ years of experience with leading and coordinating Workday FINS & HCM testing and cutover activities

    + 1+ years of experience with planning and executing load, stress, and failover scenarios

    + Actively Workday HCM Certified

    + Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future

    + Ability to travel up to 30-50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

    + Bachelor's Degree

    Preferred:

    + Prior experience supporting Workday implementations for a higher education client

     

    The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $108,000 to $198,000.

     

    You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

     

    Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles

     

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.