Sr. HRIT Lead- Workday & HR Technology
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Country: United States
Category: Workday
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract To Hire
Posted Date: August 26, 2026
Job ID: 651256
Job Description
Job Title: Sr. HRIT Lead - Workday & HR Technology
Job Type: Contract to Hire Opportunity
Location: Columbus, OH
Onsite Requirements: Hybrid - 2-3 days per week onsite
Compensation Range: $90-$100/hour during the contract period, with a conversion salary range of $150,000-$170,000, depending on experience and qualifications.
Benefits: Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K, Pension, Stock Options
Senior HR Technology leadership opportunity with a global organization seeking a Workday-focused leader to bridge HR, IT, and enterprise technology. This contract-to-hire role combines Workday strategy, integrations, architecture, data, business processes, and stakeholder leadership, with a clear path into a permanent leadership position. The ideal candidate is a strong technology generalist with deep Workday expertise who can evaluate solutions across the broader HR technology ecosystem, challenge assumptions, lead multiple strategic initiatives, and translate complex technology decisions into business value. This is an opportunity for someone ready to expand beyond a Workday-focused role into a broader HR Technology leadership position with long-term growth potential.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Lead HR technology initiatives and serve as the connection point between HR, IT, and business stakeholders.
- Translate business needs into technology solutions, priorities, and actionable roadmaps.
- Oversee Workday strategy, enhancements, integrations, and cross-functional initiatives.
- Evaluate Workday and other HR technologies to determine the best solution for business needs.
- Coordinate projects, resources, vendors, risks, and dependencies across the HR technology portfolio.
- Guide HR technology architecture, data, integrations, security, and long-term scalability.
- Mentor HRIT resources and help drive a more strategic, proactive technology operating model.
Must-have qualifications that candidates must meet to be considered.
- 8+ years in HR Technology, Enterprise Applications, or related technology functions.
- 5+ years of Workday Advanced Compensation experience.
- Strong understanding of Workday HCM, integrations, reporting, security, data, and architecture.
- Ability to assess business needs and determine the best technology solution across the HR ecosystem.
- Experience leading HR technology projects and partnering across HR, IT, Data, Security, and Architecture teams.
- Strong technical and business communication skills with senior stakeholders.
- Proven leadership, prioritization, problem-solving, and stakeholder management abilities.
Nice-to-have skills that would make a candidate more competitive but are not required.
- Experience in large, complex organizations and enterprise HR technology environments.
- Strong Workday implementation, optimization, and post-production experience.
- Background in Workday architecture or HR technology leadership.
- Experience leading HRIT teams and cross-functional initiatives.
- Broad Workday HCM and HR technology platform knowledge.
- Strong understanding of integrations, HR data, roadmaps, and operating models.
- Experience partnering with senior HR and Technology leaders.
- Workday certification is a plus.
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