Workday Systems Lead Consultant
North Bethesda, MD - USA
Job Summary
Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) powers the industries of today and tomorrow by connecting the people with big ideas to the manufacturers who can bring them to life. Xometrys digital marketplace gives manufacturers the critical resources they need to grow their business while also making it easy for buyers at Fortune 1000 companies to tap into global manufacturing capacity.
Xometry is seeking an experienced Workday Systems Lead Consultant to drive the end-to-end implementation of Workday across our organization. This is a hands-on delivery-focused engagement for a proven Workday practitioner who has led at least one full implementation from design through go-live. The consultant will serve as the primary systems lead partnering closely with HR IT Finance and external implementation partners (SI) to ensure a successful on-time phased launches between Q1-Q3 2027.
Were looking for someone who is naturally curious and a strategic problem solver who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and navigating ambiguity. Youll partner across Talent Operations Benefits & Compensation Talent Acquisition HR Business Partnering Finance IT and beyond to advise stakeholders and ensure the system we build is scalable well-governed in diverse US and international regions and a true business enabler one that reflects Xometrys culture as much as its process requirements.
This is a 1-year contract role with the core deliverable being a full Workday implementation.
Global Tenant Implementation
- Serve as the internal systems lead for the full global Workday implementation owning the project from a technical configuration standpoint
- Partner with the SI and Project Team to gather requirements from Functional Teams and translate them into Workday configuration
- Configure and support the tenant across multiple regions including the US EMEA China and India accounting for local statutory regulatory and business process requirements within a single global framework
- Help establish sound data structures business process design security frameworks and system governance for international regions and diverse worker types
Execution & Ownership
- Partner with SI on configuration testing (unit integration UAT) and defect resolution cycles ahead of go-live
- Manage data conversion and validation activities working with functional teams to ensure data integrity and completing implementation workbooks
- Design and configure security groups business processes and workflows aligned to Xometrys org structure
- Participate in the design of and troubleshoot system integrations connecting Workday to downstream platforms (e.g. Looker ERP international payroll) ensuring data flows are accurate timely and well-governed
- Provide go-live support and post-go-live
Knowledge & Change Management
- Support change management and end-user training in partnership with HR/People Ops functional leads and change champions
- Act as a knowledge-transfer resource to internal staff who will support Workday post-implementation
- Provide regular status updates to project sponsors and leadership on timeline risks and issues
- 5 years of hands-on Workday configuration/consulting experience
- Solid understanding of US and international Workday configuration with hands-on experience supporting multiple regions especially the US EMEA China and India including region-specific business processes statutory requirements and localization considerations
- Experience integrating Workday with downstream platforms including experience with Workday integration tools and patterns (EIBs Workday Studio and Workday Web Services) and typical HR integration partners (benefits providers international payroll Finance and IT systems)
- Experience working with Workdays report writer dashboards and advanced reporting tools as well as integrations with data management and dashboarding platforms like Snowflake/Looker
- Experience managing data conversion and validation for a full implementation
- Demonstrated ability to work directly with business stakeholders translating requirements into system design
- Experience partnering with a third-party SI/implementation partner in a co-lead capacity preferred
- Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and drive projects forward independently in fast-paced evolving environments
- Strong system aptitude paired with high attention to detail across configuration testing and data governance
- A strategic mindset able to connect business objectives to technical design decisions not just execute requirements as given
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build trust and partner effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A collaborative builder mindset with a track record of managing multiple competing priorities
The estimated salary range for this role is $00 annually depending on factors such as job-related skills relevant experience and location. This is a 1-year contract role.
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Xometry is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status.
For US based roles: Xometry participates in E-Verify and after a job offer is accepted will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
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