Workday Quality Assurance Lead

Referral Details

We greatly appreciate your referral, and we look forward to reviewing the qualifications of the candidate you've recommended. Here's a brief overview of the process: After you've completed this referral form, your recommended candidate will be directed to apply for the specific role through our website. This step is crucial for Wipfli to remain compliant with federal laws and to ensure a fair and transparent selection process. Once their application is received, our Talent Acquisition team will evaluate their qualifications, including how well they align with the requirements of the role and the broader needs of our organization. Your referred candidate will remain in our candidate database for future opportunities, offering them additional chances to become part of our team. As the referrer, your role in the recruitment process is to bring potential talent to our attention. We ask that you refrain from discussing updates on the candidate's status, out of respect for their personal consideration. Our Talent Acquisition team will provide you with a final update once the candidate has been informed of their application status. Throughout this process, we may reach out to you with questions or additional information to ensure a seamless and effective referral experience. Thank you for your invaluable contribution to our recruitment efforts, and we sincerely appreciate your understanding and support throughout this process.

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Responsibilities

Responsibilities: - Lead and manage the end-to-end QA strategy for the Workday implementation, upgrades, and enhancements - Define and execute test plans, test strategies, and test frameworks; support risk assessment and mitigation planning - Oversee functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing cycles - Ensure testing alignment across Workday modules, including HCM, Finance, Payroll, Time Tracking, and related integrations - Manage the defect lifecycle, including identification, prioritization, tracking, resolution, and transparent communication of issue status - Drive test data preparation, environment coordination, release validation, and quality reporting - Partner with business stakeholders to ensure UAT readiness, execution, sign-off, and alignment with business processes and functional requirements - Coordinate cross-functional QA activities with developers, business analysts, system integrators, vendors, and other delivery partners - Ensure adherence to QA best practices, standards, and governance processes

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education, Workday, ERP, and quality assurance experience will be considered - 5+ years of quality assurance experience, including 3+ years supporting Workday implementations, with a proven record of leading QA for other ERP solutions or Workday transformation programs - Deep understanding of Workday business processes and configurations - Experience with test management tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps and experience automating Workday functional testing - Strong experience in functional and end-to-end testing methodologies - Hands-on expertise in UAT planning, coordination, and execution, including defect management, QA metrics, and reporting - Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills - Ability to make informed tradeoff decisions using business value, risk, effort, and user impact - Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives, dependencies, and release timelines Preferred Qualifications - Experience with Professional Services Automation (PSA) implementations - Background in professional services, accounting, financial services, or another matrixed business environment - Workday PRO certification(s) - Experience coordinating with distributed, offshore, or third-party delivery teams - Formal QA certification, such as ISTQB, CSQA, or Agile Testing certification, with working knowledge of Agile frameworks. Product certifications such as CSPO, PSPO, or SAFe POPM are a plus - Experience across multiple Workday modules, including HCM, Finance, Integrations, and Payroll - Familiarity with integration testing involving third-party systems Benjamin Dzanic, from our recruiting team, will be guiding you through this process. Visit his LinkedIn page to connect!

Additional Details

Additional Details: Wipfli is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All candidates will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identify, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. Wipfli is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or participate in our recruiting process, please send us an email at . Wipfli values fair, transparent, and competitive compensation, considering each candidate's unique skills and experiences. The estimated base pay range for this role is $107,000 - $144,000, with offers typically not made at the maximum, allowing for future salary increases. The actual salary at the time of offer depends on business related factors like location, skills, experience, training/education, licensure, certifications, business needs, current associate pay, and relevant employment laws. Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, subject to participation rules and based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual and Firm performance. Wipfli cares about our associates and offers a variety of benefits to support their well-being. Highlights include 8 health plan options (both HMO & PPO plans), dental and vision coverage, opportunity to enroll in HSA with potential Firm contribution and an Employee Assistance Program. Other benefits include firm-sponsored basic life and short and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) savings plan & profit share as well as Firm matching contribution, well-being incentive, education & certification assistance, flexible time off, family care leave, parental leave, family formation benefits, cell phone reimbursement, and travel rewards. Voluntary benefit offerings include critical illness & accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal, long-term care, pet insurance, ID theft protection, and supplemental life/AD&D. Eligibility for all benefits programs is dependent on annual hours expectation, position status/level and location. "Wipfli" is the brand name under which Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC and its respective subsidiary entities provide professional services. Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC (and its respective subsidiary entities) practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Wipfli LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients, and Wipfli Advisory LLC provides tax and business consulting services to its clients. Wipfli Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

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