The Role
Manage Workday’s biannual release lifecycle, including preview tenant evaluation, feature activation, release-note analysis, integration impact assessment, Known Issue management, and opt-in governance. Lead Change Advisory Boards, Go/No-Go forums, risk mitigation, and cross-functional dependencies across global matrix organizations. Coordinate releases affecting Workday HCM, payroll integrations, and parallel-run sequencing while overseeing promotion workflows across sandbox, implementation, and production tenants.
Summary Generated by Built In
Agilysis is looking for a Workday Release Manager ( Workday Transformation ).
Roles & Responsibilities:
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Understanding of Workday release mechanics: preview tenants, feature activation, backwards compatibility, and Known Issue management
- Working knowledge of Workday HCM functional areas: Core HR, Payroll (including integrations), Talent, Absence
- Familiarity with Workday integration framework (Studio, EIB, Core Connectors) sufficient to assess integration impact of releases
- Ability to read and interpret Workday release notes and translate them into business and technical impact assessments
- Experience with Workday Community: navigating release documentation, Known Issues, and Workday Brainstorm
Program & Governance Skills
- Strong command of release management frameworks (ITIL, SAFe, or equivalent) and their application in SaaS environments
- Experience leading Change Advisory Boards and Go/No-Go governance forums
- Proficiency in managing cross-functional, cross-geography dependencies in complex matrix organizations
- Structured approach to risk identification, escalation, and mitigation planning
- 10+ years of experience in release management, program delivery, or enterprise IT transformation
- Proven experience managing Workday releases through the biannual update cycle (R1/R2), including preview evaluation, impact analysis, and opt-in governance
- Experience of at least one large-scale, multi-country Workday HCM implementation (preferred)
- Demonstrated track record managing payroll-integrated system releases, with understanding of payroll parallel run sequencing
- Familiarity with Workday tenant architecture, environment types (Sandbox, Implementation, Production), and promotion workflows
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or related discipline
Location : Mumbai, India (Preferred)
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in release management, program delivery, or enterprise IT transformation
- Experience managing Workday releases through the biannual R1/R2 update cycle, including preview evaluation, impact analysis, and opt-in governance
- Working knowledge of Workday HCM functional areas, including Core HR, Payroll, Talent, and Absence
- Familiarity with Workday integration framework, including Studio, EIB, and Core Connectors
- Experience with release management frameworks such as ITIL, SAFe, or equivalent
- Experience leading Change Advisory Boards and Go/No-Go governance forums
- Experience managing cross-functional, cross-geography dependencies in complex matrix organizations
- Experience managing payroll-integrated system releases, including payroll parallel-run sequencing
- Familiarity with Workday tenant architecture, environment types, and promotion workflows
- Experience with at least one large-scale, multi-country Workday HCM implementation
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline
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The Company
What We Do
Agilysis is an IT consulting firm focused exclusively on Workday. It provides advisory assistance, implementation support, managed services, project stabilization, application management, and staffing support for organizations using Workday. As a Workday Services Partner, the company helps clients maximize their Workday investment and improve business operations. Its offerings also include contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire staffing solutions for Workday talent across global enterprises.
