Workday Data Conversion Lead

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🕒 March 18

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $140k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💼 Consultant

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Definian

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

Consulting • Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise

Definian is a B2B data and analytics consulting firm that helps large, complex enterprises move, manage, and master their data to drive measurable business value. Formerly Premier International, the company offers end-to-end services — including data strategy, modernization, analytics/insights, and AI & automation — along with proprietary accelerators (e. g. , Applaud and DAD Stack) to de-risk migrations and transformations. Definian focuses on enterprise-scale modernization, governance, and AI enablement to turn data into actionable outcomes for clients across industries.

📋 Description

• Serve as Data Conversion Lead on Workday implementations, managing the full conversion lifecycle from planning through cutover • Develop and maintain data conversion and tenant-build project plans, define workbooks, and complete mapping requirements • Define data extraction, transformation, and load sequencing strategies with client SMEs, functional consultants, and technical architects • Lead iterative conversion testing cycles, manage defect logs, and drive issues to resolution • Support cutover planning by defining data freeze windows, load dependencies, and go-live readiness criteria • Manage conversion build timelines and collaborate with project management on tenant management and scheduling • Produce and maintain conversion governance documentation, including sign-off packages, issue logs, and lessons learned • Communicate conversion status, risks, and escalations to project leadership and client stakeholders • Mentor and guide junior conversion analysts and support team members • Build and maintain conversion tools, templates, and repeatable processes • Lead process improvements and propose changes to the conversion methodology • Build and execute Workday loads through EIB, Advanced Load, and other methods/templates • Develop reconciliation scripts and validation reports • Partner with client teams to resolve data quality issues and transformation gaps • Lead or support financial data conversion activities for Workday implementation projects

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience performing Data Conversion/Loading for Workday implementation projects across core products (HCM, Payroll, Finance) • Must have active Workday Data Conversion and/or Data Loading Certifications (current, non-expired, Workday Pro Certifications a potential alternative) • Proficiency with Workday Customer Central, EIB, XSLT, and Workday-delivered data migration and load tools • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data manipulation, reconciliation, and validation • Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and transformation from relational source systems • Ability to manage multiple concurrent conversion workstreams under tight implementation timelines • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical data concepts for finance, HR, and payroll stakeholders • Authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship • Hands on experience loading financial data, including GL balances, open AP/AR, suppliers and customers, Fixed Assets, etc. • Prior consulting experience with a certified Workday implementation partner or system integrator • Additional Workday functional certifications in Financial Management, HCM, or Payroll • Experience migrating data from legacy ERP and HRIS platforms such as Oracle EBS, SAP, PeopleSoft, ADP • Geographic flexibility to support client engagements with periodic travel

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) plan with company match • Company-paid individual health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage • Four weeks of paid time off plus ten company-paid holidays • Employee referral bonuses • Career mobility in a high-growth, AI-enabled company • Award-winning culture combining 40 years of stability with the momentum of a bold new chapter

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