Workday Testing Lead – Higher Education

We’re looking for a Workday Testing Lead who understands how critical testing is in a campus environment. When systems touch payroll, faculty appointments, grants, and students, there’s no room for guesswork.

You’ll design and run testing that reflects real Higher Ed workflows and calendar-driven constraints

Remote with 10% travel to Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

• Develop and execute the overall Workday testing strategy

• Lead system testing, integration testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Coordinate testing across HR, Finance, Payroll, and academic stakeholders

• Validate testing scenarios against Higher Ed business processes

• Manage defect tracking, prioritization, and resolution

• Support cutover readiness and go-live approval

• Ensure testing aligns with academic calendars and payroll cycles

• 5+ years of ERP testing leadership experience

• Direct Workday testing experience required

• Higher Education experience required

• Strong knowledge of end-to-end Workday business processes

• Experience with defect management tools and test documentation

• Experience testing Workday Student or complex payrolls

• QA or testing certification

• Prior experience supporting go-live readiness in Higher Ed