Technology Modernization - Workday

Overview

Technology Modernization – Workday Director

As a Workday Director within the Technology Modernization Practice, you will help organizations proactively shape and implement their overall strategy and supporting initiatives. You will work with chief operating officers, chief financial officers, and other senior client leaders to demonstrate subject matter expertise as we help them implement solutions that create value.

Your day-to-day may include :

Responsibilities

• Assist in full life cycle implementations including planning, design, and build phases
• Document business requirements, system design and transformational goals
• Configure applications and conduct iterative unit testing
• Help to create training materials and quick reference guides to support user adoption
• Conduct training classes to prepare end users for deployment
• Provide post-production support
• Manage full life cycle implementations
• Manage resources and budget on client projects
• Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, and defining support procedures
• Identify business opportunities to increase usability and profitability of information architecture
• Experience with program leadership, governance and change enablement
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization)
• Assist practice leadership in creating proposals, budgets, and work plans; participate in other business development activities as appropriate
• Interview campus and / or experienced candidates
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills, qualifications, and abilities :

Qualifications

Note : The base salary range for this position in the firm's Minneapolis, WI office is between $187,000 and $312,000.

About Us

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. We go beyond expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more : more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It's what makes us different, and being different makes us better.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities : Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed CPA firm that provides audit and assurance services, and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.

In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. It has billions in revenues, offices across multiple regions, and a diverse team of professionals delivering client-focused solutions.

Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, with access to member firms in more than 150 global markets.

Benefits & Team

The team is committed to flexibility and well-being :

Next steps : If you apply and are selected to interview, a Grant Thornton team member will contact you to schedule a time to connect. Explore other roles at www.gt.com / careers.

Benefits : Overview of benefit offerings at https : / / www.grantthornton.com / careers / rewards-and-benefits. Interns and seasonal employees have specific benefit provisions and eligibility; details are provided in appropriate plan terms. Eligibility for discretionary bonuses varies by role and plan terms. Grant Thornton is an equal employment opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations as required by law. For accommodation requests, contact HR@us.gt.com. Los Angeles applicants : we adhere to local fair chance hiring laws.

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