Director, Transformation Adoption Finance Transformation Office

Director Of Transformation Adoption

Join Workday's Finance Transformation Office and lead the charge in helping Finance not just change but truly transform. As the Director of Transformation Adoption, you'll build and scale the change management and adoption capability that ensures new processes, systems, and AI-driven tools deliver real business outcomes. You'll shape how Finance embraces technology, drives new ways of working, and measures adoption success across global programs. This is a high-visibility role for a strategic, outcome-focused leader who thrives at the intersection of people, process, and technology and is passionate about turning transformation into lasting impact.

This role will oversee a portfolio of change management initiatives, design and execute adoption strategies for key transformation programs, and measure outcomes that demonstrate realized value. The Director will partner closely with Finance, Technology, People, and Program Management leaders to ensure transformation initiatives land effectivelydriving measurable progress in user adoption, process efficiency, and business outcomes.

Key responsibilities include :

• Building and scaling the Finance Transformation Adoption function, establishing core frameworks for stakeholder engagement, communications, and adoption measurement.
• Leading the design and execution of change management strategies for high-impact transformation programs (e.g., system modernization, AI-enabled processes, global process ownership, new operating models).
• Defining and operationalizing adoption KPIs, success metrics, and dashboards that tie change execution to business outcomes and value realization.
• Partnering with program leaders and process owners to embed change management and adoption plans early in initiative lifecycles.
• Overseeing readiness assessments, stakeholder mapping, training, and communication strategies to ensure smooth transitions.
• Leveraging Workday's own technology and AI tools to track adoption, predict risk, and personalize engagement interventions.
• Integrating digital adoption platforms (DAPs), automation, and analytics to enhance end-user engagement and accelerate proficiency.
• Championing the use of Workday's AI and ML capabilities to create more intelligent, adaptive change strategies.
• Driving the convergence of human-centered change management with data-driven insightensuring measurable adoption and sustained behavior change.
• Acting as a strategic advisor to Finance leadership, ensuring clear alignment on change priorities, impact, and outcomes.
• Developing a consistent change narrative across programs to reinforce the "One Workday Finance" vision.
• Building relationships with internal communications, HR, and IT to create unified messaging and cohesive employee experiences.
• Building and leading a high-performing team of change and adoption professionals, both internal and external.
• Developing capability models, playbooks, and toolkits to institutionalize change management across Finance.
• Fostering a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the Finance Transformation Office.

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Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission / bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate's compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday's comprehensive benefits, please click here.

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