Workday Testing Manger
HCLTech • London, England, United Kingdom
**Role & seniority: ** Lead / senior QA testing leader for Workday programs (end-to-end), with 8+ years testing experience and 3+ years leading Workday testing initiatives and stakeholder management.
**Stack/tools: **
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Test management/strategy & governance (test plans, schedules, metrics)
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Workday testing across HCM, Payroll, Finance, Integrations
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Automation: Tosca, Kainos, AccelQ (or similar platforms)
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Top 3 responsibilities:
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Lead end-to-end testing for Workday implementations, upgrades, enhancements; own overall test strategy, plans, timelines, and quality governance.
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Coordinate testing cycles: SIT, UAT, End-to-End, Regression, and Production Validation; ensure requirement coverage with business/Workday/integration teams.
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Manage execution quality: test resources, environments, risks/issues/dependencies, defect triage/reporting, traceability, and go-live readiness assessments.
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Must-have skills:
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Strong Workday testing program leadership (3+ years) across multiple modules and stakeholders
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Test governance: traceability (requirements → scenarios → results), defect management/triage, quality metrics
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Ability to coordinate cross-stream activities and manage risks/dependencies
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Nice-to-haves:
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Hands-on test automation leadership with Tosca/Kainos/AccelQ or comparable tools
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Experience delivering go-live readiness reporting to leadership in complex programs
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Full Description
Lead end-to-end testing for Workday implementations, upgrades, and enhancements across HCM, Payroll, Finance, and Integrations. Define and manage the overall test strategy, test plans, schedules, and quality governance. Coordinate SIT, UAT, End-to-End, Regression, and Production Validation testing activities. Collaborate with business stakeholders, Workday functional teams, and integration teams to ensure requirement coverage. Manage test resources, environments, risks, issues, and dependencies across multiple workstreams. Oversee defect management, triage, reporting, and resolution to meet quality objectives. Ensure traceability between business requirements, test scenarios, and execution results. Drive test automation initiatives using tools such as Tosca, Kainos, AccelQ, or other automation platforms. Prepare quality metrics, test status reports, and go-live readiness assessments for leadership. Require 8+ years of testing experience, including 3+ years leading Workday testing programs and stakeholder management.
