Director Product development Engineering

Job Description- Workday Financials

Position Title-Director Product development Engineering (Workday Financials Specialist)

        Reports to (Responsibility Level):  AVP Product Development engineering

        Supervises: Yes
         Location: Hyderabad/Pune

*       16+ years of total experience in ERP, proven 10+ years of experience in Workday mostly in financial area.
*       Hands-on experience with Workday Financial Management functional areas.
*       Strong expertise in Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Web Services (SOAP/REST).
*       Working experience with Prism Analytics from data ingestion to creation of dataset pipelines, data blending, transformation, configuring Prism data source security and publishing it.
*       Strong hands-on experience with discovery boards and reports based on Prism data sources.
*       Experience with Accounting Center setup, including accounting rules, mapping logic, posting configurations, and transformations.
*       Proficient with data flows, reconciling subledger data to GL postings, and investigate discrepancies.
*       Good knowledge of business processes such as Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Expenses, and Supplier Management.
*       Proficiency in XML, XSLT, XPATH, Java, JSON for integration development.
*       Possess good knowledge in Workday Orchestration.
*       Experience in cloud financial systems, ERP integrations, or large-scale Workday deployments.
*       Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
*       Strong communication skills to work with business and technical stakeholders.
*       Proven track record in partnering with the business to deliver mission critical transformation via Agile approach.
*       Workday Integration Core Certified or Workday Financials Certified.
*       Understanding of PeopleSoft or similar ERP platforms is preferred.
*       Strong understanding of data lake concepts and modern data architecture to support scalable and efficient integrations.

        Job Responsibilities
        *       People Management - Managing software engineers located across multiple locations, upskilling/reskilling, hiring / retention agenda and adoption of engineering culture.
*       Stakeholder Management - Managing key business stakeholders to deliver the required technological capabilities to support the digital transformation agenda. Driving prioritization of the product backlog.
*       Lead and support E2E Software Lifecycle Management for Workday Financials (Architecture, Design, Development, Testing & Production).
*       Collaborate with finance, compliance, IT, and implementation partners for alignment.
*       Guide integrations with banks, treasury systems, and financial service providers.
*       Guide and support peer reviews of solution designs and related code, ensuring adherence to best practice guidelines and compliance with security and privacy mandates.
*       Document system architecture, specifications, and integration frameworks.
*       Design and deploy Workday integrations, focusing on Financials & related areas.
*       Build and maintain integrations using Workday Studio, EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder), Core Connectors, and Workday Web Services (SOAP/REST APIs).
*       Possess hands-on knowledge of security models, reporting, and calculated fields in Workday.
*       Ensure integrations security, error handling, and compliance with organizational policies.
*       Partner with cross-functional IT and business teams to manage data migrations, third-party system integrations, and interface enhancements.
*       Identify opportunities for process automation and system optimization within integrations.

Soft Skills:
*       Strong leadership and project management capabilities.
*       Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
*       Ability to balance technical innovation with business value delivery.
*       Communication: Ability to influence and help communicate the organization’s direction and ensure results are achieved.
*       Collaboration: Proven track record of building collaborative partnerships and ability to operate effectively in a global environment.
*       People Management: Inspiring, motivating and leading diverse and distributed teams.
*       Diverse environment: Can-do attitude and ability to work in a hig…