Workday Financials Data Conversion Lead

Role overview Lead the Financials data conversion workstream for a public-sector ERP modernization program that is moving a state or local government organization from PeopleSoft Financials to Workday. This is a senior, hands-on delivery role responsible for strategy, scope, schedule, quality, and risk across the entire conversion effort, while directing developers and serving as the primary point of contact for client, system integrator, and functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities - Own end-to-end delivery of the Financials conversion workstream, including planning, sequencing, estimates, milestones, dependencies, quality standards, and cutover readiness. - Direct and review the work of data conversion developers, resolving blockers and ensuring consistent methods and documentation. - Run discovery and requirements sessions with system owners and business stakeholders to define conversion scope, historical data requirements, reconciliation criteria, and acceptance standards. - Analyze PeopleSoft Financials data structures, schemas, and business rules, and translate them into a practical source-to-Workday conversion approach, including cleansing and completeness activities. - Contribute hands-on to data profiling, extraction, mapping, transformation, validation, and reconciliation, developing and refining SQL, PeopleTools queries, and repeatable conversion scripts. - Plan mock conversions, testing, financial reconciliation, defect triage, remediation, and final validation, and maintain complete documentation of mappings, decisions, and results.

Requirements - 8+ years of ERP data conversion experience, including leading a conversion workstream or major conversion effort. - Deep, hands-on expertise with PeopleSoft Financials data structures, tables, and extraction methods across multiple Financials modules. - Prior experience supporting PeopleSoft-to-Workday Financials conversions and familiarity with Workday load processes. - Advanced proficiency in SQL and PeopleTools, including Application Designer; working knowledge of Integration Broker is strongly preferred. - Strong data profiling, mapping, cleansing, transformation, reconciliation, and data-quality skills. - Demonstrated ability to lead technical team members, manage priorities and dependencies, and communicate clearly with technical and functional stakeholders. - Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience; ability to work independently in a fast-paced implementation environment.

Nice to have - Workday Financials conversions in a state and local government setting. - PeopleSoft-to-Workday FIN conversions covering Suppliers, Customers, General Ledger, and Grants. - Experience across multiple PeopleSoft Financials domains such as General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Management, Procurement, Projects, Grants, or Commitment Control. - Workday or PeopleSoft certification and full-cycle ERP implementation experience, including mock conversions, cutover, go-live, and post-production stabilization.

Benefits and work setup - Base salary range of $165,000–$190,000 USD, with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus. - Comprehensive benefits starting on day one, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, HSA and FSA accounts, life and disability insurance, fertility and family planning benefits, and employee assistance and discount programs. - 11 paid federal holidays plus flexible unlimited time off, generous 401(k) matching with immediate vesting, and flexible career paths with mobility across the organization.