Executive Director, Workday

Job Description

Executive Director, Workday – Information Solutions | Medical University of South Carolina

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA), part of the Medical University of South Carolina, located in South Carolina, USA. The organization is a prominent healthcare and academic institution. This Executive Director position is a strategic leadership role vital for overseeing the enterprise Workday platform. The role is crucial for optimizing operational performance, driving digital transformation, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the institution.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Regular
• Location: In-person, South Carolina, USA

• Team: Reports to the Associate Chief Information Officer, Business and Financial Applications.
• Mission: Oversees the enterprise Workday platform to optimize organizational goals, drive digital transformation, and ensure data-driven decision-making.
• Tech Stack: Workday (especially Finance modules)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Ensure: Workday domains effectively support organizational goals, optimize operational performance, and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Lead: Define the vision and strategy for the Workday platform across the enterprise, collaborating with executive leadership on digital transformation opportunities.
• Oversee: Manage the Workday lifecycle to ensure the platform is scalable, secure, and interoperable across departments, aligning application strategies with enterprise goals.
• Drive: Implement continuous improvements in project delivery, system upgrades, integrations, and user adoption, managing business analysis and system implementations.
• Lead: Develop and mentor a team of application managers, developers, analysts, and solution architects, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business. Progressive IS leadership roles with a focus on enterprise business applications.
• Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in IS leadership roles, 10+ years of expertise in Workday support, and proven experience leading enterprise application strategies and digital transformation initiatives for non-clinical applications.
• Skills: Ability to lead multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with strong process management and business orientation; Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; Strong understanding of application lifecycle management, architecture, and integration; Strong experience in release management, UAT, testing, issues remediation, and long-term application lifecycle management.
• Bonus: Workday pro-certifications are highly desirable.