{"id":874885,"url":"https://alion.io/job/definian-workday-data-conversion-lead","title":"Workday Data Conversion Lead","company":{"id":673998,"name":"Definian","domain":"definian.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/definian","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":4,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Leadership","role_family":"Leadership","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Chicago, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":140000,"max":200000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":200000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Excel","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-03-06T15:39:21Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-27","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T00:50:39Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":201,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":200},"description":"Definian helps organizations define what’s next by unlocking the full value of their data. With expertise spanning data strategy, modernization, advanced analytics, and AI & automation, Definian equips leaders to navigate their digital evolution with clarity and precision.\nAs a Workday Data Conversion Lead in Definian’s Workday practice, you will serve as a subject matter expert and lead on end-to-end data migration activities across Workday implementations. This role sits at the intersection of technical execution, client partnership, team leadership, requiring someone who can strategize and lead data conversion workstreams across the breadth of Workday product implementations, such as HCM, Payroll, and Finance.\nYou will work closely with Definian’s Workday delivery leaders and customer teams to drive conversion strategy, execute iterative testing loads, and lead data cutover activities. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of Workday specific data conversion experience as a lead, holds active Workday Data Conversion and/or Data Loading certifications, and has a strong track record of delivering data migrations with, financial data conversion experience as a strong differentiator.\nDefinian is seeking an experienced, certified, Workday Data Conversion Lead to join our Workday team and support our next phase of growth.\nWhat You Will Do\nConversion Strategy & Leadership\nServe as Data Conversion Lead on Workday implementations, managing the full conversion lifecycle from planning through cutover.\nDevelop and maintain comprehensive data conversion and tenant-build project plans, define workbooks, and complete mapping requirements that align legacy source data to Workday data structures.\nDefine data extraction, transformation, and load sequencing strategies in collaboration with client SMEs, functional consultants, and technical architects.\nLead iterative conversion testing cycles (Foundation, Configuration, End to End, Parallel, and Gold/Production loads), managing defect logs and driving issues to resolution between cycles.\nSupport cutover planning by defining data freeze windows, load dependencies, and go-live readiness criteria in coordination with the project manager and client stakeholders.\nManage conversion build timelines and collaborate closely with the project management team on tenant management and scheduling across deployment phases.\nProduce and maintain conversion governance documentation including sign-off packages, issues logs, and lessons learned artifacts.\nCommunicate conversion status, risks, and escalations clearly to project leadership and client stakeholders throughout each project phase.\nMentor and guide junior conversion analysts and support team members across concurrent workstreams.\nPartner with Workday Practice leadership to build and maintain tools, templates, and repeatable processes that ensure data conversion activities are consistent, high quality, and scalable across engagements.\nLead the identification of process improvements and propose changes to Definian’s conversion methodology based on project experience and evolving Workday capabilities.\nWorkday Data Conversion (Required)\nLead data conversion activities for Workday deployment projects.\nBuild and execute Workday loads through various methods/templates (EIB, Advanced Load, etc.) accurately and within a project schedule.\nDevelop and execute reconciliation scripts and validation reports to confirm accuracy and completeness of converted data against source systems.\nPartner with client teams to resolve data quality issues and transformation gaps throughout the conversion lifecycle.\nFinancial Data Conversion (Preferred)\nLead or support finance data conversion activities, including general ledger balances, open AP and AR transactions, suppliers and customers, fixed assets, banking data, chart of accounts, etc. for Workday implementation projects.\nWhat It Takes\nMinimum 3 years of experience performing Data Conversion/Loading for Workday implementation projects across core products (HCM, Payroll, Finance).\nMust have active Workday Data Conversion and/or Data Loading Certifications (current, non-expired, Workday Pro Certifications a potential alternative).\nProficiency with Workday Customer Central, EIB, XSLT, and Workday-delivered data migration and load tools.\nAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data manipulation, reconciliation, and validation.\nProficiency in SQL for data extraction and transformation from relational source systems.\nAbility to manage multiple concurrent conversion workstreams under tight implementation timelines.\nExcellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical data concepts for finance, HR, and payroll stakeholders.\nAuthorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.\nPreferred Attributes\nHands on experience loading financial data, including GL balances, open AP/AR, suppliers and customers, Fixed Assets, etc.\nPrior consulting experience with a certified Workday implementation partner or system integrator.\nAdditional Workday functional certifications in Financial Management, HCM, or Payroll.\nExperience migrating data from legacy ERP and HRIS platforms such as Oracle EBS, SAP, PeopleSoft, ADP.\nGeographic flexibility to support client engagements with periodic travel.\nWhat We Offer\nHighly competitive compensation commensurate with experience.\n401(k) plan with company match.\nCompany-paid individual health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage.\nFour weeks of paid time off plus ten company-paid holidays.\nEmployee referral bonuses.\nCareer mobility in a high-growth, AI-enabled company where you will have direct impact and visibility.\nAn award-winning culture that combines 40 years of stability with the momentum of a bold new chapter.\nSalary range is $140,000-$200,000\nFounded in 1985 as Premier International and rebranded in 2025, Definian combines four decades of trusted results with the energy of an AI-enabled future. 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