Workday Platform Governance – Agile, SaaS

U.S. Bank

Leading Workday platform governance and Agile delivery practices at U.S. Bank, driving alignment across multiple teams and ensuring compliance and operational stability.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeHopkins • Minnesota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $105,400 - $124,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Workday platform governance, including environment management, release lifecycle oversight, and data governance practices. Proficient in Agile methodologies and capable of driving cross-functional collaboration to align platform capabilities with strategic business objectives.

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Workday Platform GovernanceAgile MethodologiesIT Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementSaaS Platform Lifecycle Management

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Hard Skills

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Governance FrameworksProject PlanningRelease ManagementData GovernanceOperational OversightPerformance MonitoringRisk ManagementAudit ReadinessContinuous Improvement

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationInfluencing SkillsStakeholder EngagementPrioritizationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

DashboardsAnalytics ToolsAgile CeremoniesAutomation ToolsCloud-Based Operations

Industry Keywords

Enterprise GovernanceSaaS Best PracticesCross-Functional InitiativesCompliance ArtifactsEnvironment Strategy

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and govern the overall Workday platform, including tenant strategy, environment management, platform roadmap planning, and release lifecycle oversight.
Define, establish, and enforce enterprise governance standards across security, reporting, platform operations, and environment management.
Drive platform governance across Workday capabilities such as Extend, Orchestrate, Prism, Security, and reporting frameworks.
Establish and monitor platform KPIs, including uptime, platform reliability, service performance, adoption metrics, and release cycle effectiveness.
Define and manage release governance processes, including Workday R1/R2 impact assessments, regression validation, production readiness reviews, and change governance.
Lead platform monitoring strategy using dashboards and analytics tools to ensure system health, operational stability, and data accuracy.
Own data governance practices, including tenant refresh controls, data masking, data quality standards, and secure handling of sensitive information.
Partner with cross-functional teams (HR, Finance, Procurement, Technology) to align platform capabilities with business objectives and strategic priorities.
Facilitate governance forums, intake processes, prioritization reviews, and decision-making frameworks across multiple stakeholder groups.
Champion Agile delivery practices and governance standards, ensuring effective planning, prioritization, risk management, and continuous improvement across platform initiatives.
Develop executive-level reporting and communicate platform health, risks, delivery progress, and roadmap priorities to senior leadership.
Ensure audit readiness through comprehensive documentation of changes, approvals, testing evidence, operational controls, and compliance artifacts.
Drive adoption of SaaS platform best practices, automation opportunities, and AI-enabled capabilities within governance frameworks.
Build strong relationships with stakeholders and act as a key liaison across product, engineering, business, and platform support teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
Three to five years of relevant experience
Strong understanding of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and enterprise governance processes.
Experience with document management, policy management, and governance practices.
Extensive experience in IT project and program management, governance frameworks, project planning, reporting, and operational oversight.
Demonstrated ability to manage large, complex, cross-functional initiatives across enterprise environments.
Strong stakeholder management, executive communication, and influencing skills.
Experience managing competing priorities and driving alignment across multiple teams.
Experience working in Agile environments using Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
Strong understanding of Agile planning, backlog management, prioritization, sprint execution, dependency management, and continuous improvement practices.
Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and driving delivery alignment across business and technology teams.
Ability to partner with Product Owners, platform teams, and business stakeholders to support strategic planning and execution.
Experience leading governance and operating model improvements within Agile organizations.
Experience supporting, governing, or managing enterprise SaaS platforms.
Understanding of SaaS platform lifecycle management, environment strategy, release management, security, compliance, and operational controls.
Experience implementing governance processes that ensure platform reliability, scalability, audit readiness, and risk management.
Familiarity with cloud-based platform operations, automation, and modern software delivery practices.
Experience monitoring platform performance, service health, operational metrics, and adoption trends.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
Basic term and optional term life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Pregnancy disability and parental leave
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
Adoption assistance
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law