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About the Role

The PJT Partners Technology team seeks an experienced Workday professional to focus on the Workday Financials platform. This role is key in leading Workday Financials initiatives, managing cross-functional projects, and driving enhancements across modules. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, leadership abilities, and a deep understanding of Workday Financials products and integrations.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage Workday Financials-related projects from planning through execution, ensuring alignment with business goals and timelines.
Develop and implement Workday Financials system upgrades, enhancements, and new module deployments (e.g., Financial Accounting, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Expenses, Projects).
Manage configuration, testing, and deployment of updates across Workday Financials modules, including business process configuration and security administration.
Own Workday release management for Financials, evaluating new features, assessing impact, and leading regression testing and stakeholder communication for each release.
Support Financials platform roll-out within various business verticals, including finance, accounting, and procurement teams.
Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, and other cross-functional teams to understand and address business needs, translating them into effective Workday Financials solutions.
Drive integration efforts between Workday Financials and other enterprise systems (e.g., banking platforms, expense management tools, procurement vendors), ensuring data flow and operational continuity.
Lead evaluation and adoption of Workday's AI and machine learning capabilities within Financials, identifying use cases that improve efficiency, accuracy, and decision-making.
Evaluate emerging agentic AI capabilities across the Workday platform and broader finance technology stack, piloting use cases and defining governance for responsible adoption.
Monitor and support day-to-day user experience, platform stability, and platform performance for Workday Financials.
Contribute program management of strategic initiatives related to Workday Financials usage, reporting rationalization, and platform adoption.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business administration, Information Technology, Finance, or Business-related degrees.
6+ years of experience in managing enterprise applications, with at least 3+ years of hands-on experience with Workday Financials.
Expertise in Workday Financials product functionality, including Financial Accounting, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Expenses, and Projects.
Strong technical skills in Workday integrations, including web services, APIs, EIBs, and business process configuration.
Experience managing Workday release cycles, including feature evaluation, regression testing, and change communication.
Familiarity with AI and automation capabilities within Workday or comparable enterprise platforms, including emerging agentic AI use cases, is a plus.
Implementation, consulting, or business administration of Workday Financials.
Ability to learn additional technology tools (Azure tools, Data Visualization, Data Analytics).
Strong written, verbal, and communication skills with the demonstrated ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
Resume/CV must be submitted in PDF format.

Skills

Workday Financials
Workday integrations
Web services
APIs
EIBs
Business process configuration
Release management
AI capabilities
Machine learning capabilities
Agentic AI
Azure tools
Data Visualization
Data Analytics
Communication skills
Problem-solving skills

Experience Level

6+ years of experience in managing enterprise applications
3+ years of hands-on experience with Workday Financials

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in business administration, Information Technology, Finance or Business-related degrees

Salary/Compensations

$125,000 to $150,000

Benefits

Discretionary bonus component
Additional rewards and incentives

About the Company

PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank.
Our team of senior professionals delivers a wide array of strategic advisory, shareholder advisory, restructuring and special situations and private fund advisory and placement services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments around the world.
We offer a unique portfolio of advisory services designed to help our clients achieve their strategic objectives.
We also provide, through PJT Park Hill, private fund advisory and fundraising services for alternative investment managers, including private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds.
From the beginning, PJT Partners has firmly believed that having the best people is key to building an enduring franchise.
Our perspective was, and remains, that a great team brings in both top tier clients and appeals to a wide-range of diverse, talented colleagues.
Fostering an inclusive culture, which welcomes differing perspectives and beliefs, enables us to provide the best advice and insights to our clients.
To learn more about PJT Partners, please visit our website at www.pjtpartners.com.

Equal Opportunity

PJT is an equal opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate on the basis of, and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, medical condition, genetic information or predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other category protected by law.
PJT Partners also complies with all applicable laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation of disabilities to applicants.
California Applicants: PJT Partners will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable law including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and/or Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.