IT Reporting Lead (Workday Implementation) (Boston)

Veteran Firm Seeking a IT Reporting Lead (Workday Implementation) for a Remote / Hybrid Assignment in Boston, MA

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies.

At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran-Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading-edge R&D-focused defense agencies.

We seek to fill an IT Reporting Lead (Workday Implementation) role in Boston, MA

The ideal candidate is a Boston, MA resident with 6–10+ years of experience in reporting, analytics, or HRIS/ERP systems, hands-on experience with Workday reporting (HCM and/or Financials), and a strong understanding of data modeling. Workday Reporting Certification and experience with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) are highly preferred.

If you’re interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and further discuss your qualifications.

Thanks,

Stephen M Hrutka

Principal Consultant

Executive Summary: HRUCKUS is looking for an experienced IT Reporting Lead (Workday Implementation) to drive the design, development, and deployment of reporting and analytics solutions within Workday, ensuring business stakeholders have access to accurate, timely, and actionable insights across HR, Finance, and operational data.

Position Description: The ideal candidate will act as a bridge between business and technical teams, leading reporting strategy, data governance, and successful implementation within a complex, enterprise healthcare environment.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end implementation of Workday reporting and analytics solutions
• Design and develop standard, advanced, and composite Workday reports
• Configure dashboards, scorecards, and KPIs for HR, Finance, and leadership teams
• Translate business requirements into scalable reporting solutions and data models
• Design calculated fields, data sources, and reporting logic within Workday
• Ensure reusable, efficient, and scalable reporting frameworks
• Deliver actionable insights through dashboards and data visualizations
• Support workforce analytics, financial reporting, and operational metrics
• Partner with stakeholders to define, track, and optimize KPIs
• Establish reporting standards, naming conventions, and governance frameworks
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across reports
• Perform data validation and reconciliation with source systems
• Implement role-based security for reports and dashboards
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and confidentiality requirements
• Manage report access, sharing, and distribution controls
• Collaborate with IT to enable data extraction and downstream integrations
• Support integrations with BI tools such as Tableau and Power BI
• Lead unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), and user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Validate reporting outputs against business requirements
• Partner with HR, Finance, IT, and leadership teams to gather requirements
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for Workday reporting capabilities
• Train end users and drive adoption of self-service reporting tools

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field
• 6–10+ years of experience in reporting, analytics, or HRIS/ERP systems
• Hands-on experience with Workday reporting (HCM and/or Financials)
• Strong understanding of data modeling, reporting tools, and analytics
• Data analysis, visualization, and storytelling expertise
• Data governance and quality management experience
• Strong stakeholder communication and requirement gathering skills
• Proven problem-solving capabilities and strict attention to detail

Desired Qualifications:

• Workday Reporting Certification
• Experience with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI)
• Knowledge of SQL and data warehousing concepts
• Experience supporting large-scale Workday implementations
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira or ServiceNow

Details:

Job Title: IT Reporting Lead (Workday Implementation) Location: Boston, MA

Salary Range: $80 - $90/hour W2