Deputy Readiness Director

Deputy Readiness Director for One Washington Program

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. The mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

The Deputy Readiness Director for the One Washington (OneWA) program is a critical leadership role supporting the statewide implementation of the Workday Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Serving as the right hand to the Readiness Director, this role leads the Agency Readiness Team, operationalizes the program's readiness strategy, and ensures agencies are prepared across six key dimensions : business, technical, data, operational, change, and resources. You will drive day-to-day operations, implement an archetype-based agency engagement model, coordinate cross-functional teams, and align technical and business needs to deliver transformational outcomes on time, within scope, and on budget. This position is central to guiding organizational and system change, enabling agencies to successfully adopt modernized finance, procurement, budget, and human capital management processes across Washington State.

This position is eligible to frequently telework the majority of the time and is typically not required to report on-site. If required on-site, your supervisor will make every effort to notify you at least 1 week in advance, except in emergency or urgent situations. The default assigned work location for all One Washington project positions both on-site and telework-eligible positions is within the State of Washington, specifically at one of our two duty stations based in Olympia.

Duties

Provide strategic oversight and direction across the six dimensions of readinesseach critical to Workday implementation success :

• Guide agencies in redesigning core financial business processes to align with Workday capabilities. Provide technical assistance and advice, ensure the understanding and drafting of agency-level policy and process changes, and support the development of strategies to address gaps between current and future states.
• Oversee legacy system remediation (LSR) efforts, including system inventories, requirements, design, remediation, testing, and cut-over plans. Partner with Centers of Excellence (e.g., Testing COE) to ensure agencies develop and execute comprehensive testing for system integrations and data transitions. Support contingency planning for agencies with delayed LSR timelines.
• Ensure agencies develop robust data conversion strategies, including mapping of non-master data and preparation of test scenarios. Collaborate with agencies to identify and address data quality gaps and validate successful data loading into Workday tenant environments.
• Guide cohort teams in leveraging the Agency Workday Environment (AWE) to facilitate the simulation and testing of future-state workflows. Support business process validation workshops, help define access controls, ensure support mechanisms are in place, and promote the establishment of performance metrics to ensure a smooth go-live experience.
• Provide oversight to cohort teams assisting agencies in developing and executing organizational change management (OCM) plans. Focus on identifying impacts of change, building communication and training strategies, and preparing staff for new ways of working. Resource Readiness Support agencies in adjusting roles, responsibilities, and capacity to align with both implementation and post-go-live operational models. Assist in developing training plans that ensure impacted staff are equipped, coached, and supported for sustained success.

Day-to-Day Leadership of Cross-Functional Cohorts

Engagement & Communication

Oversight of Consistent Governance & Risk Mitigation

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Desired Qualifications