Workday Systems Lead Consultant

Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) powers the industries of today and tomorrow by connecting the people with big ideas to the manufacturers who can bring them to life. Xometry’s digital marketplace gives manufacturers the critical resources they need to grow their business while also making it easy for buyers at Fortune 1000 companies to tap into global manufacturing capacity. Xometry is seeking an experienced Workday Systems Lead Consultant to drive the end-to-end implementation of Workday across our organization. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused engagement for a proven Workday practitioner who has led at least one full implementation from design through go-live. The consultant will serve as the primary systems lead, partnering closely with HR, IT, Finance, and external implementation partners (SI) to ensure a successful, on-time phased launches between Q1-Q3 2027. We're looking for someone who is naturally curious and a strategic problem solver who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and navigating ambiguity. You'll partner across Talent Operations, Benefits & Compensation, Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partnering, Finance, IT, and beyond to advise stakeholders and ensure the system we build is scalable, well-governed in diverse US and international regions, and a true business enabler — one that reflects Xometry's culture as much as its process requirements. This is a 1-year contract role, with the core deliverable being a full Workday implementation. How You’ll Contribute: Global Tenant Implementation Serve as the internal systems lead for the full global Workday implementation, owning the project from a technical configuration standpoint Partner with the SI and Project Team to gather requirements from Functional Teams and translate them into Workday configuration Participate in design and lead configuration of Xometry's global Workday tenant across Core HCM, Absence, Advanced Compensation, Benefits, Learning powered by Sana, Peakon, Recruiting, US Payroll, Workday Help, and Workforce Planning Configure and support the tenant across multiple regions — including the US, EMEA, China, and India — accounting for local statutory, regulatory, and business process requirements within a single global framework Help establish sound data structures, business process design, security frameworks, and system governance for international regions and diverse worker types Execution & Ownership Partner with SI on configuration, testing (unit, integration, UAT), and defect resolution cycles ahead of go-live Manage data conversion and validation activities, working with functional teams to ensure data integrity and completing implementation workbooks Design and configure security groups, business processes, and workflows aligned to Xometry's org structure Participate in the design of and troubleshoot system integrations connecting Workday to downstream platforms (e.g., Looker, ERP, international payroll),…