Senior Workday Integration Architect

Location: Menlo Park, CA (Onsite 3 days per week)

About the role

Full-time permanent position focused on the hire-to-retire lifecycle within Workday, driving product launches, elevating employee experience, and optimizing Workday interactions.

Responsibilities

• Own the hire-to-retire lifecycle in Workday, managing the entire process from hiring to retirement.
• Plan and lead cross-functional efforts to drive Workday product launches.
• Continuously improve the employee experience and optimize interactions with Workday.
• Represent the Workday platform across the HR application landscape.
• Partner with business leaders and People Engineering teams to align on objectives and programs.
• Lead the research, design, development, testing, and delivery of new Workday functionality.
• Design and develop integrations using Workday tools (Enterprise Interface Builder, Core Connectors, Workday Studio).
• Perform data transformation using XSLT 3.0 to convert XML data between Workday and external systems.
• Create and manage document transformations between Workday’s internal structure and formats like flat files, JSON, CSV, or delimited files.
• Provide technical expertise to troubleshoot and resolve integration issues, ensuring data accuracy and system stability.
• Work on complex Workday Studio designs and suggest performance improvements.
• Configure security groups and policies for integrations.
• Participate in bi-annual Workday releases and updates, including annual maintenance checklists.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience implementing or managing solutions in Workday, including program-level solutioning and effort estimation.
• 4+ years’ experience configuring Workday HCM with demonstrated technical expertise, including end-to-end integration and post-production support (e.g., complex Studio builds).
• 2+ years’ experience supporting other Workday products (Recruiting, Compensation, Talent, Performance, Learning), particularly Workday Studio.
• Deep HR domain expertise with the ability to translate business objectives into technical solutions.
• Ability to thrive in complex and technically ambiguous environments.