Sr Solutions Architect (Workday HCM, Time Tracking and Absence)

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to HR, Payroll, IT and business leaders, lead the end-to-end solution architecture for Workday HCM, Time Tracking, and Absence modules
• Design cross-module integrations and ensure alignment between HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, and downstream systems
• Assess current systems and utilization; identify and recommend improvements such as training, customization, and enhancements to maximize value and efficiency of the people reporting
• Build and execute detailed implementation plans including discovery, design, QA/test, deploy and support leveraging agile methodologies
• Develop detailed test plans, test scripts, and execute testing to deliver a thorough, bug-free reporting solution
• Ensure product in development matches the specified requirements by being the key point of liaison for all involved teams
• Manage Workday releases and upgrades by performing thorough testing and validating reporting functionality
• Responsible for identifying risks during product development as well as developing mitigation efforts to address data quality, as needed
• Partner with IT to ensure system and data compliance with data security and privacy requirements
• Provide ongoing feedback to teams and peers across organizations and teams in order to help drive product adoption
• Support technical troubleshooting and issues with vendors and technology partners
• Collaborate with our internal employee support teams and project management teams on process documentation, communication, and training
• Potentially partner with Finance and IT to provide documentation for internal and SOX control

Requirements

• Minimum 12+ years of experience with proven results in developing business requirements, deploying applicable technologies, and business process re-engineering
• Minimum 10 years hands-on Workday configuration experience, including business processes, condition rules, custom fields, and security
• Minimum 4+ years developing and coaching technical or operational teams
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization including senior leadership
• Proven track record in managing at least one full-cycle Workday Time Tracking and Absence implementation for global company
• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Business, or related technical fields, or relevant experience
• Experience with other technology such as AI for HR, content/knowledge and case management
• Experience with process development in the HR technology space or custom application development
• Solid experience in Scrum or similar Agile development methodology
• Comfortable operating in fast-changing environments and creating clarity out of ambiguity
• Management consulting experience
• Recent HR technology full life cycle implementation
• Process orientation and project management skills, experience with multiple project methodologies including Agile / iterative development
• Workday Certification and/or Lean Six Sigma certification
• Custom reports & calculated fields
• Ability to influence without positional power
• Experience with Product Development in the HR Technology space or custom application development
• Familiarity with US and Global data privacy laws, GDPR and Sarbanes Oxley compliance
• Strong customer orientation and superb communication skills, with ability to communicate clearly with both technical and functional audiences
• Strong personal and technical social skills