Sr. Workday Application Architect - HCM, Worldwide Grocery Tech-Business Operations & Program Management

About the role

The Workday Application Architect for Human Capital Management (HCM) is a technical leadership role responsible for designing, architecting, and delivering solutions across the Workday HCM platform. This position serves as the technical lead for managing solution design and delivery for HR applications, with primary focus on Workday HCM modules including Human Resources, Recruiting, Talent Management, Benefits, Compensation, Performance Enablement, and Payroll.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for Workday HCM solution design and delivery across HR, Recruiting, Talent Management, Benefits, Compensation, and Payroll modules.
• Participate in architecture reviews to ensure optimized, high-quality systems and translate technology strategies into technical requirements.
• Understand High-Level Designs from Enterprise Solution Architects and collaborate with Product Owners and Business Systems Analysts to create/approve Low-Level Designs.
• Design and architect Workday integrations and configurations, ensuring solutions meet business needs effectively.
• Manage technical planning, development, and troubleshooting of integrations with third-party HR systems.
• Assist with effort estimation by assessing complexity, risk, and dependencies for HCM projects.
• Cook up project design, support system configuration, and ensure proper transition handoff for new implementations.
• Provide expertise in evaluating HR applications portfolio and recommend technical releases supporting business needs.
• Analyze and recommend system enhancements to streamline HR and Payroll operations.
• Maintain knowledge of Security & Compliance Processes, Risk Management, SOX Controls, and data privacy requirements.
• Develop coding standards and technical documentation including design specifications and process flows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of developing end-to-end analytics solutions, including system configuration, model building, data security, and reporting experience
• Experience identifying and resolving complex issues
• Experience with architecture or system engineering
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices across the development life cycle, including agile methodologies, coding standards, code reviews, source management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience with Workday Human Capital Management (HCM)