Workday Architect

JOB SUMMARY Strategic architect role with broad influence across Workday Finance, SCM, and HCM. Opportunity to lead enterprisewide solution design and governance. Visibility with business and technology leadership. Ability to shape futurestate Workday architecture and standards across the organization. Strong preference for candidates with deep Workday architecture experience across FIN, SCM, or HCM domains. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 30% – Business & Solution Architecture Lead discovery workshops. Gather requirements and map futurestate business processes. Translate business needs into Workday technical solutions. 25% – Solution Design & Governance Develop and govern solution designs, business process designs, security models, reporting strategies, testing strategies, and data/worktag strategies. Establish configuration standards and architectural guardrails. 20% – Workday Configuration Strategy Guide tenant configuration including business processes, security roles, organizational structures, compensation frameworks, eligibility rules, and validations. 15% – Testing & Release Readiness Lead SIT/UAT planning and execution. Coordinate defect triage and ensure traceability from requirements through testing. 10% – Reporting, Integrations & Data Strategy Oversee reporting governance. Guide inbound/outbound data strategies, conversions, integrations, and data validation activities. QUALIFICATIONS 8+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree OR 10+ years without a degree. Proven Workday leadership experience within Finance, Supply Chain, or Human Capital Management. Experience translating business requirements into scalable Workday solutions. Deep knowledge of Workday configuration, business processes, security, reporting, and governance. Experience creating solution designs, estimates, and delivery plans across multiple workstreams. Strong troubleshooting capabilities involving integrations, data issues, security access, and performance. Experience leading endtoend Workday lifecycle efforts including discovery, design, configuration, testing, and deployment. Ability to influence stakeholders and lead design decisionmaking. Excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders. Soft Skills Executivelevel communication Stakeholder management Facilitation of requirements workshops Leadership and decisionmaking Ability to manage competing priorities and tradeoffs Pluses Workday Pro Certification(s) Experience with largescale data conversions and cutovers Workday Prism Analytics Workday Extend Payroll interfaces Benefits and Finance integrations Identity and Access Management / SSO experience Experience with EIB, Core Connectors, and Studio integrations Advanced reporting and calculated field expertise Functional architecture and process design experience utilizing a fittostandard approach Education Requirements/Experience In Lieu Of Bachelor's Degree preferred. Candidates without a degree must have 10+ years of relevant experience.