Sr Solutions Architect; HRIS and Workday

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

Duration: 6+ months contract role

Pay range: $85/Hr. to $105/Hr.

Client is seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect with deep Workday expertise to support, enhance, and scale our global HR systems. This role focuses on designing and delivering effective, user-centered solutions in Workday. As a trusted partner to stakeholders across HR, IT, and the business, you’ll drive improvements in workflows, employee data management, reporting, and system automation. You will serve as a key contributor to Workday roadmap initiatives, guiding both strategic projects and day-to-day system operations.

• 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 the 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 the 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 on‑going 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.
• Partner with Finance and IT to provide documentation for internal and SOX control

• Minimum 12+ years of experience with proven results in developing business requirements, deploying applicable technologies, and business process re-engineering
• Minimum 10 years of hands‑on Workday configuration experience, including business processes, condition rules, custom fields, and security.
• Minimum 4+ years developing and coaching technical or operational teams. May be required to supervise other analysts.
• 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 a global company
• Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Business, or related technical fields, or relevant experience

• Experience with other technologies, 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
• Experience with Product Development in the HR Technology space or custom application development.

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