Solution Architect - Global Payroll & Reward Technology

Gazelle Global Consulting Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 96,000 - 166,000; Part time

Job summary

Gazelle Global Consulting Limited is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to support a major transformation programme focused on global payroll, reward technology and regulatory reporting. This role will shape enterprise-level solutions across multiple European markets, combining architectural leadership with hands-on involvement in solution design and delivery.

You will lead end-to-end architecture development, ensuring solutions meet business requirements while supporting secure, scalable

Qualifications

• Strong solution architecture experience across enterprise-scale design and delivery.
• Expertise in global payroll processes across multiple countries and providers.
• Experience with Workday HCM, Workday Compensation and Workday Prism.
• Understanding of EU Pay Transparency, pay equity and compensation reporting.
• Payroll integrations, ETL pipelines and data transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of end-to-end architecture for payroll transformation initiatives.
• Ensure solutions meet business requirements, while remaining secure, scalable and compliant.
• Oversee global payroll integration and Workday-based solutions across markets.
• Provide architectural leadership during solution design and delivery.

Skills

Solution architecture

Global payroll

Workday HCM

EU Pay Transparency

Payroll integrations

Azure integration

Data governance

TOGAF

ETL pipelines

Data security

Tools

Workday HCM

Workday Prism

Azure Integration

SFTP

ETL tools

Job description

Solution Architect - Global Payroll & Reward Technology

Location: Reading or Dublin
Contract: 6 months
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office

I'm looking for an experienced Solution Architect to support a major transformation programme focused on global payroll, reward technology and regulatory reporting. This is an opportunity to shape enterprise-level solutions across multiple European markets, combining architectural leadership with hands-on involvement in solution design and delivery.

You'll lead the development of end-to-end architecture, ensuring solutions meet business requirements while supporting secure, scalable and compliant payroll and workforce data management. The programme includes global payroll integration, Workday technology and solutions supporting EU Pay Transparency requirements.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong solution architecture experience, including enterprise-scale design and delivery.
• Proven expertise in global payroll processes across multiple countries and providers.
• Experience with Workday HCM, Workday Compensation and Workday Prism.
• Understanding of EU Pay Transparency, pay equity and compensation reporting.
• Payroll integrations, ETL pipelines and data transformation.
• Azure integration services, SFTP and secure file transfer.
• Payroll finance integrations, including reconciliation and General Ledger posting.
• GDPR, sensitive employee data security and data governance.
• Experience delivering payroll transformation or platform migration programmes.
• Knowledge of architectural frameworks such as TOGAF.

Excellent Day Rate Available.