Sr. AI Deployment Engineer

Workday, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Senior AI Deployment Engineer to lead the technical architecture and end-to-end delivery of AI solutions for global customers.

You will orchestrate data flows, integrations, and configurations across Native AI Agents, the Workday Agent Platform, and Sana, ensuring scalable and secure deployments. You will advise C-suite and technical stakeholders, guiding AI best practices, governance, and long-term digital transformation roadmaps in collaboration with Product and

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience (5+ years) in enterprise software implementation, architecture, and consulting, including leading multi-system initiatives.
• Principal-level experience (8+ years) in enterprise software, architecture, and consulting, including leading multi-system initiatives and AI deployments (2+ years).
• Hands-on experience with enterprise AI/ML or intelligent automation deployments (LLMs, RAG, AI-driven workflows).

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end AI solutions across the Workday ecosystem, including data flows, integration patterns, and technical controls that connect Native Agents, custom agents on the Workday Agent Platform, and Sana’s knowledge and content capabilities.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to C-suite and senior technical leaders, translating AI architecture choices into clear business value, risk considerations, and long-term digital transformation roadmaps.
• Lead technical delivery for AI workstreams, providing oversight for configuration, integrations, data preparation, privacy and security controls, and model-related tuning within the Workday environment.
• Partner closely with Workday Product and Engineering teams to share real-world insights from customer deployments, informing the evolution of the Agent Platform, AI tooling, and Sana integration capabilities.
• Design and validate patterns for how Workday AI interacts with third-party systems and external LLMs, ensuring data integrity, security, and adherence to Workday’s Ethical AI principles.

Skills

Senior level experience

Principal level experience

AI/ML deployments

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Workday Agent Platform

Sana integration

External LLMs

Data integration tooling

Job description

About the Team

The AI Practice team is part of Workday’s Professional Services organization and is responsible for the technical realization of Workday AI for our customers. Our technical consultants work across architecture, integrations, data, and configuration to ensure that Native AI Agents, the Workday Agent Platform, and Sana are deployed in a performant, secure, and scalable way.

About the Role

As a Senior AI Deployment Engineer, you will be the lead technical architect responsible for designing and overseeing the delivery of end‑to‑end AI solutions for Workday’s most complex global customers. You will work across Native AI Agents, the Workday Agent Platform, external LLMs, and Sana to define how data flows, integrations, and configurations come together to produce trustworthy, high‑impact AI experiences. You will lead technical workstreams, advise C‑suite and technical stakeholders, and collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to shape how Workday AI is deployed at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect end‑to‑end AI solutions across the Workday ecosystem, including data flows, integration patterns, and technical controls that connect Native Agents, custom agents on the Workday Agent Platform, and Sana’s knowledge and content capabilities.


• Act as a trusted technical advisor to C‑suite and senior technical leaders, translating AI architecture choices into clear business value, risk considerations, and long‑term digital transformation roadmaps.


• Lead technical delivery for AI workstreams, providing oversight for configuration, integrations, data preparation, privacy and security controls, and model‑related tuning within the Workday environment.


• Partner closely with Workday Product and Engineering teams to share real‑world insights from customer deployments, informing the evolution of the Agent Platform, AI tooling, and Sana integration capabilities.


• Design and validate patterns for how Workday AI interacts with third‑party systems and external LLMs, ensuring data integrity, security, and adherence to Workday’s Ethical AI principles.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• Senior Level 5+ years of experience in enterprise software implementation, technical architecture, and technical consulting (e.g., Workday, HCM/FIN, or similar platforms), including leading complex, multi‑system initiatives 1+ years of hands‑on experience with enterprise AI/ML or intelligent automation deployments (e.g., LLM‑based solutions, RAG architectures, or AI‑driven workflows)


• Principal Level 8+ years of experience in enterprise software implementation, technical architecture, and technical consulting (e.g., Workday, HCM/FIN, or similar platforms), including leading complex, multi‑system initiatives 2+ years of hands‑on experience with enterprise AI/ML or intelligent automation deployments (e.g., LLM‑based solutions, RAG architectures, or AI‑driven workflows)

Other Qualifications

• Strong background in technical architecture, with experience designing data flows, integration patterns, and security models across SaaS ecosystems and external services


• Deep familiarity with the Workday ecosystem (HCM and/or Financials), including core configuration concepts, integration frameworks, and security models, or equivalent experience with similar enterprise platforms


• Practical experience with AI concepts such as LLMs, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), prompt design, and orchestration layers, and how these can be applied in an enterprise context


• Experience in professional services or consulting, leading technical delivery for high‑stakes customer programs and collaborating closely with engagement managers, functional consultants, and customer IT teams


• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex AI and architectural topics to non‑technical stakeholders while engaging deeply with developers, data engineers, and product teams


• Demonstrated decision‑making and work management skills: prioritizing technical tradeoffs, managing technical risk, and organizing complex work across multiple parallel workstreams


• Experience driving process improvements in technical delivery practices (e.g., establishing reference architectures, reusable patterns, or automation that improves consistency and quality)


• Strong alignment with Workday’s Ethical AI principles, with a focus on designing solutions that are transparent, fair, secure, and compliant with data privacy requirements

Workday Pay Transparency Statement (For EU Locations Only)

Listed below is the base salary range applicable to this position. Workday pay ranges (and the precise pay offered to the successful candidate) are based on a number of objective criteria such as relevant experience and skills, and educational qualifications, level of responsibility, demands of the role, work location and business need. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role‑specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants awarded by Workday Inc.

Additional Location Base Pay Range: €66,300 EUR - €99,500 EUR France

Additional Location Base Pay Range: €66,300 EUR - €99,500 EUR France

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in‑person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in‑office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote \"home office\" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodation Statements

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision‑making to any degree.

Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law.

If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email [e-mail], as far in advance as possible.

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