Senior Domain Architect, People & HR Tech (Workday)

Primark; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Primark is seeking a Domain Architect to lead the People & HR Technology architecture strategy within a large, global retail organisation. You will shape the multi-year roadmap, guide delivery teams, and partner with HR, Technology, and Transformation leaders to ensure architecture is embedded across programmes.

Ideal candidates will have extensive HR technology architecture experience, preferably with Workday HCM, and a proven ability to mentor a team of Solution Architects while aligning

Qualifications

• Senior leader with domain-architecture experience across large HR tech projects.
• Keen understanding of HR processes and systems integration.
• Experience driving architecture strategy with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Proven ability to mentor Architects and guide multi-program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead People Technology architecture vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap.
• Provide architectural leadership across transformation programmes and projects.
• Influence leaders to embed architecture in delivery and decision-making.
• Partner with HR, Technology, Product and Transformation teams on investment decisions.
• Lead governance, design assurance, and enterprise alignment across People systems.
• Drive architecture across core HR capabilities including HCM, Payroll, Talent, Learning, WFM, and Employee Experience.
• Support vendor selection and major technology investments.
• Collaborate with Enterprise, Data, Security and Integration teams for end-to-end solutions.
• Mentor a team of 3-4 Solution Architects in a dotted-line leadership structure.
• Bring deep experience as Domain/Lead/Enterprise Architect in large organisations.

Skills

Domain architecture

HR technology

Workday HCM

Stakeholder mgmt

Governance

Leadership

Solution architecture

Multi-country

Tools

Workday

Job description

Primark is seeking a Domain Architect to lead the People & HR Technology architecture strategy within a large, global retail organisation. You will shape the multi-year roadmap, guide delivery teams, and partner with HR, Technology, and Transformation leaders to ensure architecture is embedded across programmes.

Ideal candidates will have extensive HR technology architecture experience, preferably with Workday HCM, and a proven ability to mentor a team of Solution Architects while aligning