Senior Solution Architect- Workforce Designs

Simelabs - Digital, AI/ML, Automation, Robotics, Gen AI.; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche in India seeks a Senior Solution Architect – Workforce to design standards-based, scalable architectures across HR, payroll, time, rewards, and employee experience.

You will lead integration between Workday, ServiceNow HRSD, and regional engines, while owning data privacy and SRAs. This role requires governance, architectural artifacts, and collaboration with global teams and vendors.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing enterprise HR/workforce architectures.
• Strong knowledge of Workday, ServiceNow HRSD, and payroll/time ecosystems.
• Proven ability to author SRAs and ensure GDPR/compliance in global deployments.
• Excellent communication to bridge business needs with technical delivery.

Responsibilities

• Architect resilient solution designs across the Workforce portfolio.
• Integrate Workday, ServiceNow HRSD with regional payroll/time engines.
• Lead data privacy governance and SRA documentation.
• Provide technical leadership to product teams and vendors.
• Maintain architecture artifacts and ADRs across domains.
• Evaluate emerging HR tech and manage technical debt.

Skills

HR Technology Architecture

Workday

ServiceNow HRSD

Payroll & Time Engines

Data Privacy & Security

API & Data Integration

Cross-functional Influence

Job description

The Senior Solution Architect – Workforce designs business-driven, standards-based, and future-ready solutions for Roche's complex, multi-product Workforce ecosystem. Operating at the intersection of People & Culture (P&C) business needs, enterprise architecture standards, and technical execution, this role provides overall architectural governance across the core HR, payroll, time, rewards, and employee experience stack.

This role serves as the architectural lead for key platforms—including Workday, ServiceNow HRSD, and global/regional payroll & time engines (ADP, Ramco, Euhreka etc.). Additionally, the role is accountable for ensuring technical solutions comply with global data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR) by taking ownership of technical security artifacts, most notably mandatory System Risk Assessments (SRAs).

Responsibilities:

Architecture Design & Domain Strategy: Design resilient, scalable solution architectures across the Workforce product portfolio (Workday core, ServiceNow HRSD module, Total Rewards, Time & Absence, and External Workforce). Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, FAIR data principles, and the overarching "Capability Factory" mission.

HR Ecosystem Integration & Standards: Architect seamless, secure integration pathways across heterogeneous platforms, connecting global core platforms (Workday, ServiceNow HRSD) with regional/local payroll and time systems (e.g., ADP, Ramco, Euhreka).

Data Privacy, Compliance & SRA Governance: Lead the technical evaluation and authoring of mandatory compliance documentation for all Workforce systems. Serve as the technical primary driver for System Risk Assessments (SRAs), data privacy assessments (GDPR, local labor laws), and security controls to maintain Roche's "License to Pay" and "License to Operate."

Technical Leadership & Consultation: Provide technical oversight, decision guidance, and architectural direction to product delivery leads, System Managers, and external vendor partners (e.g., Accenture, PwC).

Architectural Artifacts & Standards: Create and maintain conceptual and logical data models, integration taxonomies, system interaction diagrams, and enterprise ontologies for P&C data.

Governance & Documentation: Establish reference architectures and enforce discipline through Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) across all sub-domains (Payroll, Time, Benefits, People Data, People Relations, Mobility).

Innovation & Technical Debt Management: Evaluate emerging HR tech capabilities (e.g., ServiceNow NowAssist, AI automation) while systematically evaluating, prioritizing, and decommissioning technical debt across the landscape.

Accountabilities:

Solution Integrity & NFRs: Accountable for defining and maintaining Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs), security baselines, system reliability, and fitness functions across the lifecycle of all Workforce products.

Compliance & Risk Readiness: Accountable for architectural alignment with global regulatory standards, successfully passing SRAs, and ensuring system readiness for data privacy and security audits.

Technology Roadmapping: Accountable for developing and maintaining the multi-year technology landscape roadmap for the Workforce product circle.

Stakeholder & Vendor Alignment: Accountable for translating complex technical and risk concepts for P&C leadership, internal IT circles, and external service delivery partners.

Key Qualifications & Expertise

HR Technology Architecture: Extensive experience as a Solution Architect designing enterprise-scale HR and Workforce solutions.

Core Platform Proficiency:

Hands-on architecture and integration experience with Workday (HCM, Core Data, Security).

Experience with ServiceNow HRSD (Human Resources Service Delivery) module and workflow automation.

Experience integrating global and regional Payroll & Time engines (e.g., ADP, Ramco, Euhreka,).

Data Privacy & Governance: Strong understanding of data protection frameworks (GDPR, international labor laws) and hands-on experience authoring technical security assessments such as System Risk Assessments (SRAs).

Data & Integration Patterns: Proven ability with API management, event-driven architecture, identity management, and FAIR data principles.

Communication & Influencing: Outstanding ability to bridge business requirements with deep technical execution across cross-functional global teams.