Director of Workday Architecture & Global Platform

Alvarez & Marsal; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Healthcare plans

Paid time off

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal seeks a Director, People Technology Architecture to own the Workday platform architecture and technical roadmap across the firm’s global footprint.

The role combines hands-on design with leading an expanding architecture practice, reporting to the Global People Technology Leader. You will shape integration patterns, data governance, and tool rationalization for scalable growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Workday configuration, architecture, or platform leadership.
• End-to-end Workday platform expertise across multiple modules (HCM core, Payroll and Integrations).
• Experience consolidating HR tools into Workday and reducing point solutions.
• Hands-on design, governance, and data integration pattern expertise.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, HR technology, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Owns end-to-end Workday platform architecture across all active modules and drives standards for configuration, design, and governance across People Tech.
• Leads architectural design for new module rollouts and platform expansions including Workday Extend, Orchestrate, Prism, and Build technologies.
• Serves as the technical authority for complex cross‑module design decisions and technical debt reduction.
• Defines migration patterns, data validation standards, and cutover approaches to protect data quality.
• Builds global architecture that supports multi-country operations and data privacy needs.

Skills

Workday architecture

Workday integrations

REST/SOAP APIs

Workday Studio

HR technology leadership

Global payroll

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Extend

Prism

Orchestrate

Build

Workday Studio

EIB

REST/SOAP APIs

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal seeks a Director, People Technology Architecture to own the Workday platform architecture and technical roadmap across the firm’s global footprint.

The role combines hands-on design with leading an expanding architecture practice, reporting to the Global People Technology Leader. You will shape integration patterns, data governance, and tool rationalization for scalable growth.