Head of Workday Platform Architecture & Strategy

Alvarez & Marsal Deutschland GmbH

Houston (TX)

On-site

USD 190,000 - 210,000

Full time

12 days ago
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Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal Deutschland GmbH seeks a seasoned Director of People Technology Architecture to own Workday platform architecture and global roadmap. This role leads design for modules, integrations, and tool consolidation, shaping a scalable, compliant, multi-country Workday implementation.

The position reports to the Global People Technology Leader and requires hands-on delivery while mentoring a growing architecture practice.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in Workday configuration or architecture.
  • End-to-end Workday platform expertise across HCM core, Payroll, and Integrations.
  • Experience leading HR technology consolidation and tool rationalization.
  • Global/multi-country Workday implementations preferred; strong cross-border data understanding.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end Workday platform architecture across all modules.
  • Lead architectural design for new module rollouts and platform expansions.
  • Define consolidation roadmap and tool rationalization plan.
  • Partner with IT, Finance and HR to build business cases for consolidation.
  • Translate complex architecture into clear narratives for executives.

Skills

Workday architecture
HR tech consolidation
Global scale
Stakeholder communication
Player-coach
Integration patterns
Workday Studio APIs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related
Workday Pro certification preferred

Tools

Workday Extend
Workday Prism
Workday Orchestrate
REST/SOAP APIs
SAP
ADP Global Payroll

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal Deutschland GmbH seeks a seasoned Director of People Technology Architecture to own Workday platform architecture and global roadmap. This role leads design for modules, integrations, and tool consolidation, shaping a scalable, compliant, multi-country Workday implementation.

The position reports to the Global People Technology Leader and requires hands-on delivery while mentoring a growing architecture practice.

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