Lead Workday HCM Architect - HR Systems Strategy

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis (IN)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Dental plan

Vision plan

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Rewards

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis is seeking an HR Systems Architect to lead the HR Systems Administration Team and optimize Workday HCM configurations. You will partner with stakeholders to design and implement processes that improve the employee experience while ensuring secure, scalable solutions.

The role requires Workday HCM expertise, a strong HR background, and Scrum Master awareness to guide agile delivery across multiple projects.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
Minimum five years of progressive analysis, technical business analysis, and/or project management experience.
Professional experience with Workday HCM required.
Workday Certification is required and ongoing certification is expected.
Strong HR background with ERP implementation/configuration experience.
Knowledge of data design and management.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies; Certified Scrum Master preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintains and enhances processes to design, develop, implement, optimize, and support Workday HCM configuration to meet business processes, capabilities, and needs.
Serves as the product owner for Workday HCM security and system-wide configurations.
Develops and manages a strategic plan for HR systems with input from the statewide HR team.
Acts as the Scrum Master for the HR Systems Administration Team, including identifying and addressing roadblocks, providing coaching, supporting team member roles, and supporting the agile mindset.
Identifies key risks and ensures mitigation to organization-acceptable levels.
Responsible for total quality assurance process for Workday HCM including: configuration/code standards, configuration/code reviews, design and execution of test cases, and test scripts.
Ensures processes provide support to end users, including hypercare for major releases.
Provides support to other analysts and ensures all Workday HCM release items are implemented in a timely.
Maintains knowledge of governmental and state audit practices and requirements relating to system configuration through multiple tenant environments.
Identifies inefficiencies in processes, suggests enhancements, and presents proposals to stakeholders for internal Workday enhancements.
Coordinates with other Workday architects, including attending committee and release meetings.
Fosters ongoing Workday relationships and customer partnerships within user groups and/or the Workday community to ensure understanding of all current and new functionality available.
Proactively learns new technologies, standards, and applications to keep current with new developments in technology.
Researches, conceptualizes, and develops prototypes to test architectural concepts.
Optimizes systems for performance, scalability, reliability, extensibility, and total cost of ownership.
Develops and guides a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy.
This is not to be construed as an exhaustive list. Other duties logically associated with this position may be assigned.