Senior AI Deployment Architect — Enterprise AI Solutions

Workday, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in Chicago, IL, is seeking an AI Deployment Architect to design end-to-end AI transformations for complex customers. You will connect Sana Enterprise AI, Native AI Agents, and the Agent Builder Platform to deliver ROI across HR, Finance, and IT.

You will guide executive sponsors and lead functional workstreams through activation and adoption. This role emphasizes usable, ethical, scalable AI solutions aligned with measurable value and Workday’s Ethical AI standards.

Qualifications

• Strong business acumen with ability to define AI-enabled use cases and connect AI capabilities to concrete business outcomes.
• Experience in solutions design, including leading discovery and design workshops to translate business requirements into AI-enabled workflows, agent behaviors, and governance models.
• Background in professional services or consulting, with experience managing high-stakes client delivery and collaborating in multi-disciplinary project teams.

Responsibilities

• Design comprehensive AI-enabled solutions, serving as a trusted advisor to senior HR, Finance, and IT leaders, translating AI capabilities into clear business value, outcome-driven roadmaps, and adoption plans for their organizations.
• Lead functional workstreams for AI initiatives, including requirements discovery, process design, configuration guidance, data readiness, and user experience considerations.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to share field insights from customer deployments, influencing the evolution of Workday’s AI agents, platform features, and Sana Enterprise platform.
• Collaborate with technical and integration teams to ensure AI use cases are supported by data models, security considerations, and integration patterns with third-party systems.

Skills

Business acumen

Solutions design

Client delivery

Communication skills

Decision making

Growth mindset

Travel up to 50%

Job description

Workday, Inc. in Chicago, IL, is seeking an AI Deployment Architect to design end-to-end AI transformations for complex customers. You will connect Sana Enterprise AI, Native AI Agents, and the Agent Builder Platform to deliver ROI across HR, Finance, and IT.

You will guide executive sponsors and lead functional workstreams through activation and adoption. This role emphasizes usable, ethical, scalable AI solutions aligned with measurable value and Workday’s Ethical AI standards.