Senior Solutions Architect – HR Applications

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect for HR Applications to lead the design and implementation of innovative HR Technology solutions. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the HR system landscape, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals while maximizing the value of platforms like Workday. Your expertise in HR processes and systems will guide the development of a long-term roadmap, enabling scalable and future-proof solutions. Collaborating with key stakeholders and IT teams, you will drive initiatives that enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence HR technology strategy and make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in aligning IT and business initiatives.
• Deep knowledge of HR processes and systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural consultation across HR systems landscape.
• Drive adherence to Workday best practices and maximize platform value.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and detailed requirements.

Skills

Workday HCM

Oracle Fusion

SAP-HR

Architectural Consultation

HR Processes Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

Smart Recruiter

Job description

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

In the role of Sr. Solutions Architect, HR Applications, you will be responsible for identifying, designing, and implementing HR Technology solutions, including Workday. You will oversee the overall health of the HR system landscape, considering the long-term vision of the product and organizational needs. Your role involves defining the vision and roadmap, leading initiative prioritization, and supervising the solution architecture and implementation of IT applications that support end-to-end HR processes and integrations with upstream and downstream systems.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience aligning business outcomes with a strategic roadmap of IT and business initiatives, and effectively communicating plans and achievements to management. Deep knowledge of HR processes and systems is essential for success in this role.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide architectural consultation across the HR Systems landscape, including Workday HCM, Oracle Fusion, Smart Recruiter, SAP-HR, etc.
• Drive adherence to Workday best practices for system architecture, design, and build within the “Hire to Retire” ecosystem and integrated enterprise systems to maximize platform value.
• Assess current and emerging technologies to support HR organizational goals. Develop a long-term business application roadmap that addresses end-to-end business capabilities with stakeholder input and industry best practices.
• Oversee the design of system changes, ensuring solutions are scalable and future-proof.
• Prioritize projects and enhancements within the HR systems area.
• Build and maintain relationships with key personnel across People and IT teams to influence and advise on the effective use of Workday’s out-of-the-box features. Collaborate with the business to create business cases and define ROI for major initiatives.
• Partner with IT delivery teams, providing architectural guidance to ensure successful, scalable implementations.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Analytics team to design and develop HR insights capabilities.
• Engage with system and process experts to perform impact analyses on linked systems, considering the big picture.
• Prepare executive-level presentations, proposals, and detailed requirements and design documentation.
• Proactively explore new system features and capabilities to address HR challenges.