Senior Workday HCM & Payroll Architect

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Coverage

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

On-campus Fitness Facility

Pet Insurance

Flexible Spending options

Job summary

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is seeking a Workday Product Architect to lead design, development, and deployment of Workday solutions across HCM, Payroll, and Finance.

You will shape architecture, ensure security and compliance, collaborate with Finance, HR, IS, and business stakeholders, and develop integration strategies with other enterprise systems, driving scalable and automated processes. This role requires strong leadership, hands-on experience, and staying current with Workday

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive Workday experience with hands-on expertise in HCM, Payroll, or Finance.
• 3+ years in architectural or technical design lead roles.
• Strong knowledge of data governance and security within Workday.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of scalable and secure HR/Payroll/Finance system architecture aligned with organizational goals, business needs, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Finance, HR, IS, and business stakeholders to gather requirements, recommend solutions, and ensure successful implementation.
• Develop integration strategies between Workday and other enterprise systems.
• Optimize business processes by leveraging Workday HR/Payroll/Finance functionalities and automation capabilities.
• Define and manage security frameworks specific to HR/Payroll/Finance modules.
• Provide guidance on data governance, internal controls, and audit compliance within Workday.
• Oversee complex configuration and system changes, ensuring best practices and minimal disruption.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of high-complexity system issues escalated by support or operations teams.
• Maintain documentation of architecture, integration designs, process flows.
• Mentor and support consulting and technical teams.
• Stay current with Workday updates, industry trends, and emerging technologies to suggest improvements.
• Ensure alignment across modules and touchpoints within Workday and other systems.

Skills

System architecture

Integration design

Workday security models

Compliance controls

HR/Payroll/Finance principles

Cross-module collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Workday Core HCM certification

Workday Integration/Payroll/Financials Certification

Workday Extend or Workday Reporting/Prism Certification

8+ years Workday experience

3+ years architectural/lead role

Job description

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is seeking a Workday Product Architect to lead design, development, and deployment of Workday solutions across HCM, Payroll, and Finance.

You will shape architecture, ensure security and compliance, collaborate with Finance, HR, IS, and business stakeholders, and develop integration strategies with other enterprise systems, driving scalable and automated processes. This role requires strong leadership, hands-on experience, and staying current with Workday