Senior Workday Integrations Architect

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is seeking a Technical Workday Architect in New Jersey to bridge HR stakeholders and technical teams, owning end-to-end Workday integration design. You will lead design across Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Recruiting, Talent, and Payroll, translating requirements into scalable integrations.

You will collaborate with HR to ensure compliance, implement governance for access and audit readiness, and manage the entire integration lifecycle from requirements

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Workday experience in HCM integrations (Studio, EIB, APIs) preferred
• Experience leading full lifecycle Workday implementations or major tenant refreshes
• Experience operating in regulated or compliance-driven environments
• Strong understanding of data governance and security best practices

Responsibilities

• Lead integration solution design across Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Recruiting, Talent, and Payroll modules.
• Partner with HR teams to translate business requirements into scalable Workday integrations.
• Conduct impact assessments for releases, enhancements, and regulatory changes.
• Own governance frameworks for access, role rationalization, and audit readiness.
• Follow SDLC framework for enhancements and projects.
• Design, develop, and support inbound/outbound integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, REST/SOAP APIs, BIRT reporting, XML, XSLT transformations.
• Lead integration lifecycle management: requirements → mapping → build → test → deploy → post-production support.
• Troubleshoot integration failures and optimize performance.
• Oversee vendor integrations (payroll, benefits, ServiceNow, background check vendors).
• Implement secure authentication protocols (SFTP, OAuth, certificates, API security).
• Lead cross-functional workshops and discovery sessions.
• Translate BRDs into user stories and technical design documentation.
• Provide executive-level updates on roadmap, risk, and integration stability.
• Mentor junior analysts/integration developers.
• Drive release management strategy and regression testing coordination.
• Maintain detailed documentation related to project work, HR Systems internal documentation & frameworks, and process guides.

Skills

Workday integration

HCM integrations

Stakeholder management

Leadership

SDLC

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday Studio

EIB

Core Connectors

Workday Web Services

BIRT

XML

XSLT

Job description

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is seeking a Technical Workday Architect in New Jersey to bridge HR stakeholders and technical teams, owning end-to-end Workday integration design. You will lead design across Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Recruiting, Talent, and Payroll, translating requirements into scalable integrations.

You will collaborate with HR to ensure compliance, implement governance for access and audit readiness, and manage the entire integration lifecycle from requirements