Senior Workday Solution Architect: Remote HCM & Talent

Avalara; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Avalara seeks a senior technical leader to design scalable Workday solutions focused on Core HCM and Talent & Performance. You will translate complex needs into efficient, user-centric systems and guide end-to-end solution design as an individual contributor with strong techno-functional expertise.

This remote, United States–based role partner with HR, Total Rewards, Payroll, and IT to deliver Workday capabilities that support evolving business and people strategies, reporting to the

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering.
• 10+ years of HRIS, People Technology, or enterprise systems experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in Workday Compensation, Talent, Performance, and Core HCM.
• Experience analyzing complex business problems and delivering scalable solutions.
• Projects and influence team members.
• Experience with end-to-end HR processes, data structures, and system integrations.

Responsibilities

• Build Workday solution design for Total Rewards and HCM: Deliver scalable, maintainable system configurations across Performance, Talent, Compensation, and Core HCM that reduce complexity and ensure global consistency.
• Translate complex business problems into system solutions: Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and risks in current processes and implement automated solutions that improve speed, accuracy, and scalability.
• Lead projects: Guide large-scale enhancements and programs across HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT, ensuring agreement, execution quality, and measurable outcomes.
• Ensure system quality and reliability: Manage system testing strategy and release readiness, delivering defect-free deployments that meet our requirements.
• Improve and simplification: Reduce manual work, eliminate redundant processes, and standardize configurations to improve operational efficiency and maintainability.
• Be a technical and functional leader: Act as the primary escalation point for complex system issues and guide partners toward solutions based on best practices and system capabilities.
• Influence People Technology roadmap: Identify enhancements that guide measurable value, including adoption of new Workday capabilities.

Skills

Workday configuration

HCM

Core HR

Talent & Performance

HRIS

Tech leadership

Data analysis

Education

B.S. in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Workday

Job description

Avalara seeks a senior technical leader to design scalable Workday solutions focused on Core HCM and Talent & Performance. You will translate complex needs into efficient, user-centric systems and guide end-to-end solution design as an individual contributor with strong techno-functional expertise.

This remote, United States–based role partner with HR, Total Rewards, Payroll, and IT to deliver Workday capabilities that support evolving business and people strategies, reporting to the