Workday HCM Solution Lead

Guidehouse; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Referral Program

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a senior Workday HCM Architect to lead platform strategy, architecture, and data across HR and finance. You will define standards for configuration, integrations, security, and reporting while ensuring alignment with enterprise governance and security practices.

You will partner with the Workday FIN solution lead to coordinate cross-platform dependencies and drive architecture decisions that impact multiple domains, including AI and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Deep Workday HCM expertise across platform capabilities, configuration, integrations, security.
• Experience serving as a platform solution lead or senior technical lead.
• Strong understanding of Workday architecture, lifecycle management, integrations, security, data, and processes.
• Ability to communicate recommendations, risks, and tradeoffs to senior leadership.
• Experience leading cross-functional work with IT Delivery, Architecture, Security, Data, and partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop and recommend the Workday HCM technical strategy, architecture, operating model, and standards for IT HCM prioritization.
• Advise on Workday HCM priorities for the 18-month portfolio roadmap.
• Establish Workday HCM architecture and platform standards across configuration, integrations, security, data, and reporting.
• Ensure solutions comply with enterprise architecture, security, privacy, and change management standards.
• Partner with the FIN solution lead to align architecture, standards, security guardrails, and governance.
• Define architecture for AI, agents, automation, and emerging Workday capabilities.
• Provide technical guidance to ensure delivery excellence and roadmap execution.
• Govern Workday HCM platform technology risk, debt, and lifecycle management.

Skills

Workday HCM

Architecture

Integrations

Security

Data governance

Change management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced Workday certifications

Master’s degree

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Family: Business Systems Analysis Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: None

What You Will Do

HCM Platform Strategy, Architecture & Data

Develop and recommend the Workday HCM technical strategy, architecture, operating model, and standards for approval by IT HCM Portfolio Leadership, and advise on Workday HCM priorities for inclusion in the 18-month portfolio roadmap.

Apply deep Workday HCM expertise to evaluate platform capabilities, constraints, technical tradeoffs, and emerging functionality.

Establish Workday HCM architecture and platform standards across configuration, integrations, extensions, security, data, reporting, downstream consumption, and solution design, ensuring these components work together cohesively to support intuitive, effective user experiences, while providing technology stewardship for Workday HCM data integrity and access in partnership with business Data Owners and enterprise Data Governance.

Ensure solutions comply with enterprise architecture, security, privacy, change management, and technology standards.

Enterprise Workday & Financials Alignment

Partner with the Workday Financials (FIN) Solution Lead to align architecture, technology standards, integration patterns, security guardrails, environments, releases, and governance practices across Workday HCM, Financials, and shared capabilities.

Coordinate cross-platform dependencies and decisions affecting HCM, Financials, integrations, data, security, reporting, and shared capabilities.

Lead HCM architecture decisions for shared Workday capabilities and coordinate with the Workday Finance Solution Lead and enterprise teams on decisions that affect their areas.

Escalate unresolved cross-platform issues, decision conflicts, and risks to IT Portfolio Leadership for direction and resolution.

AI, Agents & Emerging Technology

Define the Workday HCM architecture, technical approach, and HCM-specific guardrails for AI, Agents, automation, Workday Extend, and emerging capabilities in alignment with enterprise AI, security, data, and architecture standards.

Co-govern Workday Extend with the Workday Finance Solution Lead, including shared modules, architecture standards, development practices, security, release coordination, and ownership of cross-functional capabilities.

Partner with IT Portfolio Leadership to identify opportunities while promoting reusable enterprise patterns and standards.

Evaluate Workday-native and enterprise capabilities for alignment with the Workday HCM architecture, broader Workday ecosystem, and enterprise technology strategy.

Roadmap Execution & Delivery

Evaluate approved Workday HCM roadmap items in partnership with the IT HCM Portfolio Lead, jointly assign work with the HCM Delivery Lead, and provide technical guidance while the HCM Delivery Lead oversees execution through completion.

Support portfolio demand and prioritization governance by assessing Workday HCM feasibility, dependencies, risks, effort, and technical sequencing.

Provide oversight of major Workday HCM initiatives, ensuring solution decisions account for user experience, business process, change, adoption, and broader people and organizational impacts, while empowering functional, technical, integration, analytics, and support leaders to manage execution.

Establish measures for Workday HCM platform health, delivery effectiveness, operational performance, and roadmap execution.

Provide Workday HCM technical recommendations to IT Portfolio Leadership regarding investment needs, resources, risks, dependencies, vendor performance, and strategic opportunities.

Governance, Risk & Controls

Establish and oversee technology governance and clear decision rights for Workday HCM solution design, security, integrations, data, releases, environments, changes, and production operations across HR, Finance, IT, Security, Architecture, Data and Analytics, delivery teams, and external partners.

Oversee Workday HCM platform technology risk, technical debt, architectural complexity, and lifecycle risks.

Ensure appropriate controls, documentation, and governance practices support audit readiness, regulatory requirements, and operational continuity.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years of relevant experience, or 12+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Deep Workday HCM expertise across platform capabilities, configuration, integrations, security, architecture, and operational considerations.
• Experience serving as a platform solution lead or senior technical lead accountable for platform strategy and delivery outcomes.
• Strong understanding of how Workday HCM architecture, lifecycle management, integrations, security, data, business processes, change management, and operational support fit together across the broader Workday ecosystem, with demonstrated ability to design for user experience and the people and organizational impacts of the system.
• Demonstrated ability to assess complex technology decisions and communicate recommendations, risks, investment needs, and tradeoffs to senior and executive leadership.
• Experience leading cross-functional work involving IT Delivery, Architecture, Security, Data, business stakeholders, vendors, and implementation partners.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Advanced Workday certifications (e.g., Workday Pro – HCM Core, Absence, Talent & Performance, Advanced Compensation, Recruiting).
• Master’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or Data Science.
• Experience with people analytics, reporting platforms, or data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Demonstrated progression toward senior technical authority roles (e.g., Principal Platform Lead, Lead Architect, Distinguished Technologist).

The annual salary range for this position is $135,000.00-$225,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

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