Workday Transformation Architect – Lead Enterprise Deployments

Grant Thornton (US); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 169,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton (US) seeks a Workday Solution Architect to deliver advisory and implementation services for the Technology Transformation Practice. You will work with client organizations, supported by a strong team and resources, to help them achieve their transformation goals.

From day one you will be empowered to help clients move toward their vision, while delivering high-quality Workday solutions. You will lead or participate in end-to-end implementations and advise on design, testing,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, HR, IT, MIS, or related field required.
• Minimum 4 years of related work experience in a consulting practice servicing cross-industry clients.
• Minimum of 4 full life cycle implementations of Workday.
• Industry recognized professional certification required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycles, key metrics, and reports.
• Experience with application integration & back-end data connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Assist in full life cycle implementations including planning, design, & build phases
• Responsible for documenting business requirements, system design and transformational goals
• Configure applications and conduct iterative unit testing
• Help to create training materials and quick reference guides to support user adoption
• Conduct training classes to prepare end users for deployment
• Provide post-production support
• Participate in full life cycle implementations
• Assist in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization)
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Workday

Full life cycle

Workday modules

Certification

Communication

Leadership

SDLC knowledge

Integration experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, HR, IT, MIS, or related field

Master's degree is a plus

Tools

Workday Integrations

Job description

Grant Thornton (US) seeks a Workday Solution Architect to deliver advisory and implementation services for the Technology Transformation Practice. You will work with client organizations, supported by a strong team and resources, to help them achieve their transformation goals.

From day one you will be empowered to help clients move toward their vision, while delivering high-quality Workday solutions. You will lead or participate in end-to-end implementations and advise on design, testing,