Workday Solution Architect

Job Description:

This position is responsible for designing, and implementing scalable, secure, and efficient enterprise-level solutions that meet business requirements within Workday environment

The individual in this position requires strong background in financial systems architecture and deep understanding of Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning.

This role involves designing and optimizing our financial systems using Workday, ensuring seamless integration with other technologies, and providing strategic insights to drive business growth.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams of Business Product Owners, other IT Product Managers, Solution and Technical Architects, Compliance, development and support teams, and various stakeholders to accomplish objectives

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Product Strategy, Roadmap and Continuous Product Enhancement


* Develops understanding of business application strategy and roadmap for their product area, ensuring alignment with Vertex priorities and objectives, working closely with business product owners, IT Product Managers and Compliance.


* Stays informed of industry trends and directions, Vertex strategy, new features being delivered by Workday, and new technologies that may benefit Vertex in their area of responsibility.


* Attains and maintains requisite knowledge and skills to define and design effective solutions within our business application landscape, covering knowledge in our core applications of Workday HCM, Financials and Adaptive Planning, Workday integrations, as well as integrated applications.


* Ability to take a holistic view of an organization's Workday landscape, considering how multiple systems, processes, and data flows interact within the larger business architecture.

Product Discovery & Solution Design


* Collaborates with business and IT stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, ensuing that the technical solutions address current and future business needs effectively


* Develop comprehensive solution architectures that align with business objectives, incorporating best practices in scalability, security, and performance


* Design and manage the integrations of Workday with other enterprise systems, ensuring data consistency, security, and reliability.


* Provide technical expertise in Workday configuration, customization, and optimization, leveraging deep knowledge of Workday's tools and capabilities.


* Work with the Product Management to define technical requirements, support the development of epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.


* Provides guidance to development teams, ensuring that they adhere to architectural standards and follow best practices.


* Lead Workday-related projects, including upgrades, new module implementations, and process improvements, ensuring successful delivery within scope, time, and budget.


* Adopts agile methods and tools within the SAFe agile fra...