Senior Solution Architect

Job description

aLocation: Dallas, TX preferred Role Type: Senior Program / Transformation Leadership Primary Platform: Workday Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Workday Transformation & Program Lead to provide end-to-end leadership across critical Workday initiatives. The role will serve as the senior bridge between HR, IT, Security/Identity, business stakeholders and implementation partners, ensuring program continuity while driving decisions, dependencies, risks and delivery outcomes. This is not simply a Workday functional or Project Manager position. We need a leader who can take end-to-end ownership, bring strong Workday expertise, influence senior stakeholders and successfully drive complex global programs through implementation, stabilization and transition. Key Responsibilities Workday Program Leadership • Own overall governance across Workday transformation initiatives. • Drive integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues. • Coordinate implementation, integrations, testing, deployment, stabilization and hypercare. • Establish clear accountability across internal teams and implementation partners. • Provide concise executive reporting and proactively escalate decisions impacting critical milestones. Workday Integration & Architecture Oversight • Provide leadership oversight for Workday integrations and downstream application dependencies. • Coordinate requirements across HR, IAM, Active Directory/Entra, payroll, timekeeping and other enterprise platforms. • Drive data and attribute mapping decisions. • Ensure business requirements are translated effectively into scalable technical solutions. Global Process & Solution Governance • Drive standardized global Workday processes while accommodating valid country and regulatory requirements. • Facilitate decisions across HR, IT, Security and regional stakeholders. • Challenge unnecessary customization and regional variations. • Establish scalable and sustainable future-state processes. Testing, Reporting & Deployment Readiness • Govern functional, integration and business validation activities. • Coordinate Workday reporting requirements and remediation. • Drive stakeholder review and sign-off. • Ensure appropriate deployment, cutover and hypercare readiness. • Oversee transition into steady-state support. Executive Stakeholder & Partner Management • Serve as a senior point of accountability for Workday program execution. • Manage relationships across business leadership, HR, technology teams and implementation partners. • Translate technical challenges into clear business impact, options and recommendations. • Drive timely decisions and issue resolution across organizational boundaries. Required Experience • 10+ years of enterprise HR technology/transformation experience, with significant Workday program leadership experience. • Strong understanding of Workday HCM, integrations, data and reporting. • Proven experience leading large, multi-workstream Workday implementations or transformation programs. • Understanding of integrations between Workday and enterprise technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, payroll and timekeeping platforms. • Experience managing global deployments involving multiple countries and stakeholder groups. • Strong program governance, risk management and executive communication skills. • Ability to work effectively across business, HR, technology and partner organizations. • Strong executive presence with the ability to drive decisions in complex or high-pressure environments. Preferred Qualifications • Workday certification and/or substantial Workday implementation leadership experience. • Experience with Workday integration and identity lifecycle management. • Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory. • Exposure to UKG/Kronos and ServiceNow ecosystem integrations. • Experience operating withi Key Responsibilities aLocation: Dallas, TX preferred Role Type: Senior Program / Transformation Leadership Primary Platform: Workday Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Workday Transformation & Program Lead to provide end-to-end leadership across critical Workday initiatives. The role will serve as the senior bridge between HR, IT, Security/Identity, business stakeholders and implementation partners, ensuring program continuity while driving decisions, dependencies, risks and delivery outcomes. This is not simply a Workday functional or Project Manager position. We need a leader who can take end-to-end ownership, bring strong Workday expertise, influence senior stakeholders and successfully drive complex global programs through implementation, stabilization and transition. Key Responsibilities Workday Program Leadership • Own overall governance across Workday transformation initiatives. • Drive integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues. • Coordinate implementation, integrations, testing, deployment, stabilization and hypercare. • Establish clear accountability across internal teams and implementation partners. • Provide concise executive reporting and proactively escalate decisions impacting critical milestones. Workday Integration & Architecture Oversight • Provide leadership oversight for Workday integrations and downstream application dependencies. • Coordinate requirements across HR, IAM, Active Directory/Entra, payroll, timekeeping and other enterprise platforms. • Drive data and attribute mapping decisions. • Ensure business requirements are translated effectively into scalable technical solutions. Global Process & Solution Governance • Drive standardized global Workday processes while accommodating valid country and regulatory requirements. • Facilitate decisions across HR, IT, Security and regional stakeholders. • Challenge unnecessary customization and regional variations. • Establish scalable and sustainable future-state processes. Testing, Reporting & Deployment Readiness • Govern functional, integration and business validation activities. • Coordinate Workday reporting requirements and remediation. • Drive stakeholder review and sign-off. • Ensure appropriate deployment, cutover and hypercare readiness. • Oversee transition into steady-state support. Executive Stakeholder & Partner Management • Serve as a senior point of accountability for Workday program execution. • Manage relationships across business leadership, HR, technology teams and implementation partners. • Translate technical challenges into clear business impact, options and recommendations. • Drive timely decisions and issue resolution across organizational boundaries. Required Experience • 10+ years of enterprise HR technology/transformation experience, with significant Workday program leadership experience. • Strong understanding of Workday HCM, integrations, data and reporting. • Proven experience leading large, multi-workstream Workday implementations or transformation programs. • Understanding of integrations between Workday and enterprise technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, payroll and timekeeping platforms. • Experience managing global deployments involving multiple countries and stakeholder groups. • Strong program governance, risk management and executive communication skills. • Ability to work effectively across business, HR, technology and partner organizations. • Strong executive presence with the ability to drive decisions in complex or high-pressure environments. Preferred Qualifications • Workday certification and/or substantial Workday implementation leadership experience. • Experience with Workday integration and identity lifecycle management. • Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory. • Exposure to UKG/Kronos and ServiceNow ecosystem integrations. • Experience operating withi Skill Requirements aLocation: Dallas, TX preferred Role Type: Senior Program / Transformation Leadership Primary Platform: Workday Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Workday Trans