Solutions Architect, Workiva
Governance, Risk & Compliance, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
Open for applications
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To power transparent reporting for a better world.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience in a SaaS service delivery role, professional services, internal audit, risk & controls, or a related platform delivery field
- Prior experience in GRC, internal audit, enterprise risk management or compliance
- Ability to travel up to 10% travel for customer meetings and internal events
- Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely and not in a Workiva office
Desirable
- Outstanding soft skills, including consultative confidence, active listening, structured problem-solving, and clear communication with business stakeholders
- Proven ability to manage time independently across multiple client engagements while adhering to contractually agreed scopes
- AI Aptitude: Enthusiasm for modern SaaS technology and AI capabilities. Familiarity with AI-assisted workflows, data concepts (SQL, JSON, REST APIs), or Model Context Protocols (MCPs)
- Process Influence: Self-motivated with a strong drive to influence business processes and help customers modernise their reporting environment
- Relationship Focus: Ability to build and nurture long-term, customer-first relationships
What the job involves
- As a Solution Architect specialising in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), you will interface directly with customers and partners across EMEA to design and deliver high-impact platform solutions
- You are a consultative platform advisor who steps into complex client environments to create clarity, structure, and trust
- In this role, you will lead the delivery of contracted GRC engagements, including Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, Controls Management, and Compliance reporting
- As our GRC solution enters its next generation, you will leverage AI-driven capabilities and Model Context Protocols (MCPs) to streamline technical execution, allowing you to focus on high-value business advisory, client engagement, and solution health
- Drive GRC Delivery: Own and execute direct service delivery for GRC customer and partner engagements across the EMEA region, ensuring projects move smoothly from scoping to high-value outcomes
- Consultative Discovery & Design: Lead detailed discovery sessions to understand business workflows, designing robust GRC solutions within the Workiva platform without requiring day-to-day supervision
- Leverage NextGen AI & MCPs: Integrate AI-driven workflows and Model Context Protocols into daily operations to automate routine tasks, focus on strategic advisory work, and help clients adopt modern AI capabilities
- Enable & Guide Partners: Interface directly with delivery partners, offering architectural guidance and quality reviews to maintain solution standards without taking over core partner ownership
- Consultative Influence: Partner cross-functionally with Customer Success, Sales, and Product teams to validate project scope and constructively challenge poor design choices from partners or customers to protect solution health
- Peer Collaboration & Upskilling: Actively share GRC domain knowledge with the broader team, assisting with onboarding, internal training, and team enablement
Our take
For large-scale businesses, collecting and sharing data can be a complex and challenging process. Workiva solves this problem with its AI-powered data platform.
Workiva is one of the biggest players in the market, serving around 75% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Delta. Workiva's controlled, secure and audit-ready platform has maintained a clear edge over much of its competition.
Workiva's quality product and its commitment to transparency has made it a firm favourite with companies around the world. If it can maintain this, it stands to consolidate its impressive growth even further in the coming years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2014
$0.7m
EARLY VC
Dec 2012
$30.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $46.9m
Company HQ
Ames, IA
Leadership
Julie Iskow
(CEO)Julie joined Workiva in 2019 as COO/President and became CEO in 2023. Previously, they served as the CTO at Medidate Solutions and as the CIO at WageWorks.
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