Senior AI Deployment Architect, Workday
$111-221k
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
Open for applications
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$111-221k
Salary dependent on location
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- Basic Qualifications (P4):
- 1+ years of experience designing or delivering AI‑enabled or analytics‑driven solutions in an enterprise context (e.g., AI agents, intelligent automation, advanced analytics, or ML‑powered features)
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise software consulting or functional implementation including significant experience leading complex, multi‑country or multi‑business‑unit projects
- Ability to travel up to 50%
- Basic Qualifications (P5):
- 2+ years of experience designing or delivering AI‑enabled or analytics‑driven solutions in an enterprise context (e.g., AI agents, intelligent automation, advanced analytics, or ML‑powered features)
- 8+ years of experience in enterprise software consulting or functional implementation including significant experience leading complex, multi‑country or multi‑business‑unit projects
- Strong business acumen, with the ability to define AI‑enabled use cases, and connect AI capabilities to concrete business outcomes for customers
- Experience in solutions design, including leading discovery and design workshops to translate business requirements into AI‑enabled workflows, agent behaviors, and governance models
- Background in professional services or consulting, with experience managing high‑stakes client delivery and collaborating in multi‑disciplinary project teams (e.g., engagement management, technical, change management)
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex AI concepts in accessible terms for non‑technical stakeholders while maintaining credibility with technical and product partners
- Demonstrated decision‑making and process improvement skills, using data and feedback from deployments to refine methodologies, templates, and best practices over time
- Comfort working in evolving spaces, with a growth mindset and a desire to continuously develop your expertise in AI, agentic workflows, and Workday’s Ethical AI principles
- Commitment to Workday’s Ethical AI standards, ensuring all solutions are designed to be transparent, fair, and secure for all users
What the job involves
- The AI Deployment Architect team sits within Workday’s Professional Services organization and focuses on helping customers realize tangible business value from Workday AI across HCM and Financials
- Our functional consultants work directly with HR, Finance, and IT stakeholders to design AI‑enabled business processes, define use cases, and guide change management and adoption
- We partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Engagement Management to ensure that every AI deployment is grounded in strong functional design, robust data foundations, and a clear story for end users
- Our work is highly visible: we help some of Workday’s most complex global customers move from AI concepts to day‑to‑day workflows that feel intuitive, responsible, and impactful
- As a AI Deployment Architect, you will be the primary functional architect responsible for designing end‑to‑end AI transformations for our most complex customers
- You’ll connect the capabilities of Workday’s Sana Enterprise AI platform, Workday’s Native AI Agents, and Workday’s Agent Builder Platform to generate ROI and business outcomes for HR, Finance and IT leaders
- You will act as a trusted advisor to executive sponsors, design AI‑enabled process and operating models, and lead functional workstreams through preparation, activation, and adoption
- In this role, you help customers move well beyond AI “hype” by ensuring every solution is usable, ethical, scalable, and tied to measurable value
- Solution Design / Strategic Advisory:
- Design comprehensive AI‑enabled solutions, serving as a trusted advisor to senior HR, Finance, and IT leaders, translating AI capabilities into clear business value, outcome‑driven roadmaps, and adoption plans for their organizations
- Functional Leadership:
- Lead functional workstreams for AI initiatives, including requirements discovery, process design, configuration guidance, data readiness, and user experience considerations
- Innovation & Feedback:
- Partner with Product and Engineering to share field insights from customer deployments, influencing the evolution of Workday’s AI agents, platform features, and Sana Enterprise platform
- Ecosystem Alignment:
- Collaborate with technical and integration teams to ensure that AI use cases are supported by appropriate data models, security considerations, and integration patterns with third‑party systems
Application process
- End Date: September 1, 2026
Our take
Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.
The company has also grown through acquisitions and partnerships to broaden its capabilities. Most recently, in 2025 it purchases Sana, an AI-driven enterprise knowledge and learning platform, to create a "new front door for work". This acquisition allows Workday to integrate Sana's AI-powered search, agents, and learning capabilities with its own data and workflows, allowing employees to access information, automate tasks, and complete their day entirely within Workday.
Through a combination of strategic acquisitions and in-house development, Workday has built a comprehensive suite of HR, financial, and enterprise tools. By focusing on innovation and AI-driven workflows, the company continues to push productivity and decision-making for organizations worldwide. Building on this track record, Workday is very much positioned for even more growth, reinforcing its status as a leader in shaping the future of work.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(Co-Founder & CEO)Annel began their career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. They then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005.
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