Senior Solution Architect, Workday
Enterprise Applications
$155.9-233.9k
More information about location
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$155.9-233.9k
More information about location
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise, critical thinking, and strong social skills to translate business needs into robust, scalable, and user-centric solutions
- You are a highly motivated and experienced technology leader with a passion for creating exceptional digital experiences for employees
- You possess a strong architectural mentality, a deep understanding of modern collaboration and productivity tools, and a proven ability to design and deliver complex, enterprise-scale solutions
- You are a problem solver with excellent communication and social skills, capable of influencing stakeholders and driving consensus
- You thrive in a dynamic environment and are committed to continuous learning and innovation
- 8+ years of experience in IT, with a focus on enterprise architecture, solution design, and implementation
- 8+ years of technical expertise in at least three of the following:
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365 (including Teams, SharePoint, Exchange Online)
- Enterprise messaging platforms (e.g., Slack)
- Intranet solutions (e.g., LumApps, Confluence)
- End-user device management (Windows, Mac, iOS)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field
- Experience with work management/PPM tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira)
- Experience working in Agile development environments
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Certified Solutions Architect)
- Strong understanding of AI and cloud computing concepts and architectures (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS)
- Excellent communication, presentation, and social skills
- Proven ability to lead and influence technical teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF)
What the job involves
- The Digital Employee Experience team, part of the Business Technology (BT) at Workday, is responsible for delivering innovative and engaging digital experiences for our global workforce
- Our team is dedicated to understanding the needs and challenges of our employees, creating solutions that improve their productivity, engagement, and satisfaction
- We work closely with cross-functional teams across the organization, including Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, HR, Employee Communications, and other departments, to deliver seamless and integrated digital experiences that support our business operations and empower our employees to be their best
- As a Senior Architect on the Digital Employee Experience team, you will be a key driver in shaping the future of our employee-facing technology landscape
- You will be responsible for defining the architectural vision, strategy, and roadmap for our endpoints (Windows, Mac) collaboration and productivity tools
- You will collaborate closely with the BT architecture team, engineers, product managers, and partners across the organization to ensure our DEX solutions meet the evolving needs of our workforce
- Architectural Leadership: Define and maintain the overall technical architecture for the digital employee experience portfolio, in partnership with the BT architecture team, ensuring alignment with business objectives, security standards, and IT methodologies
- Solution Design and Guidance: Lead the design and implementation of end-to-end solutions for new initiatives and enhancements across our collaboration and productivity tools, considering scalability, performance, security, usability, and integration with other enterprise systems
- Technology Strategy: Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to find opportunities to improve our DEX solutions and drive innovation. Develop and maintain technology roadmaps for the DEX portfolio
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with business stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical architectures
- Technical Governance: Observe Workday’s architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices to ensure consistency and quality across DEX solutions
- Integration and Interoperability: Design integration strategies between various DEX tools and other enterprise applications, ensuring seamless data flow and user workflows
- Problem Solving: Analyze sophisticated technical challenges and provide clear, actionable recommendations and solutions
- Communication and Influence: Optimally communicate architectural vision, designs, and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
- Mentorship and Coaching: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams, fostering a culture of architectural excellence
- Security and Compliance: Ensure that all architectural designs adhere to security standard methodologies and compliance requirements
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.
Kirsty
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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