Principal Functional Architect, Workday
CA$162.7-244.1k
If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $173,600 - $260,400 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
Job no longer available
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$162.7-244.1k
If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $173,600 - $260,400 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO
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
- We are looking for a motivated, highly collaborative problem-solver to take on the critically important role of Functional Architect (FA) for the Workday Financials Revenue products
- We are eager to augment the team with a highly skilled systems thinker who enjoys solving cross-product issues and discovering how to use and improve Workday technologies to power transformative outcomes in the era of agents
- The right addition to the team will be adept at applying the latest in system design techniques and strategies to build scalable architectures and work closely with a range of technical teams and partners across products and divisions to drive uptake of the designs
- 8+ years validated experience designing, building, and supporting enterprise cloud applications
- Experience in revenue accounting
- Proven experience as a system designer of enterprise-scale, AI-powered products
- Proven track record of defining business problems, researching user needs, prototyping and testing new solutions, collaborating with design and engineering teams, and participating in the Agile process
- An inherently collaborative style that enables you to win the hearts and minds of your peers to successfully complete a complex product roadmap with execution often happening across teams
- Excellent organizational, collaboration and communication skills; you are comfortable connecting with and delivering content to both developer and business executive audiences
- Strong analytical skills, able to explore and research ambiguous problem spaces, adept at exploiting data to build actionable, meaningful units of work
- You know when to and are able to get hands-on, crafting and building when appropriate
- You’re self-directed and proactively identify needs and where you can make valuable contributions
- Mastery of one or more Workday product areas
- Strong functional and technical understanding of the Workday architecture, including Business Process Framework, Security, UI, Reporting, and Web Services
What the job involves
- The team’s inspired by delivering and growing winning solutions to complex Office of the CFO subscription and revenue management business process problems
- The functional architect supports the product team and our business in many critical areas
- Build and demonstrate an understanding of cloud products powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and educate and guide the team on strategic implementation
- Serve as the representative for cross-team initiatives taking place outside of your functional domain, providing connections, expertise and direction to teams
- Partner with other functional architects on strategic product initiatives
- Promote consistency in how the team designs and builds new functionality
- Develop a broad understanding of critical projects and initiatives in your functional area for the upcoming release, review proposed feature specifications, and provide guidance on architecture decisions
- Review product opportunities and solution designs to provide recommendations on how to progress the investment
- Identify touchpoints across product areas and features, enabling greater alignment, collaboration and scale
- Create and ensure the scalability of designs, allowing for iterative solutions that meet both short and long-term customer needs
- Assist in scoping and sizing discussions with a focus on cross-team impacts, strategic customer requirements, and critical deployments
- Work with Inbound and Outbound Product Managers (PMs) to analyze customer feedback and usage data to make recommendations on design and prioritization
- Mentor and coach Product Managers
Application process
- End Date: July 15, 2025
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 & Executive Chair)Annel began his career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. He then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005, where he has served as the CEO ever since.
Carl Eschenbach
(CEO)Carl joined Workday in 2022 as Co-CEO, becoming CEO in 2024. He has also been a Partner at Sequoia Capital since 2016. Previously, he spent 14 years at VMware as President and COO and 3 years at Inktomi Corporation as the VP of North America Sales.
Peter Bailis
(CTO)Prior to joining Workday in 2025, People was a VP of Engineering at Google. He also previously founded Sisu Data, where he served as the CEO for over 5 years.
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