Senior Enterprise Architect, Workday
Presales
$138.5-208k
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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
$138.5-208k
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
- 5+ years experience in Presales experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with financial, HCM or analytics solutions
- 3+ years experience delivering compelling presentations in person, and on-line meetings
- 3+ years experience leading discovery conversations and provide polished world-class demonstrations to C-Suite executives, business leaders and technical evaluators
- 3+ years experience with IT landscapes and help develop current-state and future-state illustrations
- 3+ years experience working with common cloud architectures, security, reporting, and/or integration standards
- Existing knowledge of Workday application and technical architecture is beneficial, but if you have experience on legacy systems or our competitor’s systems, we’ll train you on Workday
- Industry experience related to Finance, Banking or Insurance is preferred
- Experience developing or supporting Financial or HCM applications, customizations, reports, workflow, BI, integration, analytics or being involved in implementations, upgrades or re-implementations is preferred
- Knowledge of leading cloud architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc...), firewalls, basic networking principles, and scripting languages is preferred
- Working knowledge of information security frameworks, security standards and guidelines is beneficial
- Familiarity with web service integration standards such as WSDL, SOAP, UDDI, JSON and ability to use SFTP and UNIX through a command line interface is helpful
- Experience with the value selling paradigm is a plus
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience
- Candidates must be located in the continental United States to qualify for the role and the position has the capability to sit remote
- Ability to travel as necessary, possibly up to 50%
What the job involves
- As a member of our diverse and skilled North America Solution Consulting team, you will have the opportunity to communicate and demonstrate the power of Workday's applications to prospects and customers alike. It is this team's job to bring the value of Workday solutions to life and showcase how the world of work can be transformed. Along with working closely with our sales counterparts, this team also sits at the exciting intersection of our Product Management, Consulting Services, Marketing, and Value Management teams, providing exposure to various areas of the business
- Our Enterprise Architect team is a customer facing team within Solution Consulting (Presales)
- This team is a strategic asset to Global Revenue (Sales) supporting Financial Services organizations across North America as they evaluate and select Workday as their technology partner
- We engage primarily with the offices of CIO, CTO and Business Stakeholders to understand how Workday can accelerate their digital roadmap and transform how they manage their Financial and HCM processes
- Workday Enterprise Architects are experts in our Technology Platform which powers our Core Financial, and HCM applications
- We partner with our clients to help them understand how Workday will enable true business value, address key requirements, and articulate why Workday is uniquely differentiated because of our technology design
- As a member of our diverse and skilled Enterprise Architect team, you will have the opportunity to communicate and demonstrate the power of Workday's applications to prospects and customers alike
- It is this team's job to bring the value of Workday solutions to life and showcase how the world of work can be transformed
- Along with working closely with our sales counterparts, this team also sits at the exciting intersection of our Product Management, Consulting Services, Marketing, and Value Management teams, providing exposure to various areas of the business
- This is your chance to lead strategic conversations and demonstrate the value of next-generation cloud-based Workday solutions to customers and prospective customers
- This position will support Sales across Workday’s Banking, Financial, and Insurance segments in the US Market
- You will partner with Workday Sales Executives, Functional Solution Consultant Specialists and Services to solve real-world customer problems
- We focus on how Workday acts as a key enabler of transformation within a customer's environment, allowing IT leaders to support the needs of their business stakeholders
- You will use discussions, presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and seminars as tools to help you produce solutions that combine Workday's applications and platform, as well as third-party technology, to drive improved business outcomes for your customers
- Along the way, you will become a trusted advisor to your clients and to your Sales peers
- At Workday, we 're all about helping our colleagues grow, so you'll teach others how to learn from your successes
- Your input will be essential to helping our technology evolve over time
Application process
- The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated 12/16/24
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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