We are looking for a highly experienced Workday HCM Enterprise Architect to lead the architecture, design governance, and strategic evolution of our global Workday HCM platform. This role will drive the end-to-end HCM architecture spanning Core HR, Talent, Workforce Management, and Payroll, ensuring alignment with our global people strategy and enabling a consistent, scalable, and compliant digital HR ecosystem. You will act as a trusted advisor to HR and IT leadership, shaping how Workday supports business growth, workforce transformation, and employee experience at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Define HCM Architecture Strategy & Roadmap

Own the enterprise HCM architecture vision for Workday

Define a multi-year roadmap aligned with HR transformation priorities

Establish design principles:

“Adopt standard Workday capabilities”

Global template with controlled localization

Data-first and API-first architecture

Drive simplification of legacy HR systems and rationalization into Workday

Lead End-to-End Workday HCM Architecture

Architect scalable, integrated solutions across:

Core HCM (Worker data, org structures, job architecture)

Talent & Performance (Goals, reviews, succession)

Recruiting (End-to-end candidate lifecycle, ATS integration)

Compensation & Benefits

Absence & Time Tracking

Payroll (global and local integrations)

Key accountabilities:

Define global design standards for:

Job architecture (job families, profiles, leveling)

Organizational hierarchies

Worker lifecycle processes (hire → retire)

Lead cross-functional solution architecture across HCM domains

Ensure consistency across regions and business units

Own Employee Lifecycle Architecture

Design and optimize hire-to-retire processes, including:

Hire, onboarding, job changes, transfers, and offboarding

Talent lifecycle (performance, development, succession)

Compensation cycles and workforce planning

Employee and manager self-service experiences

Drive:

Process standardization

Automation and workflow optimization

Experience-centric design

Integration & Ecosystem Architecture (HCM-Focused)

Define integration strategy across HR ecosystem:

Payroll vendors

Benefits providers

Identity management systems (IAM / Azure AD / Okta)

Learning platforms, talent marketplaces

Establish integration patterns:

Real-time (APIs)

Event-driven

Batch (EIBs)

Govern integrations using:

Workday Studio

Middleware (MuleSoft, Boomi, Azure Integration Services)

Key goals:

Eliminate redundant HR systems

Reduce point-to-point integrations

Enable reusable integration services

HCM Data Architecture & Governance

Define Workday as the system of record for workforce data

Establish data governance for:

Worker data

Organizational data

Talent and performance data

Define:

Data ownership and stewardship

Data quality standards and controls

Align Workday data with:

Enterprise data platforms (data lake / analytics)

People analytics and reporting strategy

Security, Privacy & Compliance

Design Workday HCM security model, including:

Role-based access

Domain security policies

Business process security

Ensure compliance with:

PDPA / GDPR and regional labor regulations

Oversee:

Segregation of duties

Audit readiness and controls

Partner with IAM teams for:

SSO / MFA integration

Identity lifecycle management (joiner/mover/leaver)

Govern Delivery & Design Authority

Act as architecture authority for all Workday HCM initiatives

Review and approve solution designs from:

Implementation partners

Internal product teams

Ensure adherence to standards and minimize customization

Identify and mitigate risks:

Over-customization

Data inconsistencies

Integration failures

Workday Release & Platform Evolution

Own Workday biannual release impact assessment

Define feature adoption strategy

Drive continuous improvement:

Platform optimization

Technical debt reduction

Establish testing and regression strategies

Stakeholder & Executive Engagement

Partner with:

CHRO and HR leadership

CIO / Enterprise Architecture teams

Translate architecture into business value and outcomes

Lead architecture discussions in:

Steering committees

Transformation programs

Influence decision-making at executive level