Workday Solutions Architect

Company Description

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NielsenIQ is a global strategy and analytics company that provides tailored, data-driven solutions that drive sales, boost profitability. Leveraging our deep analytics expertise, NielsenIQ helps organizations improve their competitive position across all facets of planning and operations from assortment optimization, price optimization, promotional optimization, targeted marketing, and supplier collaboration.

Job Description

• Define and champion the ¬long-term technology vision for our Workday environment. 

• Develop solutions and processes that support the growth of Workday at NIQ 

• Plan, lead, and facilitate architecture workshops for new Workday modules and optimizations. 

• Work with the other members of the Workday team to help define the scope of each project via a broader solution/visioning conversation. 

• Provide functional oversight to ensure there is a consistent approach across each functional workstream. 

• Serve as a technology advocate and thought leader within the assigned area, inspiring productive change through technology solutions, guiding application strategy, and providing recommendations for the portfolio roadmap. 

• Architect, design, and develop “best-in-class” software system services by ensuring they are well-defined & modularized, secure & reliable, reusable, and actively monitored. 

• Lead software applications and systems engineering discussions, capturing key design decisions in a defined systems architecture, and assessing impacts to overall technology performance. 

• Propose effective solutions to meet cost, quality and schedule requirements in compliance with relevant regulatory or statutory compliance. 

• Stay educated on existing Workday functionality and future product releases. 

• Drive processes for continuous learning and development across teams, mentoring and guiding when required to ensure quality and productivity. 

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement: 8+ progressive years of IT experience implementing and supporting large enterprise SaaS applications. 

• Experience with Workday Human Capital Management 

• Significant experience and expertise in application troubleshooting/debugging. 

• Significant experience and expertise in enterprise application risk assessment and mitigation. 

• Demonstrated experience with business process and performance modeling 

• Significant experience and expertise in SDLC methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall). 

• Proven performance in earlier role/comparable role. 

• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously. 

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills 

• Ability to adapt quickly to new technologies and changing business requirements. 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Excellent understanding of business complexity and project interdependencies. 

• Ability to partner with multiple stakeholders and influence project decisions. 

• Strong leadership and negotiation skills with business and technical groups 

• Solid problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking abilities 

• Excellent understanding of business complexity and project interdependencies 

• Intellectual curiosity and the ability to question thought partners across functional areas. 

• Ability to partner with multiple stakeholders and influence project decisions. 

• Strong teamwork, customer service and organizational skills. 

• Strong team orientation and ability to collaborate with the business and IT organization. 

Additional Information

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Health insurance
• Parental leave
• Life assurance

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™.

NIQ, is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit NIQ.com.

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