Specialist IS Architect – Workday Recruiting and Talent Performance - (NPW)

Specialist IS Architect – Workday Recruiting & Talent Performance

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture vision and strategy for the Workday and Eightfold platforms, ensuring alignment with business and HR transformation objectives.
• Define and maintain the architectural roadmap for Recruiting, Talent Performance, and related HCM capabilities, ensuring scalability, performance, and compliance.
• Establish and enforce architectural standards, design principles, and governance frameworks for Workday configurations, integrations, and workflows.
• Partner with HR, Talent, and IT stakeholders to analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable, configurable Workday solutions.
• Lead end-to-end solution design for Recruiting, Talent, and associated modules — including Job Application, Offer, Employment Agreement, Performance Reviews, Goals, Career Development, and Skills.
• Oversee Workday configuration strategy across Recruiting and Performance, ensuring cross-module integration with HCM, Compensation, and Integrations.
• Evaluate and recommend new capabilities and emerging technologies to enhance the HR and Talent ecosystem, particularly around talent intelligence and automation.
• Identify and mitigate architectural and design risks, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and compliant with enterprise standards.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation including architectural diagrams, data models, and integration maps.
• Support Workday report and calculated field development, ensuring data accuracy and performance alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement through architectural optimization, configuration reuse, and simplification of complex business processes.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Technical Architects, and HR leaders to ensure seamless delivery of enhancements and new capabilities.
• Guide solution validation, design reviews, and impact assessments for all major releases and platform changes.
• Provide thought leadership on Workday Recruiting and Talent Performance best practices, ensuring the platform evolves with organizational needs.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree OR
• Master’s degree and 4–6 years of IT or Computer Science experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 6–8 years of IT or Computer Science experience OR
• Diploma and 10–12 years of IT or Computer Science experience

Preferred Qualifications

Must-Have Skills

• Strong architectural design and modeling expertise, with ability to translate HR strategies into scalable system solutions.
• Proven experience in solution design and business process reengineering within a regulated environment.
• Hands-on configuration experience with Workday Recruiting and Talent Management processes — Job Applications, Offers, Employment Agreements, Performance Reviews, Goals, Career Development, Talent Reviews, and Skills.
• Expertise in Workday Reporting, including creation of complex calculated fields and data models.
• Cross-functional understanding of Workday HCM, Compensation, and Integrations, ensuring unified data flow and process orchestration.

Business Architecture Competencies

• Business Strategy Alignment: Ensure Workday capabilities support long-term HR and enterprise goals.
• Process Reengineering: Identify inefficiencies and design optimized business processes leveraging platform automation.
• Non-Functional Design: Incorporate scalability, performance, reliability, and security into architectural blueprints.
• Organizational Change Management: Drive adoption and transformation initiatives tied to new HR and Talent capabilities.
• Partner Engagement: Build strong relationships with HR, IT, and vendor partners to ensure delivery success.
• Security and Compliance: Apply deep understanding of API security standards and data privacy requirements.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Strong solution design and problem-solving capabilities across complex HR landscapes.
• Ability to evaluate and integrate emerging HR tech (AI, analytics, talent intelligence).
• Proven experience in developing differentiated, business-ready solutions aligned to enterprise architecture goals.

Professional Certifications

• Workday Certifications in HCM, Recruiting, Integrations, or Talent & P