Light & Wonder · 15 hours ago
Workday Sr. Advanced Solutions Architect
Las Vegas, NV
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expLight & Wonder is a company that provides essential services across the enterprise. The Sr. Advanced Solution Architect (Workday) role supports and enhances various functions of Workday in a global business environment, collaborating with business leaders to develop HR operations plans and improving system functionalities.
GamificationGamingInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Serve as a system administrator for Workday Core HCM, Talent Management, Security Administration and Reporting & Dashboards and the go-to subject matter expert and provide technical leadership to People Capability Operations and Business teams in all aspects of the Workday HCM
Adept in at least a few of the modules with strong hands-on exposure: Core HCM, Benefits, Compensation (Core & Advanced), Talent, Performance, Learning, Security, Reporting, etc
Participate and/or lead specific projects while working in an environment where we value Knowledge, Openness and Transparency
Manage the projects and deliverables of the People Capability Technology team
Stay abreast of emerging trends and new functionality in areas related to the Workday product
Work both independently and collaboratively with stakeholders and others across the team to define requirements and develop a robust solution
Work with functional teams for discovery and design sessions, as needed
Designing, development, testing and deployment of Core HCM, Business Process configurations, Security and Reporting
Experience in designing and developing complex reports as required for some integrations as well as testing and support
Facilitate communication and information flow between business partners and project teams to refine requirements and deliver on project goals against long-term Roadmap
Provide support to functional owners and end users by diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving complex system issues
Researches and minimizes reported problems or pain points within HR platforms, drives resolution of issues, analyzes security issues, and recommends corrective and proactive action
Establish and adhere to strong ADLC (Application development life-cycle practices and ensure they are followed for all projects. Introduce best practices in terms of Requirements gathering, business processing, and solution design.)
Partner with internal team members to develop long-term scalable solutions that help improve HR processes and streamline user experience. Build consensus around business processes, business rules, workflows, and design. Translate business objectives and user needs into clearly written requirements
Partner with vendors on their software and cloud roadmaps, upgrades, restoration of service or resolution of problems
Create and maintain documentation on Functional Design Documents, and other materials
Implement testing to meet business requirements - perform system testing, and handle User Acceptance testing securing sign-off
Maintain reporting standards and coordinate reporting requirements across multiple Business Units
Deliver training and create training materials as needed
Assist in ensuring that all development efforts stay within budget and are completed by agreed deadlines
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required in Information Systems, BSEE, BSCE, BSEET, or BSCS
7+ years professional experience in business systems analysis/engineering, solution design and deployment experience
3 + years of advanced experience in Workday Functional Design and configuration development
Excellent working knowledge of Core HCM, Business Process Configuration. Security Administration and Reporting
Good working knowledge of Core and Advanced Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent Management, Time Tracking, Absence Management
Workday Phase 1 & Phase 2 implementations experience required with a good understanding of functional design and testing concepts and workday business process framework frameworks
Data conversion concepts and impacts on business processes
Knowledge of all phases of system development lifecycle, including, new skew implementation and production support
Subject matter expert in the Software Development Lifecycle and operating systems for HCM
US and Global data privacy laws, GDPR and Sarbanes Oxley compliance
Strong analytical skills, problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication with a focus on documentation, and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment, especially with virtual geographically diverse teams
Highly organized with the ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively while demonstrating a sense of urgency
Preferred
JIRA, ServiceNow or similar ticketing system experience preferred
Workday Certification in Recruitment (must be current) preferred
Company
Light & Wonder
Light & Wonder engages in cross-platform games and entertainment.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (15)
2023 (11)
2022 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1B2025-09-10Post Ipo Debt· $1B
1984-08-31IPO
Leadership Team
Oliver Chow
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Kevin Kealy
Chief Information Security Officer
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