Barnard College · 12 hours ago
Workday Innovation Architect
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$115K/yr - $120K/yr
5+ years expBarnard College is seeking a visionary Workday Innovation Architect to lead the strategic evolution of their Workday ecosystem. The role involves bridging complex business requirements with Workday’s capabilities, designing scalable solutions, and championing new features to maximize investment. Key responsibilities include solution design, governance, and stakeholder management.
Continuing EducationEducationHigher Education
Responsibilities
Own the Roadmap: Collaborate with HR and Finance leadership to define an immediate and 1–3-year Workday strategic roadmap aligned with organizational goals
Solution Design: Design complex, cross-functional solutions focusing on optimization, automation and the future of how we work that spans HCM, Finance, Student, and third-party integrations, ensuring data integrity and system scalability
Governance: Establish and maintain architectural standards, naming conventions, and governance models to prevent "technical debt" within the tenant
Platform Extension: Lead the design and prototyping of custom apps using Workday Extend and the integration framework to solve unique business problems outside of standard configuration
Advanced Analytics: Leverage Workday to ingest external data and create blended insights for executive dashboards
User Experience: Design consumer-grade employee experiences using Workday Journeys, Adaptive Planning, and Workday Assistant
AI & ML: Identify opportunities to deploy Workday’s Machine Learning capabilities to automate tasks and improve predictive modeling. Use an AI-first approach in developing solutions to use Workday Extend’s AI features. Prototype, test, and help adopt Workday-delivered AI Agents. Leverage the use of Workday’s Agent System of Record (ASOR). Develop custom AI Agents for Workday using Workday’s Flowise or other agent builder solutions. For complex solutions, use multi-agent approaches that combine the best of agentic frameworks from Google, OpenAI, AWS, and others
Release Captain: Lead the analysis of bi-annual Workday releases (R1/R2). Identify "must-have" features and manage the testing and deployment strategy
Continuous Improvement: Proactively audit current configurations and business processes (BPs) to identify inefficiencies and recommend optimization strategies
Translate complex technical concepts into clear business value propositions for C-suite stakeholders
Mentor junior analysts and administrators on best practices and architectural thinking
Qualification
Required
5-7 years of experience in the Workday ecosystem, with at least 3 years in a Solution Architect or Strategy lead role
Deep expertise in at least two major pillars (e.g., HCM & Compensation, or Fins & Payroll) with a working knowledge of the full suite
Strong understanding of Workday security models, EIBs, Report Writer, and Calculated Fields
Ability to speak fluently with developers regarding APIs, Cloud Connect, and Studio integrations (coding not required, but architectural understanding is)
Preferred
Proven experience designing or overseeing the build of custom apps using Workday Extend
Hands-on experience with developing integrations for Workday via Orchestrations, Studio, Connectors, EIBs, and XSLT
Current certification in at least one track
Skilled in Agentic AI frameworks with experience in developing Agentic AI solutions via workflow automation-based solutions like n8n, Flowise, or via programming-based Agentic AI development
Benefits
Continuous investment in your Workday certifications and conference attendance (Workday Rising).
Company
Barnard College
Barnard College provides liberal arts education to young women, offering the unparalleled advantages of an outstanding residential college.
1001-5000 employees
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