Western Digital

Principal Workday Solutions Architect (HCM/Compensation)

San Jose, CA, United States · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$158k-$210kDetected 23 days ago

Cloud PlatformsStakeholder ManagementExcelHRISVoIPLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

It's real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.
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Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with HR business teams and Workday IT experts on system design decisions, user experience, complex issue resolution, and process design.
Solution Design: Lead the design and implementation of Workday solutions to meet business needs, acting as a subject matter expert for various Workday modules.
Conceptualize designs and end-to-end processes, providing expert guidance on best practices and system optimization.
Technical Guidance: Provide technical leadership, drive Workday process enhancements, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure the architecture addresses all stakeholder concerns and enterprise-wide goals.
Collaborate with HR business teams and Workday IT experts on system design decisions, user experience, complex issue resolution, and process design.
Lead the design and implementation of Workday solutions to meet business needs, acting as a subject matter expert for various Workday modules.
Provide technical leadership, drive Workday process enhancements, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure the architecture addresses all stakeholder concerns and enterprise-wide goals.

Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time.
Previous experience with Workday and a track record of successful HR technology projects are required.
Bachelor Degree in IT, Computer Science and/or equivalent.
Strong ability to translate business needs into technical solutions, including a strong understanding of Workday architecture, system logic and configuration.
Business acumen: A strong understanding of HR business processes and how technology can be leveraged to improve them.
Technical proficiency: Strong ability to translate business needs into technical solutions, including a strong understanding of Workday architecture, system logic and configuration.

Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical and functional issues
Excel in translation technical solution that is meaningful to HR and leadership.
Experience in project delivery framework practices, including agile, iterative and waterfall project delivery methodologies.
Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its subsets will be an added advantage
Good exposure of senior stakeholder management skills.
Salary Ranges: 157,700.00-210,300.00
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Compensation & Benefits Details

The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.
We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.
This range may be modified in the future.
If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.
You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either WD's Short Term Incentive Plan ("STI Plan") or the Sales Incentive Plan ("SIP") which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance.
You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan.

You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan.
Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan.
RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to WD's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
Deep Workday expertise:.In-depth knowledge of Workday modules, such as Core HCM, Security, Advanced Compensation, Benefits, Talent, and Payroll.

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