Workday Solution Architect

Overview

CTG is seeking to fill a Workday Solution Architect position for our client.

Location: Hercules, CA
Duration: Ongoing Contract

Duties:

• Lead an enterprise-level feasibility assessment of migrating from SAP SuccessFactors to Workday, evaluating business value, technical complexity, implementation risks, costs, and long-term strategic implications.

• Assess the current HR technology landscape, including SuccessFactors modules, connected applications, business processes, integrations, data architecture, security, and reporting.

• Conduct functional fit-gap analyses between existing SuccessFactors capabilities and Workday HCM, Talent Management, Compensation, Performance, and Reporting.

• Develop future-state solution architecture options, defining application boundaries, integration patterns, technology dependencies, and opportunities to streamline the HR technology ecosystem.

• Evaluate existing integrations and recommend which interfaces to retain, rebuild, or retire. Define target integration strategies using Workday integration tools, middleware, APIs, and other enterprise technologies.

• Assess the impact of migration on third-party applications, including payroll, time and attendance, recruiting, onboarding, and learning platforms.

• Develop data migration and governance strategies covering employee data, historical records, data quality, cleansing, archival, retention, reconciliation, and validation.

• Evaluate security, access controls, data privacy, GDPR, data residency, auditability, and regulatory compliance requirements, including computer system validation where applicable.

• Develop business cases and comparative analyses covering implementation costs, licensing, integration, ongoing support, resource requirements, timelines, risks, and five-year total cost of ownership (TCO).

• Establish feasibility criteria, weighted evaluation models, risk registers, dependency analyses, and evidence-based go/no-go recommendations.

• Create a phased transformation roadmap aligned with business priorities, contract renewal dates, critical operating periods, and other enterprise initiatives.

• Recommend program governance, testing, validation, change management, stakeholder engagement, and implementation assurance strategies.

• Present architecture options, business benefits, investment requirements, risks, and strategic recommendations to HR, IT, Finance, and executive leadership.

• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to internal HRIS teams, integration specialists, vendors, and system integrators throughout the assessment.

Skills:

• Deep expertise in Workday HCM, Talent Management, Compensation, Performance, Reporting, and Analytics.

• Strong hands-on knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors, including Employee Central, Compensation, Performance and Goals, Succession, Calibration, and Learning.

• Extensive enterprise integration architecture experience, including Workday integration tools, middleware platforms, REST/SOAP APIs, and third-party connectivity.

• Expertise in HR data migration, data quality management, historical data conversion, archival, and retention strategies.

• Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture, HR technology ecosystems, security, privacy, and regulatory compliance.

• Ability to develop business cases, evaluate technology investments, perform TCO analysis, and communicate complex technical findings as actionable business recommendations.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, presentation, documentation, and executive stakeholder management skills.

• Strong vendor management, cross-functional collaboration, and technical leadership capabilities.

Experience:

• 12+ years of experience in HRIS, HR technology, enterprise applications, or digital transformation, including at least 5 years of Workday solution architecture experience.

• Proven experience with global, multi-country Workday HCM implementations, transformations, or migrations.

• Multiple full-cycle Workday implementations, preferably involving migrations from SAP SuccessFactors.

• Demonstrated experience assessing and integrating HR platforms with payroll, time and attendance, recruiting, onboarding, and other enterprise applications.

• Experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, migration roadmaps, implementation cost estimates, risk assessments, and executive-level recommendations.

• Experience evaluating enterprise security, privacy, regulatory compliance, and validated-system requirements, including 21 CFR Part 11 where applicable.

• Experience managing vendors and system integrators and facilitating discussions across HR, IT, Finance, and business leadership.

• Preferred experience leading SuccessFactors-to-Workday feasibility assessments or enterprise HR platform migrations.

• Experience in regulated industries, particularly life sciences, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, or other compliance-intensive environments, is highly desirable.

• Workday certifications in HCM, Integrations, Payroll, or Talent Management are preferred.

• Familiarity with GDPR, global data residency, audit requirements, computer system validation, enterprise architecture frameworks, and transformation governance is preferred.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Key Deliverables:

• Current-state HR technology architecture and application inventory.

• SuccessFactors-to-Workday functional fit-gap and feasibility assessment.

• Integration inventory and target-state integration architecture.

• Third-party application impact assessment and recommendations.

• HR data migration, security, privacy, and compliance strategy.

• Two to three target-state architecture options with associated trade-offs.

• Comparative implementation cost, timeline, resource, risk, and five-year TCO analysis.

• Weighted evaluation model, risk register, and executive go/no-go recommendation.

• Phased transformation roadmap and proposed governance, testing, and change management approach.

• Executive presentation outlining findings, strategic options, and recommended path forward.

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.

To Apply:

To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!