Workday Extend Solutions Architect

An opportunity is available for an experienced Workday Extend Solutions Architect to join our client’s team in London. This role involves shaping and leading the technical design of new products within the Workday platform, with a focus on creating innovative solutions for a thriving product ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Expert proficiency in Workday Extend platform.
2. Excellent customer focus, with the ability to build open and trusted client relationships, assess customer needs, and manage and challenge customer expectations. You will be able to intervene effectively and resolve customer escalations appropriately.
3. Extensive experience with designing, estimating and building custom software applications, preferably in Extend.
4. Expert knowledge in web service technologies (REST and SOAP).
5. Proven ability to lead teams in delivering complex technology solutions.
6. Exceptional understanding and experience in Workday and SaaS delivery methodologies and models.
7. Exceptional consulting skills to understand the problem statement and translate it to IT software requirements.
8. Excellent understanding of project methodologies, how to manage to them and an expert appreciation of why and how they contribute to successful projects.
9. Proven ability to manage conflicting demands, while being highly skilled with performing effectively in complex and difficult situations, including negotiation, conflict resolution and relationship management.
10. Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out-of-region travel may also be required).

Desirable:

1. Excellent leadership skills, including the ability to delegate, motivate, lead, attract, and develop staff.
2. Proficiency in AWS platform and AI technologies.

People Management: Your role will involve managing people. Where you do have direct reports, your responsibilities may include:

1. Agreeing, setting, and reviewing your and your team’s goals aligned to organisational, Workday BU, and capability objectives.
2. Providing support so that you and your team’s goals can be achieved.
3. Reviewing and refining goals for relevance and to keep performance on track.
4. Reviewing performance against goals and providing feedback.
5. Conducting 1:1 monthly and/or project completion feedback meetings.
6. Requesting and providing regular feedback in Workday.
7. Completing End of Year reviews and agreeing the outcomes for the year.
8. Identifying training to support you and your team’s development.
9. Pursuing and supporting your and your team members’ career paths and progression.
10. Reviewing weekly workload forecasting (staff allocations and timesheet checks) and utilisation.
11. Actively being involved in recruitment/interviews.
12. Reviewing attrition and retention metrics.

This is a key role within a dynamic team dedicated to innovation within the Workday ecosystem. If you are passionate about digital transformation and ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply!