HR Architect – Workday

Reference: 4839072Job ID: 5421261Posted: 2026-10-21Closing date: 2027-01-18Location: LondonSalary: Base plus bonus and competitive benefits package (per annum)Job type: PermanentWorking pattern: Full timeIndustry: Banking & Financial Services / HR Change ProjectsCompany: HaysConsultant: Neem LockHays office: London-City — 5th Floor, 107 Cheapside,Phone: +44 333 010 6203Email: neem.lock@hays.comYour new companyYou’ll be joining a large, complex and highly regarded global organisation that is continuing to invest in the transformation of its HR technology landscape. With Workday at the heart of its HR ecosystem, the business is focused on simplifying its technology environment, maximising the value of existing investment and exploring how automation and AI can improve HR services and the employee experience.Your new roleAs HR Business Architect, you’ll play a key strategic role in shaping the future direction of HR technology across the organisation. Sitting at the intersection of HR, business and technology, you’ll translate business priorities and HR strategy into a clear technology architecture and roadmap, with a particular focus on Workday and its wider ecosystem.You’ll take ownership of the HR technology roadmap, providing architectural leadership across major transformation programmes and ensuring investment decisions are aligned to long-term business outcomes.You’ll also work closely with senior stakeholders across HR, Technology, Data, Security, Finance and Procurement, providing clear recommendations around technology investment, enhancements, consolidation and future capability.What you'll need to succeedYou’ll bring significant experience across HR technology, HR transformation or business architecture, ideally gained within a large and complex organisation.You'll also have:Strong knowledge of Workday and the wider HR technology ecosystem#Experience developing HR technology strategies, architecture and multi-year roadmapsA strong understanding of HR processes, data, integrations and operating modelsThe ability to assess opportunities around AI, automation and emerging HR technologiesExperience providing architectural direction across complex transformation programmesA good understanding of technology governance, risk, data security and technical debtWhat you'll get in returnThis is an opportunity to take on a highly influential role within a major organisation at a point of significant HR technology evolution. Rather than simply delivering individual systems projects, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the overall HR technology landscape and influence how Workday, AI, automation and other technologies are used across the business.You’ll work with senior stakeholders across both HR and Technology and have genuine input into investment decisions, future architecture and the longer-term HR technology strategy.What you need to do nowThis role is confidential, so if you are interested in finding out more about this role, then please do apply now or reach out and contact me on neem.lock@hays.com If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #4839072 - Neem Lock