Workday HCM Architect

Job Title: Workday HCM Architect

Location: Remote - United States

Onsite

Requirements

• Fully remote

• Work

• Must be located in the United States

• Compensation Range: $90-100 per hour

• Employment Type: Contract

• This Workday HCM Architect will act as an extension of the internal HRIS team and will be responsible for Workday expertise, architectural guidance, production support, optimization, and long-term roadmap planning. The ideal candidate will have an ownership mentality and be comfortable operating independently, partnering with leadership, and serving as the go-to Workday HCM expert.

• The role will support both day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives across HCM, Recruiting, Benefits, Compensation, Reporting, integrations, and business process optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary functional owner and architect for Workday HCM.
• Lead Workday HCM administration, production support, optimization, and roadmap planning.
• Provide hands-on support across HCM, Recruiting, Benefits, and related Workday functionality.
• Troubleshoot complex system issues, business processes, integrations, and end-user concerns.
• Lead configuration, testing, deployment, and enhancement activities.
• Drive Workday optimization and recommend scalable best practices.
• Partner with HR, Recruiting, Benefits, Compensation, IT, and business leadership to translate requirements into effective Workday solutions.
• Support and lead Workday projects from requirements through implementation.
• Improve Recruiting workflows and business processes to create a more efficient user experience.
• Support implementation of new Compensation and Benefits solutions, including related integrations.
• Increase manager and employee self-service capabilities within Workday.
• Improve Workday reporting, analytics, data accessibility, and overall user experience.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process improvement, and integration with external systems.
• Support Workday releases, security requests, reporting, audits, testing, and ongoing production support.
• Develop documentation, testing materials, process flows, and knowledge-transfer resources.
• Establish Workday governance, standards, and best practices across the organization.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Workday HCM experience with strong hands-on functional expertise.

• Proven experience as a Workday HCM Lead, Architect, Senior Consultant, or senior functional owner.

• Deep expertise across Workday HCM, with strong experience in Benefits and Recruiting.

• Experience providing day-to-day Workday ticket and production support.

• Experience supporting Workday in a post-go-live environment.

• Strong understanding of Workday business processes, configuration, security, integrations, and optimization.

• Proven experience leading Workday enhancements and process improvement initiatives.

• Ability to independently own and manage the Workday HCM environment.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution.

• Comfortable operating in an environment with limited internal Workday expertise.

• Preferred

• Workday Compensation experience

• Benefits administration and carrier integration experience

• Experience supporting multi-country Workday environments

• Experience with Workday Reporting, Analytics, or Talent

• Previous Workday consulting experience

• Experience optimizing Workday environments following go-live

• Workday certifications are a plus

• LI-KC1 Remote Tech

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