Job Description
Workday Solution Architect About the job The HR Path Group, a global player in HR consulting, assists its customers in their HR transformation projects, both on the human and tools aspects (HRIS). We intervene in Europe, America and Asia-Pacific, for our large accounts and SME customers, in order to offer them a global support in the development of their HR strategy. Advise to Run HR Path, Global Leader in HR solutions
• ADVISE: We support our customers in the transformation of their HR function, through a redefinition of their HR organization and their HRIS digitalization
• IMPLEMENT: As a partner of the main editors of the market, we carry out technical and functional implementation projects of all HRIS solutions (SaaS or On-Premise)
• RUN: Thanks to our global payroll expertise,

we offer
our clients several levels of payroll outsourcing Job Summary We are looking for an experienced Workday Solution Architect to lead the design, architecture, and implementation of Workday solutions across HCM, Finance, and related modules. The ideal candidate will have strong Workday functional and technical expertise, experience in enterprise solution architecture, and the ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and efficient Workday solutions.

Key Responsibilities
Thought Leadership and Solution Design
• Provide thought leadership on Workday capabilities, industry best practices, emerging trends, and enterprise transformation opportunities.
• Define end-to-end Workday solution architecture aligned with business objectives, enterprise architecture standards, and long-term technology strategy.
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable, sustainable, and cost-effective Workday solutions.
• Lead solution design workshops, architecture reviews, and design decision-making across functional and technical teams.
• Recommend standard Workday capabilities and minimize unnecessary customization while ensuring business requirements are met.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, innovation, and continuous improvement. Customer Management and Expectation Setting
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers, business leaders, and senior stakeholders throughout the Workday implementation and transformation lifecycle.




• Understand customer objectives, priorities, and pain points, translating them into clear solution strategies and delivery plans.
• Set realistic expectations regarding scope, timelines, solution capabilities, dependencies, risks, and delivery outcomes. Leadership and Team Development
• Provide architectural leadership and direction to Workday functional consultants, technical consultants, integration specialists, and delivery teams.
• Build, mentor, and develop high-performing teams by promoting collaboration, accountability, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations across the solution design and delivery teams.
• Coach team members on Workday best practices, solution architecture principles, stakeholder management, and problem-solving. Project Governance and Delivery Management
• Establish and maintain solution governance frameworks, architecture standards, design principles, and decision-making processes.
• Oversee solution delivery across Workday implementations, enhancements, integrations, and global rollouts.
• Ensure alignment between solution architecture, project scope, delivery milestones, budget, quality standards, and business outcomes.
• Monitor project risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and decisions, ensuring timely identification and resolution.
• Conduct architecture checkpoints, design reviews, and quality assurance assessments throughout the project lifecycle. Constructive Challenge and Handling Friction
• Challenge business requirements, proposed designs, and delivery approaches constructively when they introduce unnecessary complexity, risk, or misalignment with best practices.
• Facilitate objective discussions when stakeholders have conflicting priorities, differing opinions, or competing solution preferences.
• Address disagreements and delivery friction professionally,



focusing on facts, business outcomes, and solution quality.
• Balance customer requests with architectural integrity, technical feasibility, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Influence stakeholders toward informed decisions by presenting alternatives, impacts, risks, and transparent recommendations. Workday Functional and Technical Expertise
• Provide architectural guidance across relevant Workday modules, including HCM, Core Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent Management, Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, and/or Workday Financial Management.
• Design integration strategies using Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Core Connectors, Workday Web Services, and REST/SOAP APIs, as applicable.
• Oversee data migration, reporting, security, and integration architecture across the Workday ecosystem.
• Ensure appropriate application of Workday business process configuration, domain security, and role-based access principles.
• Evaluate cross-functional dependencies and integration requirements between Workday and third-party enterprise applications. Required Skills and Qualifications
• Significant experience in Workday implementations, solution architecture, and enterprise application transformation.
• Proven experience as a Workday Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or Lead Workday Consultant.
• Strong expertise in one or more Workday functional or technical areas.
• Experience leading end-to-end solution design, architecture governance, and complex delivery initiatives.
• Strong customer-facing experience, including executive stakeholder engagement, expectation management, and issue resolution. Measures of Success
• Delivery of robust, scalable, secure, and business-aligned Workday solutions.
• Strong customer satisfaction and effective management of stakeholder expectations.
• Consistent delivery against agreed scope, milestones, quality standards, and business objectives.
• Effective governance, risk mitigation, and timely resolution of project issues.
• Improved team capability, collaboration, accountability, and performance.
• Timely resolution of disagreements and successful alignment of stakeholders on key decisions.

📌 Workday HCM Solution Architect (India)
🏢 HR Path
📍 India