Sr. Workday Architect

The Workday Talent Sr. Architect, known internally as Sr. Product Lead, owns the CFA enterprise-wide technology strategy, architecture, & delivery for the Talent Product (e.g. Careers, Performance Management, Succession Planning, Org Design & Talent/Resource Agility).

The Product Lead serves as primary Workday technology partner & advisor to Talent Consulting and Org & Talent Readiness teams across multiple entities including Chick-fil-A Corporate, Vertical Business Lines (Chick-fil-A Supply, Bay Center Foods), Launch Support and future audiences.

This role is viewed as an expert and leader and will influence the strategic direction of Talent Consulting and Org & Talent Readiness by aligning short term & long-term business objectives with technology opportunities and bringing them to life through implementation. This role will represent CFA in outside discussions, technical forums or industry product advisory boards.

The Sr. Product Lead leverages expert Workday Technical knowledge to provide tailored and scalable solutions for different audiences in a shared Workday environment.

This role will report to the Principal Team Leader, Talent Systems.

Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and virtually, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.

Expert Workday Solutions Architect

• Oversee and own the overall Workday technical architecture for the Talent domain to ensure multiple, unique entities operate effectively in a single Workday environment
• Apply expert knowledge to ensure security & scalability between different entities and across Workday modules, resolving competing and complex requirements
• Develop and maintain long-term technology strategy and roadmap for Talent Consulting & Org and Talent Readiness systems across multiple entities
• Partner on annual and multi-year business and technology planning
• Proactively identify high-value opportunities to automate, optimize, innovate, and reinvent existing and new Talent processes and technology
• Leverage “hands-on” WD Technical skills to solution complex technical challenges & understand system dependencies and ensure successful & accurate delivery of technical design
• Manages the Sr. Analyst’s work related to WD Talent configuration & issues resolution support ensuring consistent system architecture & alignment to business needs. The Sr. Analyst is not this role direct report.
• Serve as a mentor and coach for other Product Leads and less experienced technology staff
• Servs as a backup to the WD Recruiting Product Lead

Product Strategy & Leadership

• Influence strategic decisions and deliver significant presentations and product demos to multiple levels of Leadership
• Advise on Talent technology best practices informed by industry trends, emerging technology, & external benchmarking
• Responsible for delivering simple & user experience focused design across different entities
• Create and present business case for project or new technology
• Responsible for learning and evaluating new Talent technology for the overall product portfolio
• Evaluate the success of the current Talent product portfolio ensuring ongoing delivery of expected business value
• Represent CFA in outside discussions and technical forums or industry product advisory boards
• Build strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams enabling a clear understanding of how and when to include these resources to successful & holistic business outcomes
• Handle confidential information with appropriate sensitivity and good judgment

Enterprise Project Leadership

• Lead large and/or complex Talent Projects independently, managing business and technical project team members
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, including timeline and risk. Identify and mitigate key risks with project team and project leadership.
• Oversee organizational change management on technology projects
• Responsible for adapting to internal and external factors like resourcing, budget or vendor challenges
• Select and manage vendors and outsourced partners to ensure they understand priorities and are providing deliverables as expected, and measure performance metrics where applicable.
• Responsible for establishing and managing contracts and project budgets

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of experience
• Strong understanding and functional knowledge of Talent practices and processes
• Expert Workday technical knowledge and skills
• Extensive Technology consulting skills
• Experience with Large SaaS implementation methodology and skills
• Ability to connect complex business needs/problems to simplified technology solutions
• Good interpersonal skills and desire to work collaboratively
• Proven track record of building trusted relationships and presenting to senior leadership
• Proven ability to influence complex decisions and simplify complex technology concepts
• Excellent organization, attention to detail and planning skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
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• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Master's degree in Business, Data & Analytics or Engineering
• Recognized as a Workday expert by industry peers or in outside discussions (e.g., Workday Rising conference)
• Experience working with budget and contracts
• Experience with selecting and managing large vendors and multiple contractors and holding them accountable
• Strong understanding of CFA Workday environment and complexities.
• 5+ Years implementation experience and expert technical knowledge of Workday
• 5+ years experience in business consulting and/or system implementation
• 5+ years leading large SaaS projects including project management, resource management, and vendor management
• Preferred 7+ years' experience in HR Technology consulting