Enterprise Architect

Workday Workday · Enterprise · NY +10 · Remote

This role is for an Enterprise Architect at Workday, a company that provides an AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. The architect will serve as a trusted advisor to customers and prospects, crafting overall solution strategies to achieve business objectives, with a focus on Retail & Hospitality or Manufacturing industries. Responsibilities include leading complex platform opportunities, architecting technology solutions, identifying system dependencies, and collaborating with various internal teams. The role requires strong consulting experience in business applications, deep industry understanding, and excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Leading strategic, complex, platform opportunities. This involves architecting technology solution strategies that achieve customer objectives.
  2. Identifying and analyzing key systems, dependencies, and integration points within the overall solution landscape, developing solution maps.
  3. Providing expert guidance to sales and deal teams on how to differentiate with Workday technology.
  4. Collaborating across functional groups (Value Management, Services, Customer Success Management) to create customer experiences that build long-term, sustainable relationships.

Skills

Required

  • Enterprise Software Solution Consulting experience
  • supporting enterprise software applications
  • delivering compelling presentation
  • communicating technical concepts and strategic initiatives
  • applied working knowledge of cloud architecture, security, reporting, and integration standards
  • Retail & Hospitality OR Manufacturing industry expertise
  • translating business needs into technology solutions
  • communication and relationship-building skills
  • consultative selling skills
  • value selling skills
  • objection handling skills
  • product demonstration skills

Nice to have

  • Executive Presence
  • Collaborative and Team-Oriented
  • Innovative and Adaptable

What the JD emphasized

  • deep understanding of the Retail & Hospitality OR Manufacturing industry
  • strong consulting experience in business applications
  • exceptional communication and relationship-building skills
  • 5+ years Enterprise Software Solution Consulting experience
  • 3+ years delivering compelling presentation
  • 3+ years applied working knowledge of cloud architecture, security, reporting, and integration standards