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We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.
About the Team
As a member of our diverse and skilled North America Solution Consulting team, you will have the opportunity to partner with potential and existing customers to discover and build solutions to drive unique business outcomes delivered by Workday’s AI offerings. It is this team's job to bring the value of Workday solutions to life and showcase how the world of work can be transformed with Workday AI. Along with working closely with our sales counterparts, this team also sits at the exciting intersection of our AI Strategy, Product & Technology, Solution Architecture, Consulting Services, Marketing, Customer Service, Industry Advisors and Value Management teams. This position offers significant exposure across various critical areas of the business.
About the Role
As a Forward Deployed Enterprise Architect, you will drive AI consumption and revenue by creating strategic, customer-specific roadmaps and optimizing platform entitlements. You will accelerate the sales cycle by building bespoke agentic Proof of Concepts (POCs) and leading hands-on Agent Test Drives that provide clients with a tangible, high-impact, try before you buy experience.
Responsibilities include:
- Strategic AI Discovery: Create and present customer-specific AI roadmaps based on deep-dive discovery and ideation workshops to quantify and capture business value driven by Workday AI Solutions.
- Platform Optimization: Support the rollout of Workday’s new consumption model for innovation and platform usage by evaluating current and future technical usage patterns and forecasting consumption needs for the business.
- Technical Demonstrations: Lead Agent Test Drives leveraging sample sales data to provide a hands-on experience of Workday AI value at scale.
- Rapid Prototype Development: Collaborate with Solution Architects to build bespoke Workday Demo Platform POCs that showcase agentic solutions unlocking business value in a try before you buy format.
- Customer Engagement: Deliver custom, hands-on engagements, guiding customers through the technical nuances of their unique POC build.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for the team, actively participating in efforts to refine processes, enhance solutions strategies and drive overall operational excellence. Act as a feedback loop to Product & Technology to keep solutions relevant to real-world problems.
- Collaborate across functional groups (AI Strategy, Product & Technology, Solution Architecture, Consulting Services, Marketing, Customer Service, Industry Advisors and Value Management) to cultivate long-term, sustainable relationships with key Workday customers
- Demonstrate the progressive value of our solutions to C-level executives, showcasing tangible business impact
- Champion the development of scalable Workday AI consumption best practices across the NA Solution Consulting organization
- Support all sales, marketing, technical and channel strategic growth objectives
- Ability to travel 40% of the time
About You
Basic Qualifications:
Sr Forward Deployed Enterprise Architect:
- 5+ years of extensive human resource, financials or IT domain expertise
- 5+ years of experience in technology solution design, enterprise software implementations, or digital transformation
- 4+ years' experience presenting to technical, business, and executive audiences both in-person and virtual
Principal forward Deployed Enterprise Architect:
- 7+ years of experience in technology solution design, enterprise software implementations, or digital transformation
- 7+ years' experience presenting to technical, business, and executive audiences both in-person and virtually
- 5+ years of Workday experience
Other Qualifications:
- AI Evangelist: Deep curiosity for the evolving AI landscape (Agents, LLMs, RAG A2A / MCP) and the ability to translate technical breakthroughs into business value
- Proven success in leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives
- Consulting expertise including current state analysis and recommendations including use of architecture diagrams, technology roadmaps, and business cases
- Expertise in assessing technical feasibility and ensuring seamless integrations of solutions with existing systems, driving operational efficiency and business value
- Excellent presentation skills with a demonstrated ability to lead discussions and communicate complex concepts effectively to diverse audiences
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, aligning technical and business objectives to ensure successful solution delivery
- Bring a point of view and influencing decision making
- Multi-pillar Solution and Product Knowledge
- Strategic Leadership and Program Management
- Executive Presence and Relationship Building
- Collaborative and Team-Oriented
- Innovative and Adaptable
- Customer-Centric and Empathetic
- Forecast modeling experience is a plus
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $162,200 USD - $243,200 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $162,200 USD - $243,200 USD
Additional Considerations:
If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $162,200 USD - $243,200 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.
The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:
07/31/2026
Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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