Senior Solution Architect

Job Summary

aLocation: Dallas, TX preferred Role Type: Senior Program / Transformation Leadership Primary Platform: Workday Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Workday Transformation & Program Lead to provide end-to-end leadership across critical Workday initiatives. The role will serve as the senior bridge between HR, IT, Security/Identity, business stakeholders and implementation partners, ensuring program continuity while driving decisions, dependencies, risks and delivery outcomes. This is not simply a Workday functional or Project Manager position. We need a leader who can take end-to-end ownership, bring strong Workday expertise, influence senior stakeholders and successfully drive complex global programs through implementation, stabilization and transition. Key Responsibilities Workday Program Leadership

• Own overall governance across Workday transformation initiatives.
• Drive integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Coordinate implementation, integrations, testing, deployment, stabilization and hypercare.
• Establish clear accountability across internal teams and implementation partners.
• Provide concise executive reporting and proactively escalate decisions impacting critical milestones. Workday Integration & Architecture Oversight
• Provide leadership oversight for Workday integrations and downstream application dependencies.
• Coordinate requirements across HR, IAM, Active Directory/Entra, payroll, timekeeping and other enterprise platforms.
• Drive data and attribute mapping decisions.
• Ensure business requirements are translated effectively into scalable technical solutions. Global Process & Solution Governance
• Drive standardized global Workday processes while accommodating valid country and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate decisions across HR, IT, Security and regional stakeholders.
• Challenge unnecessary customization and regional variations.
• Establish scalable and sustainable future-state processes. Testing, Reporting & Deployment Readiness
• Govern functional, integration and business validation activities.
• Coordinate Workday reporting requirements and remediation.
• Drive stakeholder review and sign-off.
• Ensure appropriate deployment, cutover and hypercare readiness.
• Oversee transition into steady-state support. Executive Stakeholder & Partner Management
• Serve as a senior point of accountability for Workday program execution.
• Manage relationships across business leadership, HR, technology teams and implementation partners.
• Translate technical challenges into clear business impact, options and recommendations.
• Drive timely decisions and issue resolution across organizational boundaries. Required Experience
• 10+ years of enterprise HR technology/transformation experience, with significant Workday program leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of Workday HCM, integrations, data and reporting.
• Proven experience leading large, multi-workstream Workday implementations or transformation programs.
• Understanding of integrations between Workday and enterprise technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, payroll and timekeeping platforms.
• Experience managing global deployments involving multiple countries and stakeholder groups.
• Strong program governance, risk management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across business, HR, technology and partner organizations.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to drive decisions in complex or high-pressure environments. Preferred Qualifications
• Workday certification and/or substantial Workday implementation leadership experience.
• Experience with Workday integration and identity lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory.
• Exposure to UKG/Kronos and ServiceNow ecosystem integrations.
• Experience operating withi

Key Responsibilities

aLocation: Dallas, TX preferred Role Type: Senior Program / Transformation Leadership Primary Platform: Workday Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Workday Transformation & Program Lead to provide end-to-end leadership across critical Workday initiatives. The role will serve as the senior bridge between HR, IT, Security/Identity, business stakeholders and implementation partners, ensuring program continuity while driving decisions, dependencies, risks and delivery outcomes. This is not simply a Workday functional or Project Manager position. We need a leader who can take end-to-end ownership, bring strong Workday expertise, influence senior stakeholders and successfully drive complex global programs through implementation, stabilization and transition. Key Responsibilities Workday Program Leadership

• Own overall governance across Workday transformation initiatives.
• Drive integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Coordinate implementation, integrations, testing, deployment, stabilization and hypercare.
• Establish clear accountability across internal teams and implementation partners.
• Provide concise executive reporting and proactively escalate decisions impacting critical milestones. Workday Integration & Architecture Oversight
• Provide leadership oversight for Workday integrations and downstream application dependencies.
• Coordinate requirements across HR, IAM, Active Directory/Entra, payroll, timekeeping and other enterprise platforms.
• Drive data and attribute mapping decisions.
• Ensure business requirements are translated effectively into scalable technical solutions. Global Process & Solution Governance
• Drive standardized global Workday processes while accommodating valid country and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate decisions across HR, IT, Security and regional stakeholders.
• Challenge unnecessary customization and regional variations.
• Establish scalable and sustainable future-state processes. Testing, Reporting & Deployment Readiness
• Govern functional, integration and business validation activities.
• Coordinate Workday reporting requirements and remediation.
• Drive stakeholder review and sign-off.
• Ensure appropriate deployment, cutover and hypercare readiness.
• Oversee transition into steady-state support. Executive Stakeholder & Partner Management
• Serve as a senior point of accountability for Workday program execution.
• Manage relationships across business leadership, HR, technology teams and implementation partners.
• Translate technical challenges into clear business impact, options and recommendations.
• Drive timely decisions and issue resolution across organizational boundaries. Required Experience
• 10+ years of enterprise HR technology/transformation experience, with significant Workday program leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of Workday HCM, integrations, data and reporting.
• Proven experience leading large, multi-workstream Workday implementations or transformation programs.
• Understanding of integrations between Workday and enterprise technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, payroll and timekeeping platforms.
• Experience managing global deployments involving multiple countries and stakeholder groups.
• Strong program governance, risk management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across business, HR, technology and partner organizations.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to drive decisions in complex or high-pressure environments. Preferred Qualifications
• Workday certification and/or substantial Workday implementation leadership experience.
• Experience with Workday integration and identity lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory.
• Exposure to UKG/Kronos and ServiceNow ecosystem integrations.
• Experience operating withi

Skill Requirements

aLocation: Dallas, TX preferred Role Type: Senior Program / Transformation Leadership Primary Platform: Workday Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Workday Transformation & Program Lead to provide end-to-end leadership across critical Workday initiatives. The role will serve as the senior bridge between HR, IT, Security/Identity, business stakeholders and implementation partners, ensuring program continuity while driving decisions, dependencies, risks and delivery outcomes. This is not simply a Workday functional or Project Manager position. We need a leader who can take end-to-end ownership, bring strong Workday expertise, influence senior stakeholders and successfully drive complex global programs through implementation, stabilization and transition. Key Responsibilities Workday Program Leadership

• Own overall governance across Workday transformation initiatives.
• Drive integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Coordinate implementation, integrations, testing, deployment, stabilization and hypercare.
• Establish clear accountability across internal teams and implementation partners.
• Provide concise executive reporting and proactively escalate decisions impacting critical milestones. Workday Integration & Architecture Oversight
• Provide leadership oversight for Workday integrations and downstream application dependencies.
• Coordinate requirements across HR, IAM, Active Directory/Entra, payroll, timekeeping and other enterprise platforms.
• Drive data and attribute mapping decisions.
• Ensure business requirements are translated effectively into scalable technical solutions. Global Process & Solution Governance
• Drive standardized global Workday processes while accommodating valid country and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate decisions across HR, IT, Security and regional stakeholders.
• Challenge unnecessary customization and regional variations.
• Establish scalable and sustainable future-state processes. Testing, Reporting & Deployment Readiness
• Govern functional, integration and business validation activities.
• Coordinate Workday reporting requirements and remediation.
• Drive stakeholder review and sign-off.
• Ensure appropriate deployment, cutover and hypercare readiness.
• Oversee transition into steady-state support. Executive Stakeholder & Partner Management
• Serve as a senior point of accountability for Workday program execution.
• Manage relationships across business leadership, HR, technology teams and implementation partners.
• Translate technical challenges into clear business impact, options and recommendations.
• Drive timely decisions and issue resolution across organizational boundaries. Required Experience
• 10+ years of enterprise HR technology/transformation experience, with significant Workday program leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of Workday HCM, integrations, data and reporting.
• Proven experience leading large, multi-workstream Workday implementations or transformation programs.
• Understanding of integrations between Workday and enterprise technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, payroll and timekeeping platforms.
• Experience managing global deployments involving multiple countries and stakeholder groups.
• Strong program governance, risk management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across business, HR, technology and partner organizations.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to drive decisions in complex or high-pressure environments. Preferred Qualifications
• Workday certification and/or substantial Workday implementation leadership experience.
• Experience with Workday integration and identity lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory.
• Exposure to UKG/Kronos and ServiceNow ecosystem integrations.
• Experience operating withi

Other Requirements

aLocation: Dallas, TX preferred Role Type: Senior Program / Transformation Leadership Primary Platform: Workday Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Workday Transformation & Program Lead to provide end-to-end leadership across critical Workday initiatives. The role will serve as the senior bridge between HR, IT, Security/Identity, business stakeholders and implementation partners, ensuring program continuity while driving decisions, dependencies, risks and delivery outcomes. This is not simply a Workday functional or Project Manager position. We need a leader who can take end-to-end ownership, bring strong Workday expertise, influence senior stakeholders and successfully drive complex global programs through implementation, stabilization and transition. Key Responsibilities Workday Program Leadership

• Own overall governance across Workday transformation initiatives.
• Drive integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Coordinate implementation, integrations, testing, deployment, stabilization and hypercare.
• Establish clear accountability across internal teams and implementation partners.
• Provide concise executive reporting and proactively escalate decisions impacting critical milestones. Workday Integration & Architecture Oversight
• Provide leadership oversight for Workday integrations and downstream application dependencies.
• Coordinate requirements across HR, IAM, Active Directory/Entra, payroll, timekeeping and other enterprise platforms.
• Drive data and attribute mapping decisions.
• Ensure business requirements are translated effectively into scalable technical solutions. Global Process & Solution Governance
• Drive standardized global Workday processes while accommodating valid country and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate decisions across HR, IT, Security and regional stakeholders.
• Challenge unnecessary customization and regional variations.
• Establish scalable and sustainable future-state processes. Testing, Reporting & Deployment Readiness
• Govern functional, integration and business validation activities.
• Coordinate Workday reporting requirements and remediation.
• Drive stakeholder review and sign-off.
• Ensure appropriate deployment, cutover and hypercare readiness.
• Oversee transition into steady-state support. Executive Stakeholder & Partner Management
• Serve as a senior point of accountability for Workday program execution.
• Manage relationships across business leadership, HR, technology teams and implementation partners.
• Translate technical challenges into clear business impact, options and recommendations.
• Drive timely decisions and issue resolution across organizational boundaries. Required Experience
• 10+ years of enterprise HR technology/transformation experience, with significant Workday program leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of Workday HCM, integrations, data and reporting.
• Proven experience leading large, multi-workstream Workday implementations or transformation programs.
• Understanding of integrations between Workday and enterprise technologies such as Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, payroll and timekeeping platforms.
• Experience managing global deployments involving multiple countries and stakeholder groups.
• Strong program governance, risk management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across business, HR, technology and partner organizations.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to drive decisions in complex or high-pressure environments. Preferred Qualifications
• Workday certification and/or substantial Workday implementation leadership experience.
• Experience with Workday integration and identity lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID / Active Directory.
• Exposure to UKG/Kronos and ServiceNow ecosystem integrations.
• Experience operating withi