Forward Deployed Experience Enterprise Architect

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About the Team

About the Role

As a Forward Deployed Experience 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 Workdays 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 Experience 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 Experience 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 candidates 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 Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.

Additional Considerations:

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work were 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 youll 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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