Job Title: Workday HCM & Learning Architect (Workday Learning + Sana UI Cloud)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Role Overview:
The Workday HCM & Learning Architect serves as a strategic techno-functional advisor and solution architect, driving the design, development, and optimization of Workday HCM and Workday Learning solutions, enhanced by Sana UI Cloud capabilities.
This role focuses on end-to-end solution architecture, experience transformation, intelligent learning enablement, and scalable configuration design-ensuring alignment with HR digital strategy, workforce transformation, and user experience innovation.
Solution Architecture & Advisory:
- Act as solution architect for Workday HCM and Workday Learning implementations and enhancements.
- Advise HR and business leaders on digital HR strategy, workforce transformation, and intelligent learning ecosystems.
- Define scalable, future-ready architecture leveraging Workday native capabilities and Sana UI Cloud enhancements.
- Design governance frameworks for configuration, security, reporting, and data integrity.
Workday Learning & Talent Development:
- Architect and configure Workday Learning, including learning campaigns, content management, certifications, blended learning, and skill-based learning models.
- Design learning journeys aligned with competency frameworks and talent strategies.
- Enable AI-driven learning discovery and personalized learning paths through Sana UI Cloud.
- Integrate learning with Talent, Performance, Succession, and Skills Cloud.
Sana UI Cloud Experience Enablement:
- Design modern, intuitive HR and Learning user experiences using Sana UI Cloud.
- Build intelligent UI extensions and conversational interfaces that enhance employee self-service and manager workflows.
- Develop experience-layer optimizations without compromising Workday core integrity.
- Enable guided workflows, AI-powered recommendations, and knowledge discovery.
Development & Configuration Leadership:
- Lead configuration and build across Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Payroll, and Learning modules.
- Architect integrations between Workday, learning content providers, payroll, and downstream enterprise systems.
- Define reporting and analytics strategy for workforce insights, compliance, and learning effectiveness.
- Lead prototype development, design workshops, and solution demos.
- Drive release adoption strategy for new Workday features and innovation roadmap.
Global & Compliance Enablement:
- Architect localization and statutory compliance solutions for US, Mexico, UK, and India.
- Support multi-country learning governance, compliance training frameworks, and audit readiness.
- Define global security model and role-based access architecture.
Transformation & Innovation:
- Lead HR technology transformation initiatives.
- Enable skills-based workforce planning using Workday Skills Cloud.
- Drive automation of HR and Learning processes.
- Provide thought leadership on AI-enabled HR and intelligent learning platforms.
- Required Expertise
Strong hands-on expertise in:
- Core HCM
- Workday Learning
- Deep knowledge of Workday Security Framework and Reporting (Advanced, Matrix, Composite).
- Experience with Workday Skills Cloud and Talent Marketplace is preferred.
- Experience designing enterprise-level integrations (Studio, EIB, Core Connectors).
Sana UI Cloud:
- Experience designing or implementing Sana UI Cloud enhancements within Workday environments.
- Knowledge of AI-powered search, conversational UX, and workflow extensions.
- Experience building intuitive HR digital front doors and intelligent learning interfaces.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
- Workday certification in at least two modules (HCM and/or Learning preferred).
- 5+ years of Workday experience with 3+ years in solution architecture or development leadership roles.
- Proven experience leading end-to-end Workday implementations (Design Build Test Deploy).
- Strong advisory and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
- Experience presenting architectural roadmaps to senior leadership.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and solution design skills.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with HR transformation programs.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies.
- Strong data analytics and workforce insights capability.
- Exposure to AI-enabled HR platforms.
- Experience integrating third-party content providers (LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, etc.).
What Success Looks Like:
- Scalable, future-proof Workday Learning architecture.
- Modern, intuitive HR experience powered by Sana UI Cloud.
- Increased learning adoption and engagement.
- Strong governance and security model.
- Strategic alignment between HR digital roadmap and business objectives.
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