Sr. HR Applications Architect

Position Summary:

The HR Technical Lead is responsible for leading the technical features, design, configuration, and integration of HR systems with a primary focus on enhancing the employee lifecycle experience.

Serving as a bridge between HR business stakeholders, product owners, IT teams, and internal HR Digital Solutions stakeholders, this role will ensure our technology solutions are scalable, user friendly, and aligned with our enterprise and people strategy.

The role will guide solution delivery, mentor HR systems analysts, and champion continuous improvement in how we deliver digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Employee Experience Enablement

• Ensure that system design and functionality support intuitive, employee centric digital experiences.

• Partner with HR and business stakeholders to identify pain points and translate them into technology solutions .

Solution Design and Delivery

• Lead the design and configuration of HR modules across our HR systems, primarily Workday, with a specialized focus in either Core HR, Talent, Payroll, Learning, Performance, Security, or related platforms

• Oversee integrations between HR platforms and enterprise systems to ensure data accuracy and seamless user experience

• Champion sustainable design principles and architectural patterns to ensure the long-term health and scalability of our HR systems

• Ensure solutions comply with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements • Document processes, standard and best practices, provide training materials, and host user training sessions for stakeholders.

Agile Delivery and Cross Functional Collaboration

• Participate actively in agile ceremonies (planning, system demos, inspect and adapt, program, and huddles)

• Collaborate closely with product owners, scrum masters, HR partners, and IT to deliver incremental value

• Manage backlog prioritization, leveraging Jira, and guiding technical feasibility discussions with team Leadership and Mentorship

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to HR Systems Analysts and other team members

• Serve as the subject matter expert for HR technology and integration best practices

• Support knowledge-sharing, documentation, and process standardization within the HR Digital Solutions team

Continuous Improvement and Innovation

• Monitor HR technology trends and recommend enhancements to improve usability, automation, and employee experience

• Gather feedback from employees and managers to continuously refine HR digital solutions

• Drive global process simplification alongside technical delivery

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of progressive experience with HR Systems and technologies, Workday experience preferred

• Strong understanding of HR business processes

• Strong understanding of data governance, operating guidelines, and quality control best practices

• Proven ability to articulate and advocate for architectural best practices, influencing teams to build for maintainability and future adaptability.

• Experience, or ability to adapt and learn, in participating in agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and planning initiatives

• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Experience in creating and analyzing HR reports and metrics

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, and intermediate level with Excel • Detail-oriented with a focus on data accuracy and integrity • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Key Competencies:

• Employee-centric mindset, designing with end-users in mind

• Technical leadership

• Works fluidly to collaborate across HR, IT, and business teams in an agile environment

• Adaptability, continuous improvement mindset, and alignment with agile ways of working

• Pursues continuous improvement opportunities to streamline, automate and improve employee experience and ways of working

• Uses data insights to make effective decisions and improve solutions