Workday Solution Architect

Job title: Solution Architect, HR

Location: UK or Ireland - flexible working arrangements

Reporting line: Enterprise Architecture Director

Package (in addition to base salary): Company bonus, pension, healthcare, life assurance, generous leave allowance, flexible working.

About us

We help our clients navigate their clinical development and commercialisation journey by connecting best-in-class scientific knowledge, market intelligence, actionable data, cutting-edge tech, communication, and creative execution.

With a global presence and a wide range of career paths, the career possibilities are expanding at Inizio. We're a growing global team of 11,700 - a $1.5bn revenue business working with the world's leading health and life sciences businesses, and we have exciting growth plans. Whoever and wherever you are, we'll empower you with the autonomy you need to experiment, learn, and grow. We'll make sure that you feel valued, supported, and confident being yourself at work. And of course, because we're helping our clients to transform healthcare and improve millions of lives you can feel pride in your work at Inizio.

The Role

We are seeking a skilled Workday Solution Architect to lead and design human resources technology solutions that align with business transformation initiatives. As the Workday Solutions Architect, you will play a critical role in supporting the ongoing HR transformation by delivering integrated, scalable, and efficient Workday solutions across core HR, talent management, payroll, and other HR functions.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to define strategic roadmaps, define and get agreement on to-be solutions (process and technology), lead internal solution delivery via continuous improvements and/or work with external SIs to oversee the architecture/solution design. The Workday Solutions Architect will also lead the HR Design Authority. The successful candidate will work closely with HR and business stakeholders to ensure that Workday implementations align with organisational objectives and deliver clear ROI.

This role reports to our Enterprise Architecture Director.

Key responsibilities

Solution Architecture: Design and implement Workday-based solutions to meet HR transformation goals. Create robust architectures that integrate Workday and supporting technologies, including Workday HCM, Talent Management, Payroll, Learning & Development, and Benefits.

HR Transformation Leadership: Provide strategic oversight and technical guidance to support HR transformation initiatives and HR technology support operations. Collaborate with HR stakeholders to develop and implement digital HR solutions that enhance employee experience, streamline operations, and improve business performance.

Consulting Expertise: Utilise consulting experience to assess business requirements, identify opportunities for optimisation, and develop tailored Workday solutions. Advise on best practices and innovative approaches to HR transformation using the Workday platform.

Value Identification & Realisation: Lead efforts to ensure that Workday solutions deliver tangible business value. Continuously measure outcomes and implement improvements to realise full benefits from HR projects and IT applications.

Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with HR, IT, and other key stakeholders to gather requirements, develop solutions, and execute implementation strategies. Act as a liaison between technical teams and business users to ensure alignment with strategic goals.

Project Delivery: Lead project teams through all phases of Workday and HR systems delivery, from requirements analysis and architecture design to configuration, testing, and go-live support. Manage timelines, budgets, status reporting and resources to ensure successful delivery of HR Continuous Improvement releases. For larger projects working with an SI own the overall Workday Solution design and ensure it aligns with Inizio's goals.

Compliance & Governance: Ensure solutions comply with all relevant regulatory and governance requirements, especially in relation to HR and employee data. Implement security best practices and ensure data integrity throughout the system lifecycle.

Continuous Innovation: Stay current with the latest Workday releases and innovations. Apply this knowledge to propose new solutions, tools, or enhancements that can further optimise HR operations and deliver continuous improvement.

What you bring to the role

Experience:

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in designing, implementing and evolving Workday solutions through multiple phases, with a strong focus on HR modules such as Workday HCM, Talent Management & Benefits Management
• Strong understand of the Workday advanced security model with experience in implementing intersection and aggregate models
• Proven experience in a consulting role, advising clients or internal stakeholders on HR technology transformation, IT support operations and Workday best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in business case creation, value identification, and delivering measurable ROI from Workday implementations.

Technical Skills:

• Expertise in Workday HCM and other Workday modules (Talent, Payroll, Benefits).
• Hands-on experience with Workday configuration, reporting, and integrations.
• Strong understanding of HR processes and how Workday solutions can optimize and automate HR functions involving upstream and downstream applications.
• Workday certification in HCM or other relevant modules is preferred.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong leadership abilities and experience leading cross-functional teams in large-scale Workday implementations.
• Problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivering efficient, user-centric HR solutions.

Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.

Our Pledge

At Inizio, we value inclusivity, recognize the power of diversity, and inspire the next generation of change-makers. We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in creating a work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We aim to recruit from a diverse slate of candidates and foster an environment that provides the right conditions for long-term success. We welcome all applications regardless of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation and physical or mental disability.

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