HRIT Systems Architect

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The HRIT Architect is responsible for defining and governing the technical architecture, configuration strategy, and operational roadmap for HR technology solutions across the enterprise, with a primary focus on Workday. This role ensures solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards and long-term platform strategy. Operating within the IT organization, the HRIT Architect serves as a strategic partner to HR, Payroll, Benefits, Operations, and IT leadership, providing guidance on Workday best practices, solution design, governance, and continuous improvement. This role is responsible for supporting and evolving a mature Workday environment, ensuring business processes and technology solutions remain effective as organizational needs change. The HRIT Architect will play a key role in supporting mergers, acquisitions, workforce integrations, and organizational transformation initiatives while helping business stakeholders adopt scalable and sustainable processes. This role requires deep hands-on Workday configuration expertise, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to influence business decisions through trusted partnership and subject matter expertise. Duties and Responsibilities HR Technology Architecture & Platform Governance Define, own, and govern the enterprise architecture for Workday and related HR technology solutions. Establish architectural standards and design principles that ensure solutions are scalable, secure, compliant, supportable, and aligned with long-term business objectives. Provide oversight for Workday HCM, Payroll, and Benefits configurations, security frameworks, business processes, reporting, and organizational structures. Review and approve solution designs, configuration changes, and enhancement requests to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and long-term platform sustainability. Partner with HRIS, Payroll, Benefits, IT, Security, and Integration teams to ensure cohesive and effective end-to-end solutions. Maintain governance processes that promote standardization, reduce technical debt, and improve operational effectiveness. Platform Support, Optimization & Continuous Improvement Lead the ongoing optimization, support, and enhancement of the Workday platform. Evaluate existing configurations, business processes, and security models to identify opportunities for simplification, standardization, and improved user experience. Drive continuous improvement initiatives through Workday releases, feature adoption, process redesign, and operational enhancements. Establish and maintain documentation, support processes, governance standards, and change management practices. Ensure system enhancements and configuration changes align with business priorities while preserving platform integrity and supportability. Monitor platform performance and proactively identify opportunities to improve efficiency, compliance, and scalability. Acquisition Integration & Organizational Transformation Support mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and workforce integration initiatives impacting HR systems and processes. Lead HR technology design activities related to acquisitions, including organizational design, employee onboarding, security setup, business process alignment, and data integration activities. Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities for process harmonization and operational consistency across acquired organizations. Assess business requirements and recommend scalable Workday solutions that support long-term organizational objectives. Help guide stakeholders through organizational change by promoting best practices and sustainable operating models. Business Partnership & Stakeholder Leadership Serve as a trusted advisor to HR, Payroll, Benefits, Operations, Finance, and IT leaders. Consult with departments to understand business challenges and recommend Workday solutions that improve efficiency, compliance, employee experience, and operational effectiveness. Facilitate discussions across multiple stakeholder groups to drive alignment and consensus on solution direction. Recommend industry and Workday best practices while balancing business needs, compliance requirements, and enterprise standards. Build strong partnerships across departments and influence decision-making through expertise, collaboration, and credibility. Communicate complex technical concepts, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences. Operational Excellence & Risk Management Identify operational, compliance, and system risks and proactively recommend mitigation strategies. Support audit, compliance, labor, and regulatory requirements associated with complex manufacturing and unionized workforce environments. Ensure HR technology solutions support business continuity, operational resilience, and long-term sustainability. Contribute to long-range HR technology planning and platform strategy. Minimum

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