Senior HR Solutions Architect - Workday HCM, Time Tracking and Absence

***Please note that our customer is currently not considering applicants from the following locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee.***

Our Customer is a corporation that develops, manufactures, and markets robotic products designed to improve clinical outcomes of patients through minimally invasive surgery. Founded in 1995, their goal was to create innovative, robotic-assisted systems that help empower doctors and hospitals to make surgery less invasive than an open approach. Working with the top medical professionals, they continue to develop new, minimally invasive surgical platforms and future diagnostic tools to help solve complex healthcare challenges around the world.

We are seeking a Senior HR Solutions Architect on a contract basis to support our Customer's business needs. This role is hybrid (3 days on-site and 2 days remote/week) in Peachtree Corners, GA.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a trusted advisor to HR, Payroll, IT, and business leaders, leading end-to-end solution architecture for Workday HCM, Time Tracking, and Absence modules.
• Design cross-module integrations across HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, and downstream systems.
• Assess current system utilization and recommend improvements, including training, customization, and enhancements.
• Build and execute implementation plans across discovery, design, QA/testing, deployment, and support using Agile methodologies.
• Develop detailed test plans and test scripts; execute testing to ensure high-quality, bug-free solutions.
• Serve as the key liaison between teams to ensure solutions align with business requirements.
• Manage Workday releases and upgrades, including testing and validation of reporting functionality.
• Identify risks related to product development and data quality, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Partner with IT to ensure system and data compliance with security and privacy requirements.
• Provide ongoing feedback to support product adoption across teams.
• Support technical troubleshooting with vendors and technology partners.
• Collaborate with employee support and project management teams on process documentation, communication, and training.
• Partner with Finance and IT to support documentation for internal controls and SOX compliance.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Business, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 12+ years of experience in business requirements gathering, technology deployment, and business process re-engineering.
• 10+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience.
• 4+ years of experience leading or coaching technical or operational teams.
• Proven experience with full-cycle global Workday Time Tracking and Absence implementations.
• Strong experience configuring Workday business processes, condition rules, custom fields, and security.
• Strong solution architecture and systems integration experience.
• Strong testing, QA, and release management experience.
• Strong project management and Agile delivery experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Strong risk management and problem-solving skills.
• Strong documentation and process improvement skills.
• Ability to work in fast-changing, ambiguous environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AI tools for HR, knowledge management, or case management.
• Experience with custom application development in HR technology.
• Experience with Scrum or Agile methodologies.
• Management consulting experience.
• Recent full lifecycle HR technology implementation experience.
• Workday certification.
• Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Experience with custom reports and calculated fields.
• Familiarity with GDPR and SOX compliance.
• Experience supporting global organizations across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements) Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.