Forward Deployed Experience Enterprise Architect

Workday•Pleasanton, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too. About the Team As a member of our diverse and skilled North America Solution Consulting team, you will have the opportunity to partner with potential and existing customers to discover and build solutions to drive unique business outcomes delivered by Workday’s AI offerings. It is this team's job to bring the value of Workday solutions to life and showcase how the world of work can be transformed with Workday AI. Along with working closely with our sales counterparts, this team also sits at the exciting intersection of our AI Strategy, Product & Technology, Solution Architecture, Consulting Services, Marketing, Customer Service, Industry Advisors and Value Management teams. This position offers significant exposure across various critical areas of the business. About the Role As a Forward Deployed Experience Enterprise Architect, you will drive AI consumption and revenue by creating strategic, customer-specific roadmaps and optimizing platform entitlements. You will accelerate the sales cycle by building bespoke agentic Proof of Concepts (POCs) and leading hands-on Agent Test Drives that provide clients with a tangible, high-impact, try before you buy experience.

Requirements

Sr Forward Deployed Experience Enterprise Architect: 5+ years of extensive human resource, financials or IT domain expertise
5+ years of experience in technology solution design, enterprise software implementations, or digital transformation
4+ years' experience presenting to technical, business, and executive audiences both in-person and virtual
Principal forward Deployed Experience Enterprise Architect: 7+ years of experience in technology solution design, enterprise software implementations, or digital transformation
7+ years' experience presenting to technical, business, and executive audiences both in-person and virtual
5+ years of Workday experience
AI Evangelist: Deep curiosity for the evolving AI landscape (Agents, LLMs, RAG A2A / MCP) and the ability to translate technical breakthroughs into business value
Proven success in leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives
Consulting expertise including current state analysis and recommendations including use of architecture diagrams, technology roadmaps, and business cases
Expertise in assessing technical feasibility and ensuring seamless integrations of solutions with existing systems, driving operational efficiency and business value
Excellent presentation skills with a demonstrated ability to lead discussions and communicate complex concepts effectively to diverse audiences
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, aligning technical and business objectives to ensure successful solution delivery
Bring a point of view and influencing decision making
Multi-pillar Solution and Product Knowledge
Strategic Leadership and Program Management
Executive Presence and Relationship Building
Collaborative and Team-Oriented
Innovative and Adaptable
Customer-Centric and Empathetic

Nice To Haves

Forecast modeling experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Strategic AI Discovery: Create and present customer-specific AI roadmaps based on deep-dive discovery and ideation workshops to quantify and capture business value driven by Workday AI Solutions.
Platform Optimization: Support the rollout of Workday’s new consumption model for innovation and platform usage by evaluating current and future technical usage patterns and forecasting consumption needs for the business.
Technical Demonstrations: Lead Agent Test Drives leveraging sample sales data to provide a hands-on experience of Workday AI value at scale.
Rapid Prototype Development: Collaborate with Solution Architects to build bespoke Workday Demo Platform POCs that showcase agentic solutions unlocking business value in a try before you buy format.
Customer Engagement: Deliver custom, hands-on engagements, guiding customers through the technical nuances of their unique POC build.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for the team, actively participating in efforts to refine processes, enhance solutions strategies and drive overall operational excellence.
Act as a feedback loop to Product & Technology to keep solutions relevant to real-world problems.
Collaborate across functional groups (AI Strategy, Product & Technology, Solution Architecture, Consulting Services, Marketing, Customer Service, Industry Advisors and Value Management) to cultivate long-term, sustainable relationships with key Workday customers
Demonstrate the progressive value of our solutions to C-level executives, showcasing tangible business impact
Champion the development of scalable Workday AI consumption best practices across the NA Solution Consulting organization
Support all sales, marketing, technical and channel strategic growth objectives
Ability to travel 40% of the time