RaceTrac Company Overview

Job Description:

The Workday Applications Architect is primarily focused on Workday Human Capital Management, including but not limited to Benefits, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Talent, and Time and Attendance. In this role, you will be supporting multiple business functions while working as part of an Agile team. 

Responsibilities:

• Execute

• Take an active role in Release Management and the planning, communication and validation of new software upgrades and releases.
• Complete exploration, evaluation, recommendation, design, and advanced configuration of new features and functionalities within Workday.
• Facilitate meetings with stakeholders to identify & create functional requirements and facilitate meetings with Development Team to document technical design requirements.
• Provide the project team with detailed functional and technical design recommendations for configurations and customizations of the ERP or other business applications.
• Proactively identify and resolve application & program problems.
• Perform sub-project management tasks on larger IT projects, and/or manage smaller IT projects and initiatives as they relate to Workday to ensure timely delivery.
• Be the key Subject Matter Expert (SME) to determine the right technology solution to meet strategic business initiatives.

• Collaborate

• Consult with the development, testing, and training groups on application requirements, and ensure that each group has the business and technical information they need to produce deliverables.
• Interact with stakeholders, schedule and facilitate meetings, document business needs and translate them into a system solution and/or process, both from a functional and technical standpoint.
• Proactively influence design reviews by sharing technical subject matter expertise and highlighting risks.

• Optimization

• Continuously gather feedback on our solutions and refine our approach to deliver robust quality solutions and delight our customers.
• Apply advanced knowledge of our solutions, methodologies, and techniques to design, configure and build quality integrations.
• Research industry trends to support goals and objectives within enterprise-wide applications, as directed
• Exhibit a growth mindset while learning innovative technologies and techniques.
• Create efficiencies with assigned tasks to minimize delivery time and standardize delivery.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Business Administration (with a focus on IT or MIS), or Human Resources (with an emphasis on HR Technology). Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree, particularly with extensive hands-on experience in Workday HCM and related applications.
• 4-7 years of hands-on experience with HCM Applications. Workday experience is required.
• Solid group facilitation and communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Understanding of both Software Development Life Cycle and DevOps best practices such as Agile methodologies and Continuous Integration/Delivery for distributed services
• Proven documentation and presentation skills
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills, along with the ability to present various levels of management
• Ability to quickly adapt to a changing environment
• Ability to adjust to rapid changes in deadlines and priorities
• Ability to manage multiple high priority projects
• Quickly understand new information and how it connects to a larger picture
• Openness to receiving and applying feedback
• Possess a collaborative, get-it-done personality