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Role Summary The Enterprise Architect (EA) serves as the strategic design authority across all Workday domains, ensuring the delivery of cohesive and scalable solutions aligned to best practice.

This role provides cross functional leadership and architectural oversight throughout the lifecycle of Workday deployments and optimizations. The EA partners closely with functional leads, technical teams, project managers, and executive stakeholders to design solutions that support business objectives and alignment across workstreams.

Key Responsibilities Leadership & Cross-Functional Design

• Serve as the overarching Architect across all Workday domains while acting as the primary lead for one or more functional areas.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of Workday’s end-to-end platform to identify cross-workstream impacts, and to communicate touchpoints, dependencies, and solution impacts.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional design sessions (including Compensation, Absence, Payroll, Integrations) to validate requirements, identify gaps, and ensure that proposed solutions are viable and align with best practices.
• Partner with functional and technical consultants to design integrated solutions that support client business objectives.

Project Governance & Scope Management

• Review the Statement of Work (SOW) to identify cross-functional gaps and ensure that delivery teams understand in-scope and out-of-scope work.
• Collaborate with project managers and practice-area leads on project planning, effort estimation, and sequencing of work.
• Conduct Stage Audits and Tenant Reviews at the completion of each project phase.
• Deliver difficult or sensitive scope-related messages (e.g., defects vs. change orders, out-of-scope requests, Workday limitations) professionally and confidently to clients.

Client Engagement & Advisory

• Participate in executive-level and C-suite discussions to provide strategic guidance and articulate recommendations.
• Serve as an advisor to the PMO and Steering Committee, offering recommendations for risk mitigation, prioritization, and solutioning.
• Provide guidance to clients on best practices, POV alignment, operating model considerations, and process decisions throughout design, build, testing, and deployment.

Sales & Pre‑Sales Support

• Actively support sales by participating in discovery sessions, developing solutions, and presenting to clients.
• Partner with Sales, Solutions, and practice leaders to shape end-to-end solutioning across domains.
• Participate in executive level sales conversations to articulate the solution vision and instill client confidence.

Security, Integration, and Technical Oversight

• Oversee Workday security design to ensure cohesion across all workstreams.
• Work closely with technical teams (Integrations, Reporting, Security) to validate that the solution supports enterprise data flows, cross-domain processes, and technical standards.
• Support the resolution of complex cross-functional requirements or critical defects.

Delivery, Cutover, and Operational Readiness

• Facilitate cross-functional working sessions to ensure alignment and resolve interdependencies.
• Participate in key discussions around Tenant Management, Operating Model, Resource Alignment, and Cutover Planning.
• Guide clients in creating and refining their cutover task list to ensure cross-workstream coverage.
• Coordinate with the Services team (when in scope) to ensure unified and seamless delivery.

Communication & Leadership

• Synthesize complex information into clear and concise communication, adapting messaging as needed for both analytical audiences and executive stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across functional, technical, and client teams to enable a collaborative and solution-oriented delivery environment.

Required Qualifications

At Strada, Our Values Guide Everything We Do

• Anticipate Customer Needs – We stay ahead of trends so our customers can grow and succeed.
• Own the Outcome – We take responsibility for delivering excellence and ensuring things get done right.
• Challenge Ourselves to Work Smarter – We move faster than the world around us to drive change and accomplish more.
• Empower Each Other to Solve Problems – We tackle challenges head on, ask tough questions, and collaborate to find the best solutions.
• Care About Our Work – We understand that what we do impacts millions, and we have a responsibility to get it right.

Benefits At Strada, we support your whole self—offering a range of benefits for your health, wellbeing, finances, and future. These include health coverage, wellbeing programs, paid leave (vacation, sick, parental), retirement plans, learning opportunities, and more.

All offers are contingent on successful completion of background checks, where permitted by law and as appropriate for the role. These may include identity, education, employment, and in some cases, criminal history verification, checks against global watchlists, credit reports, and/or drug testing. You’ll be informed of the specific checks applicable to your role and location during the recruitment process.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Strada is dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that embracing differences strengthens our teams and drives innovation and success.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Strada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination based on legally protected characteristics. We provide reasonable accommodations for disabilities and religious practices. Applicants may request reasonable accommodation by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country To be considered, you must have current and future work authorization in the country where you're applying, without the need for visa sponsorship by Strada.

Please note: This job description does not limit Strada’s right to assign or reassign responsibilities, including to subsidiaries, partners, or future business purchasers.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Salary Pay Range

Minimum - Maximum $125,230.00 - $232,570.00

Pay Transparency Statement: Strada considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Strada makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level.

Disclaimer Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Strada business units.

Strada provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Strada is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.