[Hiring] Workday Solution Architect @Saks Fifth Avenue

Role Description

Exemplar Luxury Group is seeking an experienced Workday Solution Architect to serve as the technical visionary and solution architect across our HR and Finance enterprise platform. In this lead role, you will test new Workday capabilities, build proof-of-concepts, and deliver end-to-end technical solutions.

• Provide functional leadership, technical direction, and workload coordination for an offshore Innovations Squad.
• Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs), design standards, and review practices to ensure seamless, repeatable hand-offs from architectural concepts to production execution.
• Serve as the technical bridge between the Innovations Squad, the Functional Squad (HCM, Payroll and Finance technical leads), and the Guardrail Squad (platform governance, core security, and compliance).
• Act as the hands-on lead architect by building Proof of Concepts (PoCs) for novel business requirements.
• Architect end-to-end Prism solutions that leverage transformation pipelines and derived datasets for complex calculations.
• Architect and prototype custom native applications, custom objects, and API-driven extension workflows.
• Evaluate and prototype Workday AI capabilities, automated agentic workflows, and machine learning models.
• Oversee the architecture and governance of core Workday integrations connecting Workday to complex retail supply chain, POS, payroll, and financial software ecosystems.
• Partner with the Guardrail Squad to review bi-annual Workday releases and oversee change control and regression testing.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Workday solution design, system architecture, and integrations.
• Proven track record acting as a Technical Lead or Solution Architect coordinating developer resources in a global/offshore delivery model.
• Exceptional ability to guide and oversee technical delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder coordination across functional, governance, and technical workstreams.
• Deep expertise in Workday Studio, EIBs, Core Connectors, and Web Services/APIs.
• Architectural experience in Workday Extend and Prism Analytics.
• Strong understanding of emerging enterprise AI concepts and automated agentic workflow implementation.
• Outstanding communication skills with a proven track record of partnering with business analysts, security/compliance leads, and external vendors.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Official Workday Certifications (Integrations, Extend, Prism, or Workday Pro) strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast-paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation.
• Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer.
• Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision, and dental).
• An amazing employee discount.
• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits.