Sr. Enterprise Architect, SLED

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About the Team

As a member of our diverse and skilled North America Presales team, you will have the opportunity to communicate and demonstrate the power of Our Enterprise Architect team is a customer facing team within oCIO Solution Consulting (Presales). This team is a strategic asset to Global Revenue (Sales) supporting organizations across North America as they evaluate and select Workday as their technology partner. We engage primarily with the offices of CIO, CTO and Business Stakeholders to understand how Workday can accelerate their digital roadmap and transform how they run their Financial and HCM processes.

Workday Enterprise Architects are experts in our Technology Platform which powers our Core Financial, and HCM applications. We partner with our clients to help them understand how Workday will enable true business value, address key requirements, and articulate why Workday is uniquely differentiated because of our technology design.

We work hard, and we’re serious about what we do, but we like to have fun too. This is a fast-growing business that makes a difference for our customers and their employees!

About the Role

We are seeking an Enterprise Architect specialist in AI technologies to meet the growing demands of our customers for Generative AI, LLM, and traditional ML solutions! In this customer facing role you will articulate the vision and value of Workday AI, how our approach is differentiated, the key principles of Responsible AI (RAI), and our future roadmap that builds upon our 50+ models currently in production.

You will be seen as a thought leader in this emerging space and help craft compelling pre-sales presentations, points-of-view, demonstrations and help enable other EAs across the team.  Ideal candidates will have strong experience in Core Business Applications, such as ERP Financials and/or Human Capital Management.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver impactful presentations, software demonstrations, and webinars that showcase the value proposition of Workday AI

• Assist in sales opportunities by demonstrating a complete understanding of and resolving questions regarding Workday Technology & AI

• Lead client discovery sessions in partnership with sales to ask qualifying questions, understand pain-points, current state architecture, and future state vision

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers at prospective client organizations

• Stay current on the latest AI trends, technologies, and best practices

• Work collaboratively with Solution Architects, Product Marketing and Product & Technology leaders to bring new AI capabilities to market

• Ability to travel 50+% of the time

About You

Do you have a passion for Artificial Intelligence and a curiosity about translating complex technical concepts into clear business value? Are you passionate about helping organizations leverage AI to achieve their strategic goals?

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.IL.Home Office Chicago Metro

 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $138,600 USD - $207,900 USD

 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $138,600 USD - $207,900 USD

Additional Considerations:

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $138,600 USD - $207,900 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

09/12/2025

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With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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