Principal Workday Architect, Talent & Compensation
About The Position
Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy. Our People and Places team's ambition is that our People Experience is a key differentiator and reason for candidates to choose Toast and employees to stay at Toast, as much as our Products are today. Our People Products team goal is to amplify the People Team’s ambition by developing AI-powered conversational self-service products to deliver personalized employee experiences and insights in the flow of work through cloud based scalable, integrated, compliant products to unleash productivity and boost engagement of Toasters and possibly also ship to Toast customers. We are seeking a strategic and product-minded Principal Workday Architect to join our People Products team. In this role, you will report to the Sr. Manager of People Products, and drive the vision, design, and delivery of Workday solutions that power our employee experience and operational excellence. You'll work closely with People, Total Rewards, Finance, and IT stakeholders to align Workday configurations and integrations with business goals, ensuring solutions are scalable and successfully adopted.
Requirements
- A minimum of ten (10) years of hands-on, expert-level Workday configuration experience.
- At least seven (7) years of deep, primary functional expertise specifically within Workday Talent & Advanced Compensation
- Mandatory: Proven architectural expertise in configuring and managing global Talent programs (performance review cycles, development plans, talent reviews, succession planning)
- Mandatory: Proven, hands-on architectural experience managing and expanding global Advanced Compensation (running compensation cycles that include merit, bonus, and equity, managing a variety of compensation plans and matrices, )
- A minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated experience architecting, building, and governing complex Workday security, reporting, and calculated fields within high-risk functional areas
- Proven track record as a Principal Architect/Lead for at least two major global Workday Performance Review and Compensation Planning cycles
- Direct, end-to-end ownership of SOX-compliant programs and processes related to Talent & Compensation programs
- Exceptional executive-level written and verbal communication and negotiation skills, with a proven ability to influence CFO, VP of People, and CIO-level stakeholders on high-risk decisions
- Project management experience with a demonstrated ability to effectively manage several objectives simultaneously while prioritizing and executing technology roadmap plans
- Collaborative problem-solving approach; leverages relationships and strong business acumen to understand not only the “what” the “why” behind requests; displays empathy for partner teams
Responsibilities
- System Configuration & Process Optimization
- Lead design for Talent Development & Management programs : Own the strategic design and configuration of annual performance review cycles, promotion cycles, talent development (talent reviews, succession planning, etc.)
- Lead design for annual compensation planning events: Own the strategic design and configuration of compensation planning program and reward statements
- Uplevel Toast’s current talent program offerings by assessing opportunities to leverage Workday to achieve efficiency and utilization of talent programs
- Innovation / Art of Possibility
- Evaluate and shape new project and product requests for strategic fit, technical feasibility, and alignment with enterprise system architecture
- Act as a thought partner to senior leadership and a mentor to HRIS and business analysts, fostering a culture of continuous learning and architectural excellence
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as a strategic advisor to People, Total Rewards, Finance, and IT leaders, translating complex business needs into scalable, maintainable Workday solutions
- Partner with stakeholders to define problem statements, assess business impact, and ensure alignment between technology investments and business priorities
- Compliance
- Ensure Workday architecture, configurations, and change management processes meet SOX compliance and audit standards, partnering closely with internal audit, InfoSec, and compliance teams
- Champion governance practices across the Workday ecosystem, balancing flexibility with control to enable secure and compliant innovation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
