Workday Solutions Architect (x/f/m)

Stripe

WHO WE ARE ABOUT STRIPE Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. ABOUT THE TEAM The People Systems team sits at the intersection of technology and human experience. We are internal consultants who turn ambiguity into scale. Part of the People Solutions org, we partner with Corporate Technology, Finance, and the wider People team including Talent and Total Rewards to build a world-class employee experience. We are a "strategy-first, quality-execution-always" team that values technical rigor, nimble problem-solving, and a deep empathy for the Stripes we serve. WHAT YOU’LL DO As a Senior People Systems Analyst, you'll be a technical anchor for our Workday ecosystem. This role isn't just about maintenance. It's about architecting the future of our People data. You'll own the technical health of our HCM, Compensation, and Prism environments, balancing critical KLTO (Keep Lights On) operations with high-impact strategic projects.   Beyond core Workday, you'll act as a bridge to our broader tech stack, supporting and optimizing HRIS tools built on top of Workday to ensure a seamless data flow and a unified user experience.   You'll play a pivotal role during high-pressure cycles like Annual Total Rewards (ATR), acting as a bridge between complex technical requirements and the urgent needs of our Compensation stakeholders. RESPONSIBILITIES * Architect and Execute: Lead the technical configuration for annual cycles (ATR and Comp Planning), driving technical requirements, implementation, testing, and deployment to ensure a frictionless user experience.  * High-Pressure Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary technical partner for the Compensation team. You'll navigate high-stakes environments with composure, translating urgent business needs into scalable Workday solutions.  * Collaborative Escalation: Actively contribute to our supportive team culture by sharing knowledge and assisting peers. You must demonstrate the judgment to escalate risks and roadblocks timely, ensuring that "pressure" doesn't become "blockage."  * System Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as the primary expert and point-of-contact for day-to-day support of Workday HCM and Compensation, managing business processes, integrations, reporting, and dashboards to ensure consistent, high-quality operations.  * Data Orchestration: Leverage Workday Prism to ingest, transform, and report on high-volume data sets, providing leadership with actionable insights.  * Document Engineering: Design and maintain professional, pixel-perfect compensation and stock statements using BIRT or Workday docs.  * Strategic Roadmapping: Work alongside People Solutions to drive product-led strategic projects from discovery to deployment, ensuring our Workday footprint evolves ahead of the growth of Stripe.  * Operational Excellence: Manage KLTO work with high precision, serving as the Tier 3 expert for HCM, Advanced Comp, and Security.  * Compliance and Governance: Maintain a rigorous posture on SOX compliance and Workday security model integrity.  * Stakeholder Diplomacy: Partner with the wider Solutions team and our stakeholders to translate complex business needs into scalable technical requirements, setting clear expectations and managing project timelines.   WHO YOU ARE We're looking for a seasoned systems professional who thrives in high-growth environments with a passion to optimize Workday. We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS * Experience: 5+ years in HRIS and People Systems, with at least 3+ years of deep configuration experience in the Workday HCM, Reporting, and Advanced Compensation modules, including Merit, Bonus, and Stock impacting compensation review processes.  * Data Discretion: Proven experience working with highly confidential information and supporting critical business operations and processes.  * Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to set clear expectations with senior stakeholders and the confidence to escalate issues when necessary.  * Technical Tooling: Proven expertise in Workday Prism Analytics, EIB, and BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools).  * Cycle Leadership: Successful track record leading the technical backend of Annual Comp and Performance cycles in a medium-to-large global enterprise.  * Reporting Mastery: Advanced proficiency in Matrix and Composite reporting. You understand how to tell a story with data.  * Project Ownership: Ability to lead cross-functional projects, navigating ambiguity and high-pressure timelines with a sense of urgency.  * Academic: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.   PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Certified Expert: Workday certifications in Advanced Compensation or Prism.  * Integrations Knowledge: Understanding of EIBs, Studio, or Core Connectors to support data flow between Workday and third-party vendors.  * Stripe Culture Fit: You're a humble individual who loves adding organization to chaos.

Lyft

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. The People Technology stack has never been more capable, the differentiator now is the expertise to unlock it. . As a Senior Workday Engineer at Lyft, you'll be the technical cornerstone of our People Technology team, owning the design, development, and delivery of the integrations, custom applications, and AI solutions that the entire People function depends on. This role uniquely combines deep, demonstrable mastery across the full Workday technology stack with an AI-native engineering approach, enabling you to build solutions that don't just automate what exists today but fundamentally raise the bar for how People Technology delivers value. We're seeking a hands-on engineer who commands the full depth of the Workday ecosystem, from Studio and Core Connectors to Extend and Prism Analytics, and brings the technical judgment to architect solutions that scale with the business. You'll be the trusted technical owner of our People Technology platforms, partnering closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, and Benefits stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions that truly move the needle. With AI reshaping how People Technology teams operate, your expertise will be critical in actively identifying, building, and shipping AI-powered solutions that eliminate manual work, accelerate delivery, and push our teams from tactical execution to strategic impact. In this role, you'll integrate LLMs into HR workflows, build and maintain MCP servers that expose People systems data securely to AI agents, mentor junior engineers, and set the engineering standard for a team that is redefining what enterprise People Technology looks like. If you are a candidate who has the vision of what could be, who has the ability to cultivate relationships, and has a belief in driving impact, then you may be the ideal person for this position. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Design, build, test, and maintain Workday integrations across all integration types: Core Connectors, EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder), and Workday Studio * Own the full integration lifecycle from requirements gathering through production support and ongoing maintenance * Architect and develop custom applications using Workday Extend * Build and maintain Workday Prism Analytics pipelines for data transformation, enrichment, and reporting enablement * Identify and build AI-powered automations that reduce manual HR and People Ops workflows * Develop and maintain MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that expose Workday and other people systems data and actions securely to AI agents * Develop Workday reports (Advanced, BIRT) and calculated fields to support complex business logic * Build and support integrations with benefits carriers and PECI integrations * Conduct design and code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and drive integration best practices * Document technical designs, data mappings, integration specifications, and runbooks * Manage work items and track progress using Jira; maintain thorough documentation in Confluence or equivalent systems * Stay current with Workday releases and evaluate new features for adoption * Serve as the technical owner for various People Technology systems, including Workday, Qualtrics, Docebo, Udemy, and Greenhouse — accountable for their stability, configuration, integrations, and roadmap * Support the broader People Technology ecosystem by troubleshooting issues, managing vendor relationships, and partnering with HR stakeholders across all platforms EXPERIENCE: * 5+ years of hands-on Workday integration experience across Core Connectors, EIB (inbound and outbound), and Workday Studio * 3+ years of experience with payroll and benefit integrations including PECI, payroll interface,benefits carrier and third-party payroll system connections * 2+ years of proven experience developing and shipping custom applications in Workday Extend, including custom business objects, fields, orchestration, and UI development * 2+ years of hands-on experience building Workday Prism pipelines including source selection, transformation steps, and publishing datasets * Proven hands-on experience building AI-powered features, such as integrating LLMs into HR workflows, automating manual processes using AI agents that meaningfully reduce manual work and accelerate People Ops delivery * Deep proficiency in Workday Studio including XSLT, XPath, document transforms, and complex multi-step orchestrations * Experience with REST/SOAP APIs and Workday Web Services (WWS) * Strong command of Workday reports and calculated fields needed for Integrations and Extend * Ability to produce clear technical documentation including design docs, data mapping specs, runbooks, and integration guides Preferred: * Experience with Workato integration platform * Experience with building and maintaining MCP servers to expose people systems data securely to AI agents * Experience leading or supporting payroll migrations, including data mapping, parallel testing, and cutover coordination * Workday Integration Certification * Familiarity with Workday Orchestrate * Background in HR, Payroll, or Benefits operations * Solid understanding of the Workday security model including domain security policies, business process policies, and role-based, user-based groups * Experience working with or integrating Dayforce by Ceridian system * Experience supporting HR and People Technology workstreams during M&A, including system consolidation and integration of vendors BENEFITS: * Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled * Mental health benefits * Family building benefits * Child care and pet benefits * 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future * In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off * 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible * Subsidized commuter benefits * Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is USD $148,000 - USD $185,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.

Parloa

ABOUT PARLOA Parloa’s mission is to make every customer conversation feel effortless for both customers and the companies serving them. As agentic AI accelerates, Parloans are shaping the foundation of a new era in customer experience, one where customer support is no longer transactions, but meaningful exchanges. It is not just a vision; Parloa has powered over ONE BILLION interactions between global enterprise brands and their customers, with companies like Booking.com, HealthEquity, Allianz, SAP, BarmeniaGothaer, and TUI already deploying Parloa at scale.  ABOUT THE ROLE: As Parloa continues to grow rapidly within the SAP ecosystem, we're hiring an SAP Integration Architect to join our SAP Center of Excellence (CoE). This unique role sits at the intersection of enterprise SAP orchestration and high human-touch cutting edge conversational AI. You will be the field-facing SAP SME who architects, builds and deploys technical bridges and extensions between Parloa’s conversational AI platform and the SAP ecosystem, spanning SAP CX and other SAP SaaS applications, SAP BTP and SAP Business AI, as well as digital core systems, such as SAP S/4HANA and ECC. As one of our foundational SAP CoE hires, you will also participate in building and deploying Parloa's global SAP delivery practice from the ground up, creating the reference architectures, accelerators, best practices and playbooks that make Parloa’s SAP integrations repeatable at scale. AREAS OF OWNERSHIP: This role is a blend of architecture and hands-on delivery and centers on SAP integration and orchestration as the core area of ownership and conversational AI as a secondary skillset. * Own SAP integration and orchestration architectures: design and architect SAP integration and orchestration solutions spanning Parloa's AI platform, cloud and on-premise SAP estates, and non-SAP applications around digital SAP core. * Deliver across the full project lifecycle: drive discovery, build, test, and go-live, by implementing integrations and automation workflows in cloud-native and hybrid environments over SAP state-of-the-art platforms such as SAP BTP (Integration Suite incl. SAP CI, Event Mesh, API Management, Integration Advisor, Open Connectors) and on-demand over legacy ESB such as SAP PI/PO.  * Master SAP interfacing technologies: Apply deep hands-on knowledge of SAP OData and REST APIs, SOAP WebServices, RFMs / BAPIs, and ALE/IDocs, including extensibility, monitoring, troubleshooting, connectivity configuration and performance tuning. * Leverage your foundational SAP AI knowledge: apply your first hands-on experience with SAP Business AI and it's underlying components such as SAP AI Core and Launchpad, SAP Joule agents and skills to support AI-powered integration scenarios and extensibility. * Lead customer conversations on demand: Run discovery workshops and architecture discussions as the trusted SAP integration expert. * Collaborate across functions when needed: Work in tandem with Parloa's Agent Architects and FDEs, and provide technical guidance and enablement to non-SAP team members. * Contribute to global SAP practice: Turn field experience and lessons learned into accelerators, reference architectures and playbooks that improve delivery repeatability. WHO YOU ARE: * 5+ years of hands-on experience in SAP integration development and architecture incl. technical consulting, and delivering scalable integrations in live enterprise environments. * Strong hands-on experience with SAP BTP Integration Suite: analyzing and applying standard integration packages as well as designing, building, and operating end-to-end custom solutions interacting across all SAP IS services, such as SAP CI, Event Mesh, API Management, Open Connectors etc. * First experience in the field with SAP’s AI stack (e.g., SAP AI Core, SAP AI Launchpad, SAP Joule) and interoperability standards like MCP * Foundational SAP ABAP knowledge and solid Groovy scripting skills * Consulting or advisory affinity: experience guiding enterprise customers, partners, or systems integrators through solution discovery, architecture discussions, or implementation trade-offs * Project and stakeholder management skills, with passion for meeting milestones and effective communication * Entrepreneurial mindset with initiative, results orientation, and the ability to identify opportunities for impact * Ability to travel and to be on demand on-site with customers and partners for key moments like discovery workshops, architecture reviews, and go-lives * German (min. B1+) and fluent business English is required NICE TO HAVE * Exposure to Large Language Models (LLMs) and conversational design to craft effective prompts that align with desired outcomes * Exposure to customer contact center technologies, telephony and enterprise CX platforms * Familiarity with SAP architecture frameworks (Clean Core, ISA-M, Extensibility Framework) * Familiarity with the SAP CX and CRM solutions, such as SAP Service Cloud, SAP Sales Cloud etc. * Familiarity developing extensions on SAP BTP using CAP is an important, though not core, differentiator * Experience integrating non-SAP ERPs (MS Dynamics 365, Oracle NetSuite) and CRM/HCM systems (Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow). * Foundational knowledge of a cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Kubernetes; programming in Python, SQL, or TypeScript/Node.js. * Foundational knowledge of SAP data and analytics (SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud). * Experience working with or for SAP system integrators or within the broader SAP partner ecosystem * Experience operating in fast-paced startup or high-growth enterprise software environments. OUR RECRUITING PROCESS: TA Screen → Hiring Manager Call → Case Study & Expert Interview(s) → Bar Raiser     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parloa is committed to upholding the highest data protection standards for our clients' and employees' data. All our employees are instrumental in ensuring the utmost care, GDPR, and ISO compliance, including ISO 27001, in handling sensitive information. Parloa is an e-verify employer in the USA. Please click here to learn more. * We provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, disability status, socioeconomic background and other characteristics.