Applied Materials Workday Solution Architect 

India, Karnataka 

274391941

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the HR business requirements and design innovative technology solutions.
• Design, configure and implement end to end HR technology solutions, identifying and closing gaps in processes and dependencies and transforming the technology landscape
• Partner with HR SMEs and HRIT team members to build and document workflows and procedures for our systems.
• Assess out of the box functionality against business requirements and determine best solutions to meet requirements
• Create and maintain clear, comprehensive, documented functional specifications for requested changes, enhancements, or projects; accountable for articulating functional processes from beginning to end and providing thought leadership on functionality and design
• Maintain awareness of Workday/ServiceNow future releases / roadmap and the potential impact of those plans on current and future functionality
• Responsible for the thorough testing and analysis of new Workday/ServiceNow features and functionality and participates in release planning, accountable for regression testing, unit testing, user acceptance testing and pre-launch testing / sign-off for new features or enhancements
• Assist in testing processes from creating test cases, setting up test cases, and testing different personas through the processes
• Have a continuous improvement mindset, monitor and recommend changes to improve processes, technology, and data quality.
• Uphold excellent time management skills including technical requirements gathering, integration documentation, testing plans, and cut-over plans from a technology perspective and lead stakeholders through these standards
• Use project management skills in managing projects. Provide overall project management for given HR system initiative.
• Use HR and technical knowledge to influence, consult, communicate and manage projects from design to successful implementation

Preferred Skills, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering
• 5+ years of experience as Workday functional expert in multiple modules required
• Strongly prefer ServiceNow Portal and HRSD experience
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail; Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to learn quickly and work within tight deadlines; self-starter; must take personal initiative and willingly assume responsibility and ownership
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic environment
• Ability to work in a high demand environment and manageambiguous situationsand/or directives
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex issues and determine appropriate solutions