Job Description
Workday Financials Solution Architect
Contract Type: Freelance / Contract
Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid, London)
Duration: Initial contract through to year-end
Languages: English required
Overview
We are supporting a large-scale transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Workday Financials Solution Architect.
This role will take ownership of end-to-end solution architecture across a complex programme with multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
This opportunity is well suited to a senior architect who combines strong Workday Financials expertise with the ability to lead design, drive decisions, and operate with a high level of autonomy in a fast-paced delivery environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end solution architecture for Workday Financials
- Lead architectural design across a large, complex transformation programme
- Define high-level and detailed solution designs
- Drive integration strategy across Workday and wider enterprise systems
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders, delivery teams, and third-party partners
- Provide technical leadership and act as design authority across the programme
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and governance
- Support delivery to ensure scalable, robust, and best-practice solutions
Required Experience
- Proven experience as a Workday Financials Solution Architect
- Strong experience leading architecture within large-scale transformation programmes
- Deep knowledge of Workday Financials modules
- Experience designing and delivering integrations (APIs, middleware, legacy systems)
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Ability to operate effectively in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
Desirable Experience
- Experience across multi-region or global programme delivery
- Exposure to data platforms, reporting, or finance analytics solutions
- Knowledge of architecture governance frameworks and SDLC
- Experience working in fast-paced or regulated environments