Workday

Forward Deployed Partner Architect

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1 day ago
Washington, DC, USA +2 moreSenior / Staff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$162k - $243k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Co-innovate with system integrators and frontier AI model providers to design customer-specific AI roadmaps and quantify business value.
  • Lead four-week and eight-week pilot-to-production agentic AI builds in pre-production and sandbox environments.
  • Analyze technical usage patterns and support long-term AI and platform consumption planning.
  • Advise customers on security, compliance, data privacy, governance, and integration with broader IT ecosystems.
  • Design data flows and integration strategies, including MCP and A2A, across complex multi-cloud environments.
  • Provide feedback from partners and customers to Workday Product and Technology teams.
  • Demonstrate measurable impact and value within the relevant industry or domain.

Requirements

  • Senior level requires 5+ years in technology solution design, enterprise software implementations, or digital transformation; Principal level requires 7+ years.
  • Senior level requires 5+ years presenting to technical, business, and executive audiences; Principal level requires 7+ years.
  • Senior level requires 3+ years of Workday experience; Principal level requires 5+ years.
  • Senior level requires 2+ years working directly within or alongside global system integrators or frontier AI labs/model providers; Principal level requires 4+ years.
  • Ability to design production-ready secure AI agents and frameworks involving agentic workflows, MCP, A2A, RAG, and foundational LLMs.
  • Expertise creating architectural diagrams, technology roadmaps, and data-backed business cases.
  • Strong understanding of system integrator go-to-market dynamics and converting proofs of concept into repeatable partner practices.
  • Ability to work effectively amid ambiguity and build solutions iteratively.
  • Ability to travel up to 40%.

Benefits

  • Base salary range is $162,200-$243,200 annually, with potential eligibility for a bonus or commission plan and annual refresh stock grants.
  • Flexible work model requires at least 50% of time each quarter in the office or in the field with customers, prospects, or partners; the primary location is a USA.CA.Home Office role.
  • The application deadline is October 26, 2026.
  • Workday offers equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations.

Categories

Forward Deployed
Workday

About Workday

10,000+ employees

Workday builds cloud-based enterprise applications for human capital management and financial management, including payroll, time tracking, expenses, planning, and procurement, sold on a subscription basis with professional services. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, it is a public company traded on NASDAQ as WDAY. Organizations worldwide use Workday to unify HR and finance data, automate processes, and apply AI to workforce and financial operations.

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