Solution Architect – HR Transformation (Oracle HCM / Workday)
Contract: Initial 3–6 months (extension highly likely into a multi-year transformation programme)
Location: Nottingham – 2 days per week onsite
We're supporting a major HR transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to lead the end-to-end design and delivery of a new HR platform landscape.
This role will take ownership of the overall solution architecture, working closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and implementation partners to ensure a scalable, secure, and future-proof solution across the HR technology estate.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end solution architecture for a large-scale HR transformation programme.
- Translate business requirements into robust solution designs and architectural blueprints.
- Define target architecture, integration patterns, security models, data flows, and reporting architecture.
- Lead solution design workshops and act as the key design authority throughout the programme lifecycle.
- Provide architectural governance during build, testing, and deployment phases.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and GDPR compliance.
- Define integrations between HR platforms and downstream systems including Payroll, Finance, Identity Management and other business applications.
- Assess design changes, technical risks, and provide guidance on mitigation strategies.
- Partner with project managers, technical leads, implementation partners, and senior business stakeholders.
Required Experience
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Lead Consultant, or equivalent on large-scale Oracle HCM Cloud and/or Workday implementations.
- Experience delivering at least two enterprise HR transformation programmes.
- Strong knowledge across multiple HCM modules such as Core HR, Talent, Recruitment, Learning, Payroll, Absence, or Performance.
- Strong understanding of:
- HR platform architecture and security models
- Integrations and APIs
- Reporting and analytics
- Workflow and approval processes
- Experience designing enterprise integration architectures within complex environments.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Oracle HCM Cloud and/or Workday certifications.
- Experience supporting global HR deployments.
- HR technology strategy or HR process optimisation background.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile transformation programme at mobilisation stage and play a key role in shaping the future HR technology landscape.
