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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Workday Solutions Architect - Talent Management and AI - **Company:** Gilead Sciences Inc. - **Location:** San Mateo, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $146,540.0 - $189,640.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Business Process Modeling, Information Systems, Software Architecture, Release Management, Systems Integration, Workflow Management Systems, Workday HCM, Agentic-AI, Virtual Agents, Workday Talent, Human in the Loop, Workday - **Published:** October 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3467492361&tx=FP6158FFI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * 8+ years of relevant experience with a BS/BA, or * 6+ years of relevant experience with an MS/MA or MBA Preferred Skills & Experience We're looking for someone who brings deep Workday expertise along with the ability to think strategically about what the platform can become. * 8+ years of hands-on Workday experience spanning architecture, configuration, solution design, implementation, and support across multiple HCM modules. * Deep expertise in Workday Talent and Performance , including goals, feedback, reviews, calibration, talent and succession, career development, and connections with Recruiting, Learning, Core HCM, reporting, and security. * Experience leading a Workday Skills implementation or enterprise skills transformation , including taxonomy, governance, job and worker profiles, data quality, inferred skills, reporting, integrations, adoption, and operating model. * Experience implementing Workday AI capabilities or enterprise AI agents , including use cases across recruiting, payroll, job architecture, talent management, HR service delivery, or similar areas. * Strong understanding of agentic solution design, including conversational design, workflow orchestration, human-in-the-loop controls, permissions, responsible AI, testing, monitoring, and auditability. * Experience leading new module implementations, redesigns, integrations, large-scale enhancements, and global deployments. * Ability to make architectural decisions, navigate trade-offs, troubleshoot complex functional and technical challenges, and turn business needs into clear, scalable designs. * Strong communication, facilitation, and influencing skills, including the ability to make complex Workday and AI concepts understandable to nontechnical audiences. * Ability to successfully navigate multiple priorities and initiatives in a fast-moving, global environment. * Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Human Resources, Business, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. What Will Make You Successful You'll thrive in this role if you're energized by both strategy and hands-on problem solving . You can move from a conversation about talent strategy and employee experience to a detailed discussion about Workday architecture, security, integrations, data, or AI governance. ## Description * Own and evolve the Workday solution architecture across Performance, Talent & Succession, Skills, Career Development, Learning, and Recruiting, establishing scalable and maintainable standards and guardrails. * Define the target architecture and roadmap for Workday Skills , including skills taxonomy and governance, worker and job-profile skills, data quality, proficiency, inferred skills, reporting, integrations, talent experiences, and adoption. * Create connected talent experiences across goals, feedback, reviews, calibration, succession, development, internal mobility, learning, recruiting, and skills-based decision-making. * Establish the enterprise architecture and governance approach for Workday AI and agentic solutions , incorporating human oversight, responsible AI controls, security, privacy, testing, monitoring, auditability, and release management. * Shape and lead implementation of the Workday Self-Service Agent and other AI agents across areas such as recruiting, payroll, job architecture, talent management, and HR service delivery. Lead Solution Design & Delivery * Lead end-to-end discovery and business process design workshops for Talent, Performance, Skills, and AI-enabled experiences. * Translate complex business needs into clear functional, technical, data, integration, security, and agent interaction designs. * Help stakeholders understand architectural decisions, trade-offs, risks, and opportunities while guiding teams toward scalable solutions. Drive Innovation & Platform Evolution * Lead architectural impact assessments for Workday's semiannual releases, guiding testing, readiness, adoption, and post-release optimization. * Evaluate emerging Workday innovations and AI capabilities, developing pilots and value cases and helping define a roadmap based on business outcomes, risk, feasibility, user experience, and total cost of ownership. * Define meaningful measures for Skills adoption and AI agent performance, including accuracy, completion, escalation, cycle-time reduction, employee experience, risk, and realized business value. Influence Across the Organization * Serve as a senior individual contributor and trusted Workday architecture leader with platform-wide influence. * Provide architectural direction, training, and design oversight to functional and technical team members. * Partner closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and vendors across multiple strategic initiatives. * Bring clarity to complex technical topics and help teams turn ideas into secure, scalable solutions., * Create Inclusion: Understand the business value of diverse teams, model inclusion, and embed the value of diversity in how teams are supported and led. * Develop Talent: Understand employees' skills, experiences, aspirations, and potential, and provide the feedback, coaching, and insight needed to support their continued development. * Empower Teams: Connect teams to broader organizational goals and purpose, provide the support needed to remove barriers, and strengthen connections across the organization.