Product Innovation & Solution Expert

• Experienced HRIS professional
• Proven expertise in Workday
• Strong integration expertise, ideally with SnapLogic or similar integration platform
• Understanding and experience of Enterprise/Solution architecture methodologies
• Experience developing in Agile Methodology
• Experience with enterprise integration tools
• Working knowledge of cloud technologies
• Experience sourcing data from SaaS or Cloud-based applications desired (e.g., Workday)
• Experience working with remote development teams (on and off-shore a plus)
• Understanding of product management, Agile project management, and system management methodology
• Ability to share and communicate ideas, both orally and in writing to HRIS team, technical resources and vendor support in clear language
• Strong problem-solving skills and innovation mindset
• Strong analysis skills and the ability to develop processes and methodologies.
• Quick to embrace new technologies and ability to train others
• Works well in a fast paced, Agile environment, focused on minimum viable product and continuous review and improvement
• Must be able to execute projects involving multiple teams with supervision, must be proactive
• Must be open to evaluate, research and present new/alternate
• Foundational consultative, facilitation and consensus building skills
• Passion for working with data and supporting analytic business solutions
• Must have demonstrated strong problem-solving skills
• Must be open to work during off hours/days as the need may arise
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in designing and developing integrations and/or web services using various methods (e.g., API Protocols and data formats, such as REST, JSON, SOAP & XML)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Establish strategic roadmaps for key platforms, including Workday and SnapLogic
• Provide expert guidance/assistance to the team on technical aspects, especially on problem solving and performance tuning
• Research alternate solutions and educate team on industry trends
• Collaborate with HRIS teams, especially Product Delivery, Product Marketing, and Consulting, to provide solution design and plan implementation approach
• Work effectively in a distributed, virtual, global team environment
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with various HRIS organizations to ensure consistent, supportable, and effective use of platforms
• Establish self as subject matter expert (SME) for efficient/effective use of the HRIS platforms (earn Trusted Advisor status).
• Collaborate with and support Solution Consulting to understand customer trends, requirements and assess opportunities
• Focus on continuous improvement and stability within the platforms
• Establish and maintain an effective relationship with platform vendors to understand software release schedules, roadmap of product features, development best practices, etc.
• Manage relevant platform updates per vendor guidelines and best practices (including software patches, updates, security and new deployment of new capability)
• Participate in planning meetings and provide platform perspective to the team
• Assist in the development of project plans related to the platform (including change and risk management)
• Build extensible data acquisition and integration solutions to meet the functional and non-functional requirements of the business
• Implement processes and logic to extract, transform, and distribute data across one or more data stores from a wide variety of sources
• Conduct review of development efforts to ensure consistent methodologies and best practices are followed and to make recommendations where necessary
• Manage the platform lifecycle and establish a mid-term strategic roadmap