Enterprise Architect - Tokyo, Japan

About the Role

As a Technical Presales Architect, you play a strategic role throughout our clients’ software evaluation process.

Key functions of this role are to demonstrate the unique architecture and delivery model of Workday solutions, to highlight the advantages of our product architecture over legacy HCM / Financial systems and other SaaS systems, and to address technical and compliance requirements throughout the entire sales cycle. And at the same time, the role needs to deliver impactful presentations to business users in HR or Finance team by providing them with a high-level overview of the value of Workday solutions architecture.

You will actively contribute to advanced / new technology discussions including SaaS, enterprise integration, global security and the next wave of innovative tech, representing disruptive technology in a large addressable market and challenging the industry status quo, and supporting all industry verticals, providing a rich and multifaceted experience. Understand and communicate the security, privacy, performance and support aspects of our SaaS offering to the clients.

Through all these engagements, your aim is to successfully drive adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS) to both technical and non-technical audiences.

About You

Basic Qualifications :

You are passionate about working in a high-growth organization and believe that Workday has the solutions to help organizations advance and grow!

A technology SME with a strong combination of technical expertise on design principles, technical architecture, platform architecture, cloud connectivity and security as well as outstanding presentation skill.

Have worked on software presales for 5+ years with the below expertise :

Software as a Service work experience and / or knowledge of SaaS delivery models and associated characteristics

Integration design patterns from flat files to APIs

Comprehensive security background covering encryption technologies, network architectures, communications security, LDAP, SAML and application level access methods

Data analytics in discovering insights and drive next step actions

Machine Learning landscape and its applicability to packaged enterprise applications

Experience with prospect / customer architecture and IT risk governance models and processes

Other Qualifications :

Preferably comes with ERP and / or HCM knowledge

Language : Fluent in written and spoken English and Japanese

You love technology and enjoy learning new skills. Putting on an innovative hat in everything you do and never stop injecting creativity to your presentations to make them exciting and engaging!

If you are interested in this opportunity, we ask that you update your resume to best reflect our requirements. Doing so will help us better determine your suitability as a candidate.