Workday Solutions Architect (x/f/m)
About this role
Doctolib is looking for a Workday Solution Architect to evolve its information system in France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, implementing the best-in-class solutions and tools to the business teams within the company in order to provide an incredible service to all Doctolibers!
The challenge is to help our teams to grow the healthcare professionals who use Doctolib every day, as well as the millions of Europeans who visit our sites every month, and to offer them an outstanding user experience.
Reporting to the IT Manager, you will work in the IT Squad and transversally with all Doctolib business teams, as well as in close collaboration with People team, IT Delivery Factory, IT Operations and Security teams. You lead by example with a 'hands-on' attitude and information sharing with your peers.
What you’ll do
Join Doctolib's People Systems & Performance (PSP) team as our Workday Solution Architect. Working in close partnership with our People team organized as Product team, you will drive the strategic evolution of our HRIS ecosystem, lead Workday architecture, and coach our team of 3 Project Managers to deliver exceptional seamless, innovative HR experiences through a best-in-class technology stack that includes Workday as our core HRIS, alongside strategic solutions such as Peakon, Sana, PeopleDoc, and other specialized platforms.
Our stakeholders span all People domains: Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, People Development & Culture and other business such as Finance teams.
This role goes beyond traditional Workday architecture. You will be the strategic bridge between HR stakeholders and HR technology, gathering business strategy and technical execution, defining how our HRIS ecosystem (Workday, Sana, PeopleDoc, and future solutions) works together seamlessly to create exceptional employee experiences. You will also play a key coaching and mentorship role, guiding our team of 3 Project Managers and elevating technical capabilities across the PSP team.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Architecture & HRIS Ecosystem
- Shape the long-term HRIS technology strategy and architecture across Workday, Sana Benefits, PeopleDoc, and future platforms
- Design complex integrations and data flows between HR systems (APIs, middleware, MCPs)
- Lever all available AI capabilities
- Establish data governance, security standards, and enterprise architecture alignment of our systems data in alignment with global Docotlib standards
- Lead platform evaluations, vendor selection, and build vs. buy decisions for new systems
- Workday Technical Leadership
- Design and evolve Workday architecture across HCM Core, Talent Management, Performance & Development, Learning, Compensation & Advanced Compensation, WD Extend and Absence & Time Tracking
- Lead end-to-end implementations from requirements to deployment
- Provide hands-on configuration expertise (business processes, security framework, calculated fields, reporting)
- Oversee tenant strategy, release management, and bi-annual updates
- Troubleshoot complex issues and optimize system performance
- Team Coaching & Mentorship
- Coach and mentor 3 Project Managers to develop their technical capabilities and strategic thinking
- Elevate team expertise through hands-on mentorship, workshops, and knowledge sharing
- Build frameworks and standards that enable autonomous decision-making
- Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement
- Cross-Functional Partnership
- Partner with People Product team to translate People strategy into technology solutions
- Manage vendor relationships (Workday, Sana, PeopleDoc) and influence product roadmaps
- Champion user-first thinking and drive simplification initiatives
- Who you are
- Before you read on — if you don't have the exact profile described below, but you feel this job description matches your skill set, we still encourage you to apply.
- You could be our next team mate if you have:
- 8+ years Workday implementation and support experience
- Proven track record as Solution Architect on full-cycle implementations
- Deep expertise in Workday security, business processes, integrations, and reporting
- Experience integrating Workday with HR platforms (benefits, document management, learning, ATS)
- Coaching/mentoring experience with technical teams or Project Managers
- Excellent communication skills
- Tech team mindset with user-first thinking
- Now, it would be fantastic if you have:
- Experience in fast-growing, mission-driven tech companies
- Healthcare or regulated industry experience
- AI-powered HR tools and automation expertise
- Active Workday Pro certifications modules