Your work days are brighter here.At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, its what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.At Workday, we value our candidates’ privacy and data security.  Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers.   Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not.  In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.About the TeamIts fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what theyre doing. At Workday, were committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications. We work hard, and were serious about what we do. But we like to have a good time, too. In fact, we run our company with that principle in mind every day: One of our core values is fun.About the RoleAs 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 YouBasic 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:<ul><li>Software as a Service work experience and/or knowledge of SaaS delivery models and associated characteristics</li><li>Integration design patterns from flat files to APIs</li><li>Comprehensive security background covering encryption technologies, network architectures, communications security, LDAP, SAML and application level access methods</li><li>Data analytics in discovering insights and drive next step actions</li><li>Machine Learning landscape and its applicability to packaged enterprise applications</li><li>Experience with prospect/customer architecture and IT risk governance models and processes</li></ul>Other Qualifications: <ul><li>Preferably comes with ERP and/or HCM knowledge</li><li>Language: Fluent in written and spoken English and Japanese</li><li>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!</li></ul>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. Workday is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  Our Approach to Flexible Work  With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means youll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!