ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader with a comprehensive offering for digital industries. With a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB is today a leader in digital industries with four customer-focused, globally leading businesses: Electrification, Industrial Automation, Motion, and Robotics & Discrete Automation, supported by its common ABB Ability™ digital platform. ABB’s market leading Power Grids business will be divested to Hitachi in 2020. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 147,000 employees. www.abb.com

Are you ready to work with a purpose? At ABB, you can be sure you’re helping to create a better world. The business you’ll secure and the partnerships you’ll build will touch the lives of millions when they lead to sustainable power plants in remote corners of the world or improved safety for workers in auto plants.

ABB is seeking a IS (Information Systems​) Solution Architect for its Cary, North Carolina location. This role is responsible for the design, integrity and quality of an IS solution and of associated IS services delivered to Business, Support Functions and IS Technology domains as the case may be.

Responsible that the IS solution/service provides the required functionality and meets the cost expectations of business. Collaborates with and contributes to project set-up and delivery as well as to service operations optimization.

Your responsibilities

• Architect: Defines the technical IS solution and ensures alignment with other modules and surrounding IS applications through cooperation and collaboration across IS solution architects and IS delivery units. Engages in requirement engineering to decide which requirements are covered by available standard functionalities, for which functionalities enhancements are needed and for which functionalities workarounds are accepted. Supports validation and prioritization of incoming business demand in collaboration with the relevant IS Service Manager and/or Global IS Domain Architect. Review and sign off the functional and technical use case specifications.
• Best practice & Knowledge sharing: Keeps knowledge up to date regarding new and emerging IS technology and IS industry practices, bringing learning into ABB; all within in the scope of the relevant IS solutions.
• Information System (IS) Services: Collaborates with users in projects and problem management to maintain, develop and deploy the best feasible and most cost efficient IS solutions/services for the business. Ensures manuals for users are created to describe the operating procedures. Consults, gives advice and supports the installation of new IS solutions/services, or the changing of existing IS solutions/services.
• Processes: Consults the users to identify and learn about current procedures and to clarify further requirements. Supports the installation, management, maintenance, and optimization of all IS processes related to the area of responsibility.
• Governance: Provides guidance to IS project management and IS delivery unit team in how to utilize IS application/solution standards (e.g. SAP) effectively. Communicates project delivery related decision demand towards project and service management in collaboration with Global IS Domain Architect to ensure resolution and avoid delivery issues. Commits and contributes to common result oriented collaboration with the various business processes IS architectural domains as well as the various enterprise technology IS architecture domains. For assigned tasks, executes all actions in IS processes according to agreed RACIS or LEC specification.
• Incident, Change or Project: Contributes to IS Problem and IS Incident Management to fight ticket volume by detecting re-occurring defects and eliminating these. Proactively supports issue resolution during project delivery to avoid delays or any other form of negative impact to a project or service.
• IS Strategy:In concert with the Global IS Domain Architect ensures that IS solution/service related standards are considered accordingly.
• Stakeholder Management: Supplies the IS Service Manager(s) with relevant stakeholder information related to IS solution/services. When required works together with relevant stakeholders (e.g., business managers, IS Service Managers, other Domain IS Architects, IS Solution Architects, IS Sourcing and 3rd Party IS Suppliers) regarding their expectations, business and technical requirements, and in accordance with GF-IS policies, IS procedures and IS guidelines.
• People Leadership and Development: Provides support to temporary work teams, guiding and monitoring task completion, sharing expert knowledge and advice with/without carrying line responsibility.

Your background

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science
• 12 Basic Theoretical with 10 years of relevant experience OR;
• 13 Basic Theoretical with 8 years of relevant experience OR;
• 14 Basic Theoretical with 5 years of relevant experience OR;
• 15 Basic Theoretical with 2 years of relevant experience.
• Preferred Experience
• •2-5 years of experience in Workday or Oracle implementations
• •Primary Capability/Specialty: Software as a Service
• •Strong hands on experience in Workday Studio, API (Web Services) and EIB's and Core connectors
• •Experience in data extraction, data mapping and data conversion from a legacy system to Workday
• •Experience in HCM implementation or support project in Workday or Oracle solutions.
• •Self-motivated with superior analytical and problem solving skills, and a strong sense of accountability
• •Ability to learn while broadening team’s knowledge of Workday configuration through knowledge transfer, training and documentation
• •Ability to manage a team to support ongoing activities for all integrations.
• •Provide frequent and clear communications regarding the status of initiatives, keeping stakeholders informed of changes and work that is in progress
• •Support HR teams to ensure compliance with all HR related legal requirements and reporting
• •Ensure documentation is current on all new and existing HR and Legal applications and processes
• •Develop and execute unit/system test plans; support end to end testing, user acceptance testing, cutover and go-live planning to ensure delivery of a quality product
• •Certifications in HCM / Integrations with workday or oracle.