Serve as the primary Workday HCM administrator for Core HCM, Absence Management, Learning, Payroll Interfaces, Time Tracking, and Business Process Configuration
Lead functional analysis, design, and hands-on configuration of Workday HCM modules to meet evolving business requirements
Design, build, and optimize Workday business processes, security roles, condition rules, and reporting structures
Configure and maintain calculated fields, custom reports, and dashboards to support operational and strategic decision-making
Partner with HR, Finance, Operations, and other business stakeholders to gather, document, and validate system requirements
Translate business needs into clearly scoped Workday configuration solutions, articulating design trade-offs and recommendations
Serve as the liaison between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams to ensure end-to-end solution integrity
Provide expert guidance on Workday capabilities and constraints to inform business process design decisions
Monitor Workday's bi-annual release schedule; proactively assess impact of new features and configuration changes on existing implementations
Coordinate release testing cycles with business stakeholders — including regression testing, UAT facilitation, and production deployment sign-off
Own Tier 2/3 incident resolution across supported Workday HCM modules — diagnosing root causes, implementing fixes, and communicating status to stakeholders
Create and maintain thorough documentation for system configurations, business processes, and operational procedures
Mentor junior consultants and contribute to team knowledge-sharing, standards, and best practices
Requirements
8+ years of hands-on Workday HCM functional consulting experience
Deep expertise across Workday HCM modules: Core HCM, Absence Management, Learning, Payroll Interfaces, Time Tracking, and Business Process Configuration
Strong command of Workday's functional architecture, data model, and business process framework
Proficiency with Workday reporting tools: standard reports, custom reports, calculated fields, matrix reports, and condition rules
Workday HCM certification(s) in one or more functional areas strongly preferred