Job Title: Workday Consultant (Implementation)

Job Title: Workday Consultant (Implementation)

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Workday Consultant to lead functional delivery across end-to-end Workday implementations. This role will own the product vision and backlog during implementation, ensuring business requirements are translated into scalable, high-quality solutions aligned with project timelines and Workday best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the functional owner throughout the full implementation lifecycle:
  • Discovery
  • Design
  • Build
  • Test
  • Deploy
• Translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions
• Drive design decisions aligned with Workday best practices, minimizing over-customization
• Collaborate closely with:
  • Functional Consultants
  • Integration Teams
  • Client Stakeholders
• Lead design workshops and solution validation sessions
• Ensure readiness for:
  • Conference Room Pilots (CRPs)
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Go-Live activities
• Manage scope, prioritize backlog, and control scope creep during implementation
• Act as the escalation point for all functional decisions during deployment

Required Experience & Skills

• 7–12+ years of experience in the Workday ecosystem
• Minimum of 2–3 full lifecycle Workday implementations (mandatory)
• At least 2+ years of experience working with a Workday Partner organization
• Strong functional expertise in one or more modules:
  • Payroll
  • Absence
  • Time Tracking
  • Financials
• Proven experience working in Agile or hybrid implementation environments
• Active Workday certifications (must be willing to transfer Certification)
• Strong understanding of:
  • Workday configuration vs. customization boundaries
  • Implementation accelerators and reusable templates