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Workday Core Hcm Consultant Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Skilled with Workday Core HCM and other modules preferred. * Workday Configuration and Implementation * Provide full product lifecycle support post-implementation. * Skilled with API and custom 3rd ...

Core HCM & Compensation Configuration: Design and configure Workday Core HCM business processes, staffing models, job profiles, and security groups alongside Core & Advanced Compensation modules.

Core HCM & Compensation Configuration: Design and configure Workday Core HCM business processes, staffing models, job profiles, and security groups alongside Core & Advanced Compensation modules.

Workday HCM Analyst

Santa Clara, CA ยท On-site

$140K - $193K/yr

Serve as the Workday Core HCM and Security subject matter expert, leading design, configuration ... Leverage HR and technical expertise to provide consultative guidance, influence solution design ...

Workday HCM Analyst

Santa Clara, CA ยท On-site +1

$140K - $193K/yr

Serve as the Workday Core HCM and Security subject matter expert, leading design, configuration ... Leverage HR and technical expertise to provide consultative guidance, influence solution design ...

Workday HCM Solution Architect

Signal Hill, CA ยท On-site

$67.25 - $88.75/hr

Skills & Requirements5+ Years of end-to-end Workday HCM implementation experience including Core HCM, Benefits, Recruiting, Advance Compensation, Talent Management, Absence Management and US Payroll ...

Senior Workday Configuration Engineer

Charlotte, NC ยท On-site

$54 - $69.50/hr

As a member of the Workday Core HCM team, you will partner with HR, technology, and business stakeholders to design, configure, and optimize the foundational Workday capabilities that support ...

Provide expertise in multiple modules in the Workday HCM suite (HCM Core, Compensation, Benefits ... Mentor new consultants and serve as a professional role model as well as coach others on product ...

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Workday Core HCM Senior Principal Consultant

Great Barrington, MA โ€ข On-site, Remote

Collaborative
Software Developmentย โ€ขย 51 - 200 employees

Full-time

Re-posted 2 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Lead client workshops, discovery sessions, and design discussions to define scalable Workday solutions.

  • Own solution design and oversee configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live activities.

  • Mentor and coach consultants and senior consultants, providing functional leadership.


Job description

The Workday HCM Senior Principal Consultant is a senior functional leader responsible for driving the design, delivery, and overall success of Workday HCM implementations. Acting as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams, this individual provides strategic guidance across Core HCM and related functional areas while ensuring solutions align to business objectives and Workday leading practices.

The Senior Principal Consultant combines deep Workday expertise with delivery leadership, pre-sales support, and people development responsibilities. They lead complex solution discussions, guide implementation teams, support business development activities, and play a key role in growing the Workday practice through mentoring and knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities:
  • Serve as a senior Workday HCM subject matter expert across Core HCM and related areas including Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, Performance, Recruiting, and Learning.
  • Lead client workshops, discovery sessions, and design discussions to define scalable Workday solutions aligned to business requirements and best practices.
  • Own solution design and provide oversight across configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live transition activities.
  • Act as the functional lead for medium to large Workday HCM implementations, managing key solution decisions, risks, and dependencies.
  • Provide strategic guidance to clients on HR transformation, workforce processes, and Workday adoption.
  • Collaborate with Reporting, Security, Integrations, Payroll, Change Management, and Project Management teams to ensure successful delivery.
  • Support testing, data conversion, cutover, and deployment activities throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Mentor and coach consultants and senior consultants, providing quality reviews and functional leadership.
  • Support business development activities including solutioning, estimations, proposals, demonstrations, and customer presentations.
  • Contribute to practice development through methodology improvements, internal training, asset creation, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
  • Maintain expertise in Workday product innovations and emerging HR technology trends.
Skills & Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Active Workday HCM Certification required.
  • Additional certifications in Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, Recruiting, or Learning are desirable.
  • 5+ years of Workday implementation experience, including multiple end-to-end Workday HCM deployments.
  • Proven experience leading HCM workstreams or functional teams on large and complex implementations.
  • Deep functional expertise in Core HCM and broader HR business processes.
  • Experience gathering requirements, facilitating workshops, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
  • Experience supporting pre-sales activities, including estimations, proposals, and solution presentations.
  • Strong leadership, mentoring, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, including engagement with executive-level stakeholders.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced consulting environment.
  • Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK.
  • Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site as needed.

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