Job Description

Job Title: Workday Functional Consultant (Implementation Focused)

Location: U.S. (Remote/Hybrid as applicable)
Employment Type: Full-Time

We are looking for a skilled Workday Functional Consultant to join our implementation team and drive hands-on configuration and delivery of Workday solutions. This role requires strong functional expertise, deep configuration experience, and the ability to independently own specific workstreams across end-to-end implementations.

The ideal candidate is experienced in Workday deployments and thrives in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Implementation & Configuration

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  Lead and support functional workstreams during Workday implementations, including:
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    Payroll
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    Absence
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    Time Tracking
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    Financials
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  Perform hands-on configuration across:
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    Business Process Framework (BPF)
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    Organizational structures
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    Eligibility rules and calculations
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  Translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions

Requirements & Design

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  Conduct:
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    Discovery sessions
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    Requirements workshops
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    Design discussions
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  Develop Functional Design Documents (FDDs) where required
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  Identify gaps and recommend Workday-native solutions aligned with best practices

Testing & Deployment Support

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  Actively participate in:
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    Conference Room Pilots (CRP1, CRP2)
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    Unit Testing
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    System Integration Testing (SIT)
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    User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
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  Support data validation and migration activities
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  Assist in go-live and hypercare phases

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

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  Work closely with:
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    Integration consultants
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    Reporting teams
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    Client SMEs and stakeholders
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  Support cross-functional alignment to ensure successful delivery

Required Qualifications

• 4–9+ years of Workday functional experience
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  Minimum 1–2 full lifecycle Workday implementations (mandatory)
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  At least 2+ years of experience with a Workday partner organization
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  Active Workday certifications with willingness to transfer to E1
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  Strong hands-on configuration expertise in at least one module:
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    Payroll
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    Absence
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    Time Tracking
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    Financials
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  Solid understanding of:
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    Workday business processes
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    Configuration dependencies across modules