Workday Certified Benefits Consultant

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Workday Certified Benefits Consultant with 5+ years of hands-on expertise to lead and support Workday Benefits implementations, enhancements, and ongoing support. The ideal candidate will partner with HR, Benefits, and Payroll teams to design, configure, and optimize benefits programs while ensuring compliance and a seamless employee experience.

Location & Work Mode

• Location: Across India

  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support Workday Benefits implementations, upgrades, and post-production support

• Gather and analyze business requirements for health, welfare, retirement, and voluntary benefit plans
  

• Configure benefit plans, eligibility rules, benefit groups, coverage options, and rates
  

• Manage open enrollment, life events, and benefit change processes

• Integrate Benefits with Core HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence
  

• Configure and maintain business process frameworks, calculated fields, condition rules, and validations
  

• Support benefits vendor integrations (inbound/outbound files, EDI coordination)

• Perform data conversion, testing (unit, integration, UAT), and production validation

• Troubleshoot benefits-related issues and provide timely resolution

• Prepare functional design documents, reports, and end-user training materials

• Support Workday bi-annual releases and assess benefits-related impacts

  
  
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Active Workday Benefits Certification (Mandatory)
  

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Workday Benefits
  

• Strong understanding of benefits administration, eligibility rules, and compliance requirements
  

• Experience in end-to-end Workday implementations and/or AMS support

• Knowledge of benefits reporting and audits
  

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional Workday certifications (HCM, Payroll, Integrations, Reporting)

• Experience with global benefits programs or multi-country implementations

• Experience supporting integrations with benefits carriers and third-party administrators

• Consulting or system integration experience