Workday Consultant

Job Description Workday Functional Consultant

Role Overview

We are seeking a Workday Functional Consultant (Tier 2) to provide additional build capacity across Workday functional domains. The role focuses on lower-complexity configuration and enhancements, requiring minimal oversight, while partnering closely with Tier-1 teams. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on Workday configuration experience with solid fundamentals across HCM, Time & Absence, and/or Payroll.

Key Responsibilities

Independently handle low-to-medium complexity Workday functional builds with minimal supervision

Configure Workday modules to align with defined business processes and workflows

Support data management and tenant activities, including data migration and validation

Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements using standard Workday capabilities

Analyze incorrect transactions and provide recommendations to Tier-1 teams for resolution

Create and maintain reports, calculated fields, and security configurations

Support ongoing post-production issues and functional enhancements

Mandatory Key Skills & Qualifications

General

Hands-on Workday Functional experience (3+ years preferred)

Strong understanding of Workday HCM fundamentals, including:

oBusiness Process Framework

oReporting & Calculated Fields

oSecurity & Notifications

Hands-on experience with EIBs (Inbound & Outbound)

Ability to work independently in a Tier-2 / AMS / Support model

Experience supporting global HR users and stakeholders

HCM

Hands-on configuration experience in one or more of the following:

oCore HCM

oBenefits

oTime Tracking

oPayroll

oLearning

Strong experience with:

oOnboarding

oChange Job

oTermination business processes

Workday Business Process configuration (conditions, validations, approvals, notifications)

Calculated Fields creation and maintenance

Custom Report development (Advanced / Matrix)

Workday Security configuration, including:

oSecurity Groups

oDomain Security

oBusiness Process Security

Experience with:

oWorkday Docs

oLetter Templates

oQuestionnaires, Surveys, Reference Letters

oCustom Alerts

Time & Absence

Advanced configuration experience in Absence Management, including:

oTime-off plans with complex accruals

oCarryovers, shadow plans, touchpoints

Leave configuration experience, including:

oBalance periods

oCascading and intermittent leaves

oEligibility and validation rules

Experience with:

oAutomated leave return

oBalance adjustments and transfers

oSell Time Off

Hands-on experience with:

oTime Tracking configuration

oTime submissions and employee schedules

Reporting using Absence and Time Tracking data sources

Basic knowledge of Workday APIs related to Absence & Time Tracking

Payroll

Hands-on Workday Payroll experience, including:

oCalculate

oComplete

oSettle processes

Experience configuring:

oEarnings & Deductions

oAccount Posting Rules

oRun Categories

oPayment Election Rules

Experience with:

oExternal Earnings

oExternal Deductions

oExternal Inputs

Reporting experience using:

oPayroll Results

oJournal Lines data sources

Understanding of:

oPayroll statutory/regulatory rules

oPayroll touchpoints with Time, Absence, Benefits, Compensation, and HCM

Good To Have

Workday PRO Certification in relevant functional tracks

Exposure to Core Connectors or Public APIs

Experience working in large enterprise / global Workday environments

Prior experience in AMS / Tier-2 / Production Support models

Workday Technical Consultant Job Description

Responsibilities

- Ownership of the hire-to-retire lifecycle in Workday, managing and overseeing the entire lifecycle from hiring to

retirement.

- Plan and lead cross-functional efforts to drive Workday product launches.

- Continuously elevate the employee experience and optimize interactions with Workday.

- Represent the Workday platform across the landscape of HR applications.

- Partner with business leaders and People Engineering teams to align on objectives and programs.

- Lead the research, design, development, testing, and delivery of new Workday functionality.

Core Responsibilities (Must Have)

- Design and develop integrations using Workday tools such as EIB, Core Connectors, and primarily Workday

Studio.

- Utilize XSLT (including XSLT 3.0) to transform XML data between Workday and external systems.

- Perform document and data transformations from Workday formats to flat files or other system formats.

- Provide technical troubleshooting and support for integration issues ensuring data accuracy and stability.

- Configure security groups and policies for integrations and participate in bi-annual Workday releases.

Requirements

- 5+ years of experience implementing or managing Workday solutions.

- 4+ years of experience configuring Workday HCM with strong technical integration exposure.

- 2+ years of experience supporting other Workday modules such as Recruiting, Compensation, Talent,

Performance, or Learning.

- Deep HR domain expertise with the ability to translate business objectives into technical solutions.

- Ability to thrive in complex and technically ambiguous environments.