Workday Functional Consultant

Talenza; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 99,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Talenza, an ASX-listed healthcare organisation, is undertaking a major Workday transformation across its HR systems landscape. Working within Corporate Technology, you’ll partner with HR stakeholders, business process owners, the Workday implementation team and technology partners to deliver a scalable, user-friendly platform.

The initial focus is Core HCM, Recruitment and Onboarding, with a second phase introducing additional modules.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Workday Functional Consultant or Analyst.
• Hands-on Workday HCM configuration across core processes.
• Experience supporting Workday in BAU and release cycles.

Responsibilities

• Represent HRIS and operational support in Workday workshops and meetings.
• Partner with HR stakeholders to gather requirements and shape practical Workday solutions.
• Support Workday HCM configuration across business processes, condition rules, validations, notifications and calculated fields.
• Contribute to the implementation of Core HCM, Recruitment and Onboarding.
• Challenge unnecessary customisations and promote Workday best practices, scalability and maintainability.
• Identify operational risks, support considerations and potential issues before go-live.
• Assess enhancement requests, document functional designs and support testing, defect resolution and release readiness.
• Establish sustainable support processes, documentation and knowledge articles to support ongoing platform operations.
• Support the transition from implementation into BAU, including handover from implementation partners.
• Take ownership of Workday incidents, problems, service requests and continuous improvement following go-live.

Skills

Workday

HCM configuration

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Incident management

Education

Workday certification

Tools

Workday

Job description

• Up to $165k + super | Hybrid working | Macquarie Park, Sydney
• Influence solution design and represent operational needs throughout delivery.
• Join a major Workday implementation targeting go-live in July next year.

Role

As a Workday Functional Consultant, you’ll initially join the implementation project team as the operational representative for the HRIS function, reporting to the Head of HCM & Knowledge Systems.

With go-live targeted for July next year, you’ll help ensure implementation decisions reflect both business requirements and the practical realities of ongoing platform support. You’ll attend workshops, influence solution design, support hands‑on configuration and help establish sustainable processes for the transition into BAU.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Represent the HRIS and operational support function in Workday implementation workshops and project meetings.
• Partner with HR stakeholders, business process owners and implementation teams to gather requirements and shape practical Workday solutions.
• Support Workday HCM configuration across business processes, condition rules, validations, notifications and calculated fields.
• Contribute to the implementation of Core HCM, Recruitment and Onboarding.
• Challenge unnecessary customisations and promote Workday best practices, scalability and maintainability.
• Identify operational risks, support considerations and potential issues before go-live.
• Assess enhancement requests, document functional designs and support testing, defect resolution and release readiness.
• Establish sustainable support processes, documentation and knowledge articles to support ongoing platform operations.
• Support the transition from implementation into BAU, including handover from implementation partners.
• Take ownership of Workday incidents, problems, service requests and continuous improvement following go-live.

You will have

• Previous experience as a Workday Functional Consultant, Workday Analyst or Workday Administrator.
• Strong hands‑on Workday HCM knowledge and practical configuration experience.
• Experience supporting Workday in a BAU or production environment, including incident and problem management.
• Experience with root‑cause analysis, recurring issue resolution and implementing corrective actions.
• Understanding of Workday implementation delivery, functional design, testing and release management.
• Ability to assess solution options and balance business requirements with long‑term supportability.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation and communication skills.
• Experience bridging business users, HR teams, technical specialists and implementation partners.
• Strong documentation skills, including functional designs, configuration records, test evidence and support documentation.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across project delivery, enhancements and operational support.

Desirable experience:

• Workday experience across Core HCM, Recruitment, Onboarding or other relevant HCM functional areas.
• Experience supporting Workday implementation-to-BAU transitions.
• Workday reporting, dashboards, calculated fields, security roles or integration touchpoints.
• Experience working with implementation partners or managed service providers.
• Experience in healthcare or another complex, highly regulated organisation.
• Workday certification or relevant formal training.

Organisation

Join a leading ASX-listed healthcare organisation undertaking a major Workday transformation across its HR systems landscape. Working within Corporate Technology, you’ll partner with HR stakeholders, business process owners, the Workday implementation team and technology partners to deliver a scalable, user-friendly platform.

The initial implementation focuses on Workday Core HCM, Recruitment and Onboarding, with a planned second phase introducing other modules