Workday Talent/Learning Consultant

Kainos; Home Hill; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos is seeking a Workday HCM Consultant to join their team in Home Hill, Queensland. In this role, you will implement and configure Workday solutions for a global customer base, leading project workstreams and building strong relationships with clients.

Ideal candidates will have Workday HCM certification and experience in customer management, showcasing strong consulting skills. Kainos values diversity and aims to provide an inclusive workplace for all employees.

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects in Workday HCM.
• Strong ability to manage customer expectations.
• Experience presenting to senior client audiences.

Responsibilities

• Implement and configure Workday solutions for clients.
• Lead functional workstreams throughout project lifecycles.
• Mentor and support junior consultants.

Skills

Workday HCM certification

Customer focus

Strong communication skills

Strong consulting skills

Commercial awareness

Education

Professional qualifications

Job description

Main Purpose of the Role & Responsibilities

As a Workday HCM Consultant in Kainos, you’ll work in a team to implement and configure enterprise‑scale Workday solutions for our global customer base, typically leading a project workstream. You will build relationships with our customers, shaping and delivering solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose and commercially viable. You’ll provide excellent guidance to customers, understanding their business and requirements, support more junior members of the team and share your knowledge with them.

What We Are Looking For

• Workday HCM, with Learning and/or Talent Certification
• Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations. Know when to push back, when to elevate issues, and when to go above and beyond to satisfy a customer
• Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation. Ability to formally present to senior client audiences
• Strong commercial awareness and full understanding of project and business dynamics
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure while balancing customer demands and Kainos commercial objectives
• Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts
• Strong consulting skills such as presenting, leading workshops, demonstrating and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers
• Able to lead a functional workstream on a prime implementation throughout the full project lifecycle
• Willing and able to act as a role model within the capability and mentor and/or line‑manage more junior consultants
• Willing and able to support the sales process, including the production of estimates for the delivery of work packages
• Able to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice
• Commercial understanding of utilisation within a services organisation and the importance of these targets
• Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services, specifically Consulting and Application Management Services
• Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out‑of‑region travel may also be required)

Nice To Have

• Professional qualifications in your area of expertise
• Experience in post‑deployment services

Embracing our Differences

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.