Workday HCM Consultant: Talent, Performance & Learning

Accenture Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Australia is seeking a Workday HCM Functional Consultant with hands-on experience in Talent Management, Performance Management and Learning. You will translate business requirements into Workday solutions, configure the platform, support testing and deployment, and help clients improve employee development and learning experiences.

The role requires independent ownership of workstreams, strong stakeholder engagement, and delivery of high-quality project outcomes under senior leadership

Qualifications

• Hands-on functional experience configuring and supporting Workday HCM, with depth in Talent Management, Performance Management and/or Learning.
• Experience across at least one full Workday implementation lifecycle or a substantial Workday optimisation, deployment or support program.
• Practical understanding of Workday business processes, security concepts, reporting dependencies and tenant configuration.
• Ability to facilitate requirements and design workshops and convert business needs into clear, testable functional solutions.
• Experience preparing functional design documents, configuration workbooks, test scenarios and user guidance.

Responsibilities

• Drive and support functional workstreams for Workday Talent Management, Performance Management and Learning implementations, enhancements and optimisation initiatives.
• Run discovery workshops and stakeholder interviews to understand current processes, pain points, business requirements and future-state objectives.
• Translate requirements into Workday functional designs, configuration workbooks, user stories, process flows and solution decisions.
• Configure Workday Talent and Performance functionality, including talent profiles, competencies and skills, goals, performance review processes, calibration, succession-related processes and development planning.
• Configure Workday Learning functionality, including learning content, courses, programs, campaigns, enrolment rules and assessments.
• Configure and maintain relevant business processes, condition rules, notifications and tenant setup within the assigned functional scope.

Skills

Workday HCM configuration

Talent Management

Performance Management

Learning

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Analytical skills

Tools

Workday tooling

Job description

Accenture Australia is seeking a Workday HCM Functional Consultant with hands-on experience in Talent Management, Performance Management and Learning. You will translate business requirements into Workday solutions, configure the platform, support testing and deployment, and help clients improve employee development and learning experiences.

The role requires independent ownership of workstreams, strong stakeholder engagement, and delivery of high-quality project outcomes under senior leadership