Workday Talent & Learning Lead Consultant

Kainos; Quebec; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos is seeking a Workday AMS HCM Lead Consultant (Talent & Learning) to lead ongoing support, configuration, and enhancement of Workday HCM solutions for global clients. You will specialize in Talent and Learning and act as a subject matter expert within the AMS team.

You’ll be a trusted advisor delivering strategic, tailored solutions that blend functional expertise, client advisory, hands-on configuration, and leadership.

Qualifications

• Workday certification and/or significant hands-on experience configuring Talent and Learning, or related experience in another system, e.g. SuccessFactors or similar.
• Solid understanding of related Workday functional areas beyond your core specialty.
• Proven success in a client-facing consulting role or client-side HRIS team.
• Strong customer engagement and communication skills, including experience presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of consulting project dynamics.
• Ability to manage service delivery risk and lead cross-functional workshops and strategic discussions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert configuration and support in Workday Talent & Learning
• Act as a primary point of contact for clients, building relationships, offering strategic advice and ensuring high-quality, creative solutions.
• Proactively advise on dependencies, cross-stream implications, and maintenance concerns.
• Own the configuration of complex initiatives and guide clients to appropriately test.
• Mentor junior consultants, promoting capability development across the team.
• Manage competing priorities across multiple clients, proactively communicating about completion dates and blockers.
• Provide suggestions to improve the configuration and user experience within Workday.

Job description

Kainos is seeking a Workday AMS HCM Lead Consultant (Talent & Learning) to lead ongoing support, configuration, and enhancement of Workday HCM solutions for global clients. You will specialize in Talent and Learning and act as a subject matter expert within the AMS team.

You’ll be a trusted advisor delivering strategic, tailored solutions that blend functional expertise, client advisory, hands-on configuration, and leadership.