Senior Workday Time and Absence Management Consultant

Barracuda; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company based in Reading is seeking a Workday Expert focused on Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking. This contract role involves leading deployments across Europe and requires strong stakeholder management and expertise in Workday configurations. The ideal candidate has clear communication skills, a deep understanding of payroll regulations, and at least 5 years of hands-on Workday experience, particularly for Austria. Join a collaborative HRIS team and help drive user adoption of best practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience configuring Workday Time & Attendance with previous experience for Austria specifically.
• Experience with payroll integration outputs (time calculation results, absence balances, earnings/premiums).
• Proficiency with Workday Business Process configuration, conditional rules, calculation tags, and security for Time/Absence.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end configuration and deployment of Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking for EMEA.
• Gather and document client requirements; design solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex configuration issues.

Skills

Configuration of Workday Payroll

Stakeholder management

Data conversion

Testing and documentation

Tools

Workday

Job description

Job ID 26-440

Come join our passionate team! Barracuda is a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats. Our platform protects email, data, applications, and networks with innovative solutions, and a managed XDR service, to strengthen cyber resilience. Hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide trust us to protect and support them with solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use.

We know a diverse workforce adds to our collective value and strength as an organization. Barracuda Networks is proud to be an employer that complies with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity regardless of race, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.

Envision yourself at Barracuda

We are seeking a Workday Expert focused on Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking (PATT) to lead cross‑border deployments in the US and Europe. The ideal candidate will design, configure, prototype, test, and implement Workday PATT solutions, manage data conversion and integrations, ensure compliance with local regulations, and drive user adoption. This is a contract/temporary role requiring strong stakeholder management and clear, proactive communication. You’ll partner closely with HR, Payroll, and local country HR to ensure Workday configurations are robust, scalable, and audit‑ready.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end configuration and deployment of Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking for EMEA
• Gather and document client requirements; design solutions; develop prototypes; drive testing and cutover; provide knowledge transfer to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with data conversion teams to migrate legacy data into Workday with high data quality.
• Configure and test integrations between Workday and third‑party systems (payroll vendors, benefits providers, etc).
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex configuration issues; deliver scalable, repeatable solutions.
• Facilitate client adoption of best practices; deliver user training and change management activities.
• Maintain client satisfaction; provide regular status updates to PMs; identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with local payroll, tax, leave regulations, and privacy requirements (i.e., GDPR); stay current with Workday releases and certifications.
• Propose and implement innovative approaches to deploy Workday more efficiently.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years hands‑on experience configuring Workday Time & Attendance with previous experience for Austria specifically.
• Experience with payroll integration outputs (time calculation results, absence balances, earnings/premiums).
• Proficiency with Workday Business Process configuration, conditional rules, calculation tags, and security for Time/Absence.
• Excellent stakeholder management; ability to work across HR, Payroll, and country HR partners.
• Strong documentation, testing, and change control discipline.

Be a part of the HRIS team that brings a wealth of knowledge and takes a collaborative approach. Our philosophy centers on building strong relationships while guiding functional owners through the process of developing their requirements and refining them to align with system capabilities.