SR HCM Functional Consultant

Consult; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Consult is seeking a SR HCM Functional Consultant for a London-based hybrid contract (3-6 months). The role focuses on post-production support, advisory work, and implementation planning across Workday HCM modules, including Core HCM, Recruitment, HiredScore, and Help & Journeys.

You will drive client relationships and lead sessions to scope complex requirements. The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of Workday experience in HCM deployments and strong communication skills to collaborate with

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Workday HCM core modules, reporting and security.
• Experience implementing or supporting Workday HCM modules across deployments.

Responsibilities

• Provide post-production support and Workday HCM enhancements as SME.
• Document requirements, map processes, and configure best-practice Workday modules.
• Manage client relationships and handle support requests and project work.
• Lead client sessions to analyze and scope complex business requirements.
• Prioritize requests and delegate tasks by urgency and scope.
• Guide team members and resolve complex client issues.
• Share Workday best practices and deliver high-quality results.

Skills

Core HCM

Recruitment

HiredScore

Help & Journeys

Workday best practices

Client relations

Communication

Leadership

Job description

Job Title: SR HCM Functional Consultant

Job Location: London, UK (Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract (3-6 months)

Responsibilities

• Provide post-production support and enhancement services in multiple areas of Workday HCM and serve as the subject matter expert to assist fellow team members and clients
• Participate in advisory, planning and implementation of additional Workday HCM modules by documenting requirements, mapping processes, and implementing best-practice configuration
• Manage client relationships and resolves client support requests varying from operational support issue resolution, phase x implementations and enhancement projects, release planning, to strategic road mapping services
• Lead sessions with clients and team members to analyze and scope complex business requirements
• Prioritize and delegate requests and tasks by level of urgency, scope, complexity, and team availability
• Provide guidance to and collaborate with team members to research and resolve complex client requests
• Provide Workday best practices and ensure high quality deliverables
• Communicate effectively with clients to convey project updates, configuration recommendations, and Workday best practices
• Prioritize client’s interest and proactively listen to ensure that work exceeds their expectations
• Actively foster internal relationships, share knowledge, and mentor other consultants, and contribute as a leader to grow our practice
• Take initiative to perform or delegate other related duties as needs are discovered, including internal projects

Looking for

• Strong understanding of core Workday competencies (business process, reporting, security) and deep expertise in one (or multiple!) Workday HCM functional areas
• Experience implementing/supporting Workday modules related to Core HCM, Recruitment, HiredScore, Help & Journeys mandatory
• 8+ years of recent Workday experience implementing/Supporting Workday HCM modules
• Strong experience within Workday HCM deployments and operational support projects
• Ability to build and develop strong client relationships
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Passionate about knowledge sharing
• Ability to learn technology quickly through instruction and self‑training
• Ability to interact and collaborate effectively with clients and co-workers in a positive manner that engenders confidence and trust
• Good problem solver with ability to consider alternative and diverse perspectives