Workday Absence & Time Tracking Consultant

Kainos; Derry/Londonderry; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos is seeking a Workday Absence & Time Tracking Consultant to join a global team delivering enterprise-scale Workday solutions. You will collaborate with customers to understand their needs, configure absence and time tracking modules, and guide delivery with a focus on quality and value.

You will work within a team, sometimes remotely, and may travel to customer sites as required to ensure successful implementations and ongoing support for diverse organisations.

Qualifications

• Workday Absence Certification with 3+ years in Absence/Time Tracking.
• Strong understanding of Workday products including HCM.
• Excellent customer focus with client-facing consulting experience.
• Clear, effective communication with customers and colleagues, including in remote settings.
• Good commercial awareness and understanding of project and business dynamics.
• Able to work in remote teams and independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to plan workload and meet deadlines.
• Some consulting skills: presenting, workshops, explaining functionality to customers.
• Maintain confidentiality and data security in all work
• Awareness of Kainos story and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Implement and configure Workday Absence & Time Tracking solutions for a global customer base.
• Build strong relationships with customers, shaping and delivering solutions aligned to needs.
• Provide guidance to customers, understanding their business requirements and ensuring commercially viable outcomes.

Skills

Workday Absence Certification

Workday Absence/Time Tracking

Workday HCM knowledge

Customer focus

Communication skills

Remote collaboration

Workload planning

Consulting skills

Standards & confidentiality

Business awareness

Regulatory knowledge

Workday delivery services rotation

Job description

Join Kainos and Shape the Future

At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

Main Purpose Of The Role & Responsibilities

As a Workday Absence & Time Tracking Consultant in Kainos, you’ll work in a team to implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for our global customer base. 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.

Minimum (essential) Requirements

• Workday Absence Certification, with 3+ years experience in Absence and/or Time Tracking
• Strong understanding of Workday products either/or HCM as well as any specialist Capability
• Very good customer focus, with experience in a customer-facing, consulting environment. Able to understand customer needs and build relationships. Able to understand when to upscale …
• Clear and effective communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation.
• Good commercial awareness and sound understanding of project and business dynamics
• Capable of working within (remote) teams and alongside customers, as well as on your individual tasks with no supervision
• Able to plan own workload and meet deadlines
• Some consulting skills e.g., presenting, participating in workshops, explaining functionality or solutions to customers
• Able to apply all relevant standards and procedures to your own work, maintaining high quality, accuracy and attention to detail
• Aware of the importance of confidentiality and non-disclosure policies and/or agreements and ensures security of information at all times
• Awareness of the Kainos story and wider business offering
• Awareness of company strategy and how to support it
• Able to come up with improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice
• Willing to learn in depth about relevant subject matter e.g., international regulatory requirements
• Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services, specifically Consulting and Application Management Services
• For Application Management Services, able to deliver work to meet defined Service Level Agreements
• Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)

Desirable

• 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.

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.

We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.