Senior Consultant – Workday HCM, Integrations & Functional Configuration

ThoughtWorks, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Thoughtworks is seeking a Senior Consultant for Workday HCM, Integrations & Functional Configuration in India. You will lead functional configuration, design integrations, and deliver scalable Workday solutions aligned with business needs.

The role requires proactive collaboration with HR and senior stakeholders and ownership from requirements through delivery. Ideal candidates have hands-on Workday experience, strong problem-solving, and the ability to manage complex tasks across releases and

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Workday functional configuration and integrations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication with senior stakeholders.
• Analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to own from requirements to delivery and documentation.
• Collaborative and capable of cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Configure and support Workday Core HCM, Core Compensation, Absence, and Talent–Performance Management.
• Develop reports, calculated fields, and integrations (EIB, RaaS, WQL, security).
• Troubleshoot integration failures and production issues.
• Support Workday releases, testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Engage with HR and business stakeholders to gather requirements and design solutions.
• Own end-to-end requests from analysis to resolution and documentation.
• Communicate progress, risks, and timelines with teams.

Skills

Core HCM

Integrations: EIB, RaaS, Security

Advanced Reporting

Core Compensation

Absence Management

Talent – Performance Management

Recruiting – Job Requisition

Release Management

Workday Security

Time Tracking

Tools

SOAP/Core Connectors

REST APIs

PECI

XSLT

Workday Studio

Composite Reports

ASOR

Orchestration

GCP

Node.js

Python

Job description

Senior Consultant – Workday HCM, Integrations & Functional Configuration

Job Description

Role Overview: We are looking for an 5+ years Workday Senior Consultant with strong expertise in Workday HCM, reporting, and integrations. The candidate should be capable of independently managing functional and technical requirements, troubleshooting complex issues, and engaging with senior business stakeholders to deliver scalable and reliable Workday solutions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Configure, enhance, and support Workday Core HCM, Core Compensation, Absence, and Talent – Performance Management.
2. Develop and maintain advanced reports, calculated fields, and integrations using EIB (inbound/outbound), RaaS, WQL, and integration security.
3. Troubleshoot integration failures, production issues, and business process or security-related challenges.
4. Support Workday releases, regression testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
5. Engage with senior business stakeholders and HR teams to gather requirements, clarify business needs, recommend solutions, and manage expectations.
6. Own requests end to end, including requirement analysis, solution design, testing, implementation, documentation, and resolution.
7. Proactively communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and timelines while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Required Skills – Expert Level

1. Core HCM
2. Integrations: EIB (inbound/outbound), RaaS and Integration Security
3. Advanced Reporting
4. Core Compensation
5. Absence Management
6. Talent – Performance Management, Promotions etc.

Preferred Skills

1. Recruiting – Job Requisition
2. Advanced Compensation, Workday Security, and Release Management
3. SOAP/Core Connectors, REST APIs, PECI, and XSLT
4. Workday Studio, Time Tracking, Composite Reports, ASOR, and Orchestration
5. Basic understanding of custom integrations build using GCP, Node.js, or Python
6. Integration architecture and solution design.

Experience & Competencies

1. Strong hands-on experience in Workday functional configuration and integrations.
2. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including confidence in engaging with senior business stakeholders.
3. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
4. Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and take ownership of solutions from requirements through delivery.
5. Strong collaboration, documentation, and expectation-management skills.

About Thoughtworks

Thoughtworks is a dynamic and inclusive community of bright and supportive colleagues who are revolutionizing tech. As a leading technology consultancy, we’re pushing boundaries through our purposeful and impactful work. For 30+ years, we’ve delivered extraordinary impact together with our clients by helping them solve complex business problems with technology as the differentiator. Bring your brilliant expertise and commitment for continuous learning to Thoughtworks. Together, let’s be extraordinary.