HCM Lead Functional Consultant (Italian speaking)

Workday; Milano; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Job summary

Workday in Italy seeks a Principal Consultant to lead end-to-end HCM implementations for a diverse portfolio of customers. You’ll act as a trusted advisor, translating business needs into configured Workday solutions and guiding customers through validation, testing and deployment.

You will mentor junior consultants, collaborate with Data and Integration specialists, and help shape the delivery approach within our flex model, balancing delivery excellence with work-life balance across Italy.

Job description

Your work days are brighter here.

We're obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we're shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you'll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We're in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you'll do meaningful work with Workmates who've got your back. In return, we'll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you've found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

Workday's HCM Consulting teams are driven by a passion for our products and the success of our customers in implementing our best in class cloud solutions. We're a diverse group of people, with an invaluable mix of experience and backgrounds, located across multiple locations.

This role is a unique opportunity to strengthen Workday's presence in Italy.

About the Role

Our team promotes Workday's core values with 'Employees' being the first of them! This is why we:

• Offer flexible work schedules aligned to our "flex model"
• Empower you to follow your desired career path & achieve professional and personal goals
• Encourage work-life balance and wellbeing
• Are proud to champion equal opportunities for everyone

We are looking for someone to join our team who is eager to learn with a creative mindset, support their colleagues and focus on value offered to customers; all of that while having fun.

As a functional lead, you'll play a key role in the end-to-end implementation of Workday's HCM product, across a varied portfolio of customers. You'll act as a trusted advisor to the customer, leading the implementation of single or multiple HCM functional streams. You will assure customers' confidence in the application and created solutions and transfer their vision into system configuration.

What you will achieve in your first 12-24 months

You’ll get the opportunity to learn and achieve many things as a Principle Consultant at Workday.

Here are some of the activities you will experience on your Workday career journey:

• Month 1 - you'll complete the Workday Core HCM & Practical Certification training, and within your first 6 months, you'll undertake further Specialist Certification training
• Once certified, you'll supplement your initial product learnings through active project engagements, working under the guidance of more experienced Functional Architect
• You will work closely with other Consulting Teams on projects, including Data and Integration Consultants, to ensure seamless collaboration between the various touch-points of the application
• You will gain a practical understanding of Workday's implementation methodology at each stage of the project life cycle: gathering and understanding Customer’s Business Requirements and demonstrating core Workday concepts, utilizing pre-delivered Workday solutions
• You will translate Customer requirements into configured solutions
• You will support your customer during multiple rounds of testing, responding to and resolving test issues & supporting other consultants in doing so
• You will be undertaking final deployment activities for the customer, including the provision of knowledge transfer and post-production support activities