Workday Absence & Time Tracking Consultant

VirtualResource B.V; Italia; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

VirtualResource B.V. seeks an experienced Workday Absence & Time Tracking Consultant to design, configure, and optimise client Workday solutions.

You will work with stakeholders to understand requirements, deliver best-practice configurations, and support implementations to maximise value. You will lead workshops, provide expert guidance through all project phases, and train end users while ensuring seamless integration with other HR systems and ongoing production support.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' hands-on Workday consulting experience focused on Absence Management and Time Tracking.
• Experience configuring and implementing Workday Absence and Time Tracking functionality.
• Strong understanding of HR business processes, particularly absence management, leave administration, scheduling, and time tracking.
• Experience leading client workshops, gathering requirements, and translating business needs into system configurations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple client engagements simultaneously.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and consulting skills.
• Workday Absence and/or Time Tracking Certification.
• Knowledge of global absence, leave, and time management processes.
• Experience working within consulting or client-facing environments.
• Fluent in English; German and/or Italian languages beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Configure and implement Workday Absence and Time Tracking solutions aligned to client requirements.
• Facilitate client workshops to gather requirements and design effective Workday solutions.
• Provide guidance through design, prototyping, testing, deployment and post-production support.
• Advise clients on Workday functionality, enhancements, and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure integration with other HR systems.
• Conduct system testing, troubleshoot issues, and provide ongoing support.
• Develop and deliver user training sessions and documentation.
• Manage multiple client engagements with clear stakeholder communication.
• Support project planning, status reporting and issue resolution activities.

Skills

Workday Absence Management

Time Tracking

Workday Certification

HR Business Processes

Client Workshops

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Problem Solving

Independent Working

Multilingual English/German/Italian

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/HR

Tools

Workday Integrations

Job description

VirtualResource (VR) is a boutique consultancy supporting companies to optimise their HR and Workday systems. We strive to be the go-to company that partners with businesses to optimise their HR technology landscape. Our people are our most important asset We recognise the need for a committed, skilled and loyal team and strive to create a working environment that is flexible, caring and considerate of all needs. We attract the best people and reward them appropriately Staff development and upskilling are core to what we do

What is the role about:

We are looking for an experienced Workday Absence & Time Tracking Consultant to join our team and support clients in designing, configuring, and optimizing their Workday solutions. In this role, you will work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements, deliver best-practice configurations, support implementations, and provide ongoing guidance to help clients maximise the value of their Workday investment.

Job Description Responsibilities will include:

• Configure and implement Workday Absence and Time Tracking solutions aligned to client requirements and best practices.
• Facilitate client workshops to gather requirements, analyze business processes, and recommend effective Workday solutions.
• Provide expert functional guidance throughout solution design, prototyping, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
• Advise clients on Workday functionality, enhancements, and industry best practices related to Absence and Time Tracking.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration with other Workday modules and HR systems.
• Conduct system testing, troubleshoot issues, and provide ongoing support to ensure stable and optimised solutions.
• Develop and deliver user training sessions and supporting documentation.
• Manage multiple client engagements while maintaining clear communication with stakeholders and project managers.
• Support project planning, status reporting, and issue resolution activities.

Must Have Skills Required

• Minimum of 3 years' hands-on Workday consulting experience focused on Absence Management and Time Tracking.
• Proven experience configuring and implementing Workday Absence and Time Tracking functionality.
• Strong understanding of HR business processes, particularly absence management, leave administration, scheduling, and time tracking.
• Experience leading client workshops, gathering requirements, and translating business needs into system configurations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple client engagements simultaneously.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and consulting skills.
• Experience supporting testing, defect resolution, and production deployments.
• Workday Absence and/or Time Tracking Certification.
• Knowledge of global absence, leave, and time management processes.
• Experience working within consulting or client-facing environments.
• Fluent in English
• Fluent in German/Italian

Other Qualifications/Skills that will be Beneficial but Not Mandatory

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Experience with Workday integrations and cross-functional Workday modules.
• Experience delivering end-user training and creating user documentation.

VirtualResource is a boutique IT consultancy specialising in HR & Digital Transformation. We help organisations shape their Digital Roadmaps, deploy Workday with confidence, keep it running at its best, and adopt AI in ways that deliver real outcomes. We're not the biggest consultancy you'll work with, and that's deliberate. We've built VR around experienced practitioners who've done the work - people who can sit alongside your team, understand the context, and help move things forward without the layers and overhead you'd find elsewhere. Our people are the reason clients come back. Great consulting starts with great people. We invest in ours, because the experience our clients have with VR is shaped entirely by the team they meet. We attract experienced professionals and give them work that's worth showing up for We create a flexible, considered working environment built around trust. We reward people fairly and recognise the value they bring We invest in development and upskilling because staying sharp is part of the job