Remote Workday Absence & Time Tracking Consultant

The Groove; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Travel incentives

Competitive compensation

Impactful Workday projects

Job summary

The Groove is a remote-first Workday consulting firm delivering transformative solutions in HCM and Financials. We seek a Workday Absence & Time Tracking Consultant to support client implementations and optimize post-production outcomes.

The role focuses on design, configuration, and deployment of Absence and Time Tracking, with travel up to 20–30% as client needs arise. You will collaborate with clients across discovery, design, testing, and go-live readiness.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of Workday Absence and/or Time Tracking experience.
• Workday Absence and/or Time Tracking certification preferred.
• Experience supporting Workday implementations or post-production support.
• Strong understanding of time tracking and leave policies.
• Ability to work directly with clients and gather requirements.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end Workday Absence and Time Tracking implementations.
• Participate in discovery and design sessions to gather business requirements.
• Configure Workday Absence and Time Tracking modules.
• Assist in translating client needs into functional system design.
• Configure key areas including: absence plans and accruals, time tracking rules and validations, work schedules and calendars, time entry, approvals, and exceptions.
• Support functional design documentation.
• Validate system configurations with client stakeholders.
• Support system testing and validation.
• Assist with user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Help guide clients through go-live readiness.
• Troubleshoot and resolve configuration issues.
• Support clients with enhancements and optimization.
• Provide guidance on Workday updates and new features.
• Assist with reporting and audit support related to Absence and Time Tracking.

Skills

Client-facing

Communication

Requirements gathering

Travel readiness

Education

Workday Absence/Time Tracking certification

Tools

Workday Absence & Time Tracking

Job description

The Groove is a remote-first Workday consulting firm delivering transformative solutions in HCM and Financials. We seek a Workday Absence & Time Tracking Consultant to support client implementations and optimize post-production outcomes.

The role focuses on design, configuration, and deployment of Absence and Time Tracking, with travel up to 20–30% as client needs arise. You will collaborate with clients across discovery, design, testing, and go-live readiness.