Senior Functional Consultant – HCM & Security - Workday Success Plans

Workday, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in Chicago is seeking a Senior Functional Consultant – HCM to help customers maximize value from Workday products.

You will guide HR technology deployments, translate business needs into system configurations, and collaborate with engagement managers to deliver workshops and health checks. The role emphasizes senior stakeholder interaction, global implementations, and the ability to travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Human Capital Management software and consulting experience on medium or large enterprise HRIS projects.
• 5+ years of Workday HCM product area (HCM & HCM‑Security required)
• 3+ years of Workday Consulting experience or experience as a Workday SME
• Demonstrates a solid grasp of HR related systems and processes. Able to gain a detailed understanding of Workday concepts and new feature releases in Core HCM, areas of expertise and cross‑application features
• Certified or ability to certify in Workday HCM Products and to effectively deploy the solutions
• Experience with influencing, interacting and collaborating with senior leaders, internally and externally
• Capable of leading and influencing design meetings toward an effective and collaborative outcome
• Ability to deliver and get results while managing to a project plan
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with global implementations is preferred
• Capability to work on multiple engagements simultaneously
• Strong critical thinking skills so as to understand complex, technical process issues and facilitate/influence decision making
• Bachelor’s degree or related experience required
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Responsibilities

• Confidently and consistently provide excellent customer service
• Engage customers to quickly understand business requirements
• Share their broad experience with industry practices
• Adapt and succeed independently in challenging situations
• Develop and demonstrate system configuration solutions, articulating product capabilities, plus the benefits and risks of design decisions
• Support multiple customers concurrently on short duration projects

Skills

HCM software

Consulting experience

Workday HCM

HR processes

Customer engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or related experience

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

The Workday Success Plans Delivery Team at Workday plays a crucial role in ensuring customers maximize the value they get from their Workday products. We focus on our customers’ post go-live journey, assuring long‑term success. We deliver a variety of programs and services ranging from feature assessments to full feature deployments to support their growing and changing business needs within Workday. At Workday, we help the world’s largest organizations adapt to what’s next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard, and we’re serious about what we do. But we like to have fun, too! We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and prioritize giving back to our communities, demonstrating a commitment to corporate social responsibility. Our dedication to customer success, coupled with a vibrant and inclusive company culture, sets a strong foundation for continued growth and success at Workday.

About the Role

We are seeking people who love to help customers overcome HR technology challenges and who feel rewarded by driving high levels of customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate helps people to understand tough concepts, facilitating collaboration on effective solutions. Our focus is on helping customers to get the most value from their Workday investment through the delivery of a variety of innovative services.

• Confidently and consistently provide excellent customer service
• Engage customers to quickly understand business requirements
• Share their broad experience with industry practices
• Adapt and succeed independently in challenging situations
• Develop and demonstrate system configuration solutions, articulating product capabilities, plus the benefits and risks of design decisions
• Support multiple customers concurrently on short duration projects
• Enjoy the reward of helping customers to be more self‑sufficient, to stabilize and optimize their Workday applications and to learn about new features

Team members say the variety of services and unexpected challenges keeps the job exciting and fresh. They find that the highly collaborative nature of this team helps them to be productive and to demonstrate their strengths every day. Share expertise with customers on a variety of Ask‑an‑Expert requests by:

• Conducting research to ensure understanding of customer questions and related Workday concepts
• Delivering small‑scope consulting in response to customer requests; providing configuration guidance, demonstrations, considerations, tips & tricks
• Troubleshooting product configuration to resolve or provide optimal product configuration to meet customer business requirements
• Clearly and effectively communicating responses and value to customers
• Partnering with an Engagement Manager to deliver services that include:
  • Feature Adoption Workshops (Facilitate customer Workday feature roadmap discussions)
  • Functional Review (Tenant Review with Consulting Services)
  • Health Check (Tenant Review with Cross Functional Consulting Services)
• Additional Services that our consultants deliver include:
  • Collaboration Crews (Facilitate group customer sharing discussions)
  • Accelerator Webinars (Creating and delivering customer presentations on how to use Workday features to achieve business goals)
  • Feature Accelerator (Providing one‑on‑one consulting guidance to accelerate customer feature adoption)
  • Feature Adoption Tenant Reviews (Reviewing customer tenants to identify adoption opportunities)

About You

Basic Qualifications – Senior Functional Consultant – HCM / HCM Security

• 5+ years of Human Capital Management software and consulting experience on medium or large enterprise HRIS projects, or applicable practitioner deployment experience
• 5+ years of experience with Workday Human Capital Management product area (HCM & HCM‑Security required)
• 3+ years of Workday Consulting experience or experience as a Workday SME
• Demonstrates a solid grasp of HR related systems and processes. Able to gain a detailed understanding of Workday concepts and new feature releases in Core HCM, areas of expertise and cross‑application features
• Certified or ability to certify in Workday HCM Products and to effectively deploy the solutions
• Experience with influencing, interacting and collaborating with senior leaders, internally and externally
• Capable of leading and influencing design meetings toward an effective and collaborative outcome
• Ability to deliver and get results while managing to a project plan
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with global implementations is preferred
• Capability to work on multiple engagements simultaneously
• Strong critical thinking skills so as to understand complex, technical process issues and facilitate/influence decision making
• Bachelor’s degree or related experience required
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role‑specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things.

• Primary Location Base Pay Range: $122,800 USD – $184,200 USD
• Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $111,000 USD – $197,300 USD
• Additional Considerations: If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $117,000 – $175,400 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO

The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below: 10/31/2026

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in‑person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in‑office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote “home office” roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision‑making to any degree. Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email [e-mail], as far in advance as possible.

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