Senior HCM Consultant

LHH Recruitment Solutions; California; Remote; USD 110,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Senior ADP Workforce Now HCM Implementation Consultant to drive a major reimplementation for a US client. The role is remote (US-based) with travel to Southern California as needed, and requires 40 hours per week on a contract basis.

You will lead assessment, design, configuration, and optimization of ADP Workforce Now HCM, coordinating with HR, Payroll, Benefits, IT, and leadership to realize a future-state design across HCM, Benefits, and Payroll.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now and Next Gen.
• Deep functional knowledge of ADP Workforce Now HCM.
• Led or played a significant role in an ADP implementation or optimization.
• Evaluate and redesign an existing ADP environment.
• Understand how HCM configuration impacts other ADP modules.
• Configure HR functionality, workflows, security, and org structures.
• Translate business requirements into ADP configurations.
• Troubleshoot complex configuration and process issues.
• Experience with testing, validation, deployment, and production support.
• Strong communication with HR, Payroll, Benefits, IT and executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment, redesign, configuration, and optimization of the client's ADP Workforce Now HCM environment.
• Evaluate current-state HCM configuration and identify gaps and opportunities for optimization.
• Define future-state configurations and processes based on business requirements.
• Serve as a hands-on ADP Workforce Now SME throughout the reimplementation.
• Configure and deploy key HR and HCM functionality within the Next Gen experience.
• Review and optimize employee data structures, org configuration, HR processes and security.
• Develop and improve workflows to automate HR processes and reduce manual work.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Benefits, IT, and leadership to translate requirements.
• Support requirements gathering, system configuration, testing, deployment, and stabilization.
• Identify dependencies between HCM configuration and downstream ADP modules.

Skills

ADP Workforce Now

Next Gen Experience

HCM configuration

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder comms

ADP integrations

Tools

ADP API Central

ADP Marketplace integrations

Deputy

NetSuite

Job description

Senior ADP Workforce Now HCM Implementation Consultant

Location: Remote (Must be US-based, preferably on the West Coast and available for periodic travel to Southern California)

Employment Type: Contract / Consulting Engagement

Schedule: 40 hours per week

Compensation: $80-110/hr

About the Role

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Senior ADP Workforce Now HCM Implementation Consultant to support a client with a significant ADP Workforce Now reimplementation and optimization initiative.

While ADP Workforce Now is currently in production, the organization is looking to substantially strengthen its existing environment, as portions of the platform were not fully configured or optimized during the original implementation. The consultant will initially focus on Human Capital Management (HCM), which serves as the foundation for the client's broader ADP environment.

This is not an HRIS maintenance or day-to-day administration role. We are seeking a hands-on ADP Workforce Now expert who can assess the current state, identify configuration and process gaps, recommend a future-state design, and then take ownership of the configuration and implementation work needed to get there.

The anticipated sequence of the initiative will begin with HCM, followed by Benefits, Payroll, and potentially additional ADP Workforce Now modules. The overall length and scope of the engagement will depend on the consultant's expertise, the complexity uncovered during the assessment, and their ability to support multiple phases of the reimplementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment, redesign, configuration, and optimization of the client's ADP Workforce Now HCM environment.
• Evaluate current-state HCM configuration and identify gaps, underutilized functionality, inefficient processes, and opportunities for optimization.
• Define recommended future-state configurations and processes based on business requirements.
• Serve as a hands-on ADP Workforce Now subject matter expert throughout the reimplementation.
• Configure and deploy key HR and HCM functionality within the ADP Workforce Now Next Gen experience.
• Review and optimize employee data structures, organizational configuration, HR processes, workflows, approvals, security, and employee/manager self-service functionality.
• Develop and improve workflows that automate common HR processes and reduce unnecessary manual administration.
• Partner closely with HR, Payroll, Benefits, IT, and organizational leadership to translate business requirements into effective system configurations.
• Support requirements gathering, system configuration, testing, validation, deployment, and post-implementation stabilization.
• Identify dependencies between HCM configuration and downstream ADP modules.
• Help establish an appropriate implementation sequence, with an initial emphasis on HCM followed by Benefits and Payroll.
• Potentially lead or support subsequent implementation and optimization phases across Benefits, Payroll, and other ADP functionality based on individual expertise.
• Review existing third-party interfaces and assist with ensuring that system changes are appropriately coordinated with the broader HR technology environment.
• Create configuration, process, and administrative documentation to support the client's internal teams.
• Provide knowledge transfer and best-practice guidance to HR, Payroll, Benefits, and IT stakeholders.

The consultant will be supporting an established ADP Workforce Now environment with approximately 2000 employees, with the workforce primarily located in California.

The HR technology ecosystem currently includes:

• ADP Workforce Now Next Gen Experience
• Payroll
• Human Resources / HCM
• Deputy for time-related data
• ADP API Central
• ADP Marketplace integrations and applications

Required Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now, including the Next Gen Experience.
• Deep functional and configuration expertise within ADP Workforce Now HCM.
• Previous experience leading or playing a significant hands-on role in an ADP Workforce Now implementation, reimplementation, or major optimization project.
• Ability to evaluate an existing ADP environment and determine what should be retained, redesigned, reconfigured, or newly implemented.
• Strong understanding of how foundational HCM configuration impacts other areas of ADP Workforce Now.
• Hands-on experience configuring HR functionality, workflows, approvals, organizational structures, security, and employee/manager processes.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating business processes into ADP system configurations.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot complex configuration and process issues.
• Experience with system testing, validation, implementation, and production support.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with HR, Payroll, Benefits, IT, and executive stakeholders.

Highly Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced ADP Workforce Now Benefits and/or Payroll implementation experience.
• Experience supporting ADP environments for organizations with large or highly distributed employee populations.
• Experience working with California-based employee populations.
• Familiarity with Deputy, NetSuite, ADP API Central, ADP Marketplace, or comparable HR technology integrations.
• Experience managing dependencies between HRIS, timekeeping, payroll, benefits, financial, and third-party systems.
• Previous consulting experience operating as the primary ADP subject matter expert for an organization.

The ideal consultant is someone who goes well beyond basic ADP Workforce Now administration. We are looking for a highly proactive, hands-on ADP expert who can take ownership of complex problems, challenge ineffective existing configurations, and drive the environment toward a more effective future state.

This person should be equally comfortable assessing, recommending, and executing. They should be able to examine an incomplete or under-optimized implementation, determine what needs to change, and personally perform or lead the configuration required to implement those changes.

Deep expertise in HCM is the primary requirement. Experience with Benefits, Payroll, integrations, and additional ADP Workforce Now modules will increase the potential for the consultant to remain engaged through later phases of the overall initiative.

Why This Opportunity

This is an opportunity for an experienced ADP Workforce Now consultant to have a meaningful impact on the design and future state of a sizeable HRIS environment. Rather than simply maintaining an existing system, the consultant will have the opportunity to help rebuild and optimize foundational HCM functionality and potentially remain involved through multiple phases of the organization's broader ADP Workforce Now transformation.

LHH Recruitment Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and working with qualified professionals from diverse backgrounds.

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

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