Senior Time Tracking & Absence Consultant (Workday)

Workday, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 175,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses and equity

Job summary

Workday, Inc. is seeking an experienced Time Tracking & Absence Consultant to support higher education and nonprofit implementations. You will design, configure, and deploy Workday solutions focused on accuracy and long‑term success.

You will partner with mission‑driven organizations, balance customer needs with project realities, mentor teammates, and lead complex client engagements at Senior or Principal level, with up to 50% travel.

Qualifications

• Senior Time Tracking & Absence Consultant (P4) – 4+ years of experience implementing and/or configuring Workday Time Tracking & Absence; 4+ years of experience in a consulting, software, or internal Workday environment with hands‑on responsibility for configuration, testing, and stakeholder partnership.
• Principal Time Tracking & Absence Consultant (P5) – 6+ years of experience implementing and/or configuring Workday Time Tracking & Absence; 6+ years of experience in a consulting, software, or internal Workday environment leading complex initiatives requiring cross‑workstream coordination, stakeholder alignment, and structured testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and configure Workday Time Tracking & Absence solutions.
• Apply deep expertise in the Workday Time Tracking & Absence product across customer engagements.
• Partner with customers to elicit, clarify, and document business requirements.
• Configure Workday Time Tracking & Absence to align with customer needs and operational realities.
• Document solution decisions clearly so customers can support and sustain their environment after go‑live.
• Support data conversion, integrations, and testing.
• Partner with client and data conversion teams to support legacy Time Tracking & Absence data conversion into Workday.
• Partner with integration teams to support the configuration and testing of integrations between Workday and third‑party or custom solutions.
• Support customers through testing cycles, including issue triage and resolution.
• Transfer system knowledge to customer teams to support adoption, confidence, and long‑term success in production.
• Drive project execution and stakeholder alignment.
• Communicate regularly with the Engagement Manager on project status, hours forecasting, time reporting, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Partner with Delivery Assurance to support compliance with agreed checkpoints and quality standards.
• Help customers prepare for and navigate key implementation milestones, from design through testing and deployment.
• Contribute to the practice and mentor others.
• Mentor consultants who are newer to Time Tracking & Absence.
• Participate in update training and knowledge‑sharing opportunities that strengthen team capability.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and lead or participate in internal initiatives.

Skills

Time Tracking & Absence

Workday

Consulting

Travel 50%

Job description

Workday, Inc. is seeking an experienced Time Tracking & Absence Consultant to support higher education and nonprofit implementations. You will design, configure, and deploy Workday solutions focused on accuracy and long‑term success.

You will partner with mission‑driven organizations, balance customer needs with project realities, mentor teammates, and lead complex client engagements at Senior or Principal level, with up to 50% travel.