Senior Workday Recruiting & Talent Architect

Teamtag; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Aspen Group (TAG) is seeking a Senior Workday HCM Specialist – Recruiting & Talent to own and optimize Workday Recruiting across the enterprise. You will translate business needs into scalable Workday solutions, partnering with Talent Acquisition, HR, IT, and stakeholders to improve hiring performance and data quality.

As a Workday SME, you will lead configuration, testing, and deployment of Recruiting enhancements, ensure compliance, and develop governance, training materials, and

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years of Workday HCM experience with deep hands-on expertise in Workday Recruiting (configuration, BPs, security, reporting).
• Workday Pro or Consultant Certification.
• Proven ownership of end-to-end Recruiting configuration in a medium-to-large enterprise environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Talent/Performance modules and their relationship to the broader HCM ecosystem.
• Demonstrated ability to lead Workday solutions from discovery through deployment, including testing strategy and change management.
• Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own configuration for Workday Recruiting functionality, including job requisition design, job posting management, hiring processes, offer workflows, interview steps, and security.
• Lead architecture, build, testing, and deployment of Recruiting enhancements with focus on data integrity and user experience.
• Own ongoing optimization to streamline workflows and strengthen compliance across hiring lifecycle.
• Manage complex Recruiting security roles for TA partners, hiring managers, and HR stakeholders.
• Partner with TA leadership to develop scalable hiring processes for high-volume recruiting.
• Support Workday Talent modules (Talent Reviews, Succession, Performance Enablement) and align with Recruiting.
• Collaborate with HR/IT/COE to gather requirements and implement best-practice functionality.
• Create and maintain documentation, training materials, and process guides for user adoption.
• Monitor Workday updates and drive proactive system modernization.

Skills

Workday HCM

Recruiting

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Workday Pro or Consultant Certification

Tools

Workday

Job description

The Aspen Group (TAG) is seeking a Senior Workday HCM Specialist – Recruiting & Talent to own and optimize Workday Recruiting across the enterprise. You will translate business needs into scalable Workday solutions, partnering with Talent Acquisition, HR, IT, and stakeholders to improve hiring performance and data quality.

As a Workday SME, you will lead configuration, testing, and deployment of Recruiting enhancements, ensure compliance, and develop governance, training materials, and