Senior Workday Talent & Learning AMS Consultant

Workday Talent Hub; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos is seeking a Workday AMS HCM Lead Consultant (Talent & Learning) to lead ongoing support, configuration, and enhancement of Workday HCM solutions for our global clients. Specializing in Workday Talent and Learning, you’ll act as a subject matter expert within the AMS team, eagerly learning about upcoming changes related to Sana for Learning.

You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to our customers, delivering tailored, strategic solutions that align with evolving business needs.

Qualifications

• Workday certification and/or hands-on Talent & Learning configuration experience.
• Solid understanding of related Workday functional areas beyond Talent & Learning.
• Proven success in a client-facing consulting role or HRIS team.
• Strong customer engagement and communication skills, including presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of consulting project dynamics.
• Ability to manage service delivery risk and lead cross-functional workshops and strategic discussions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert configuration and support in Workday Talent & Learning
• Act as a primary point of contact for clients, building relationships, offering strategic advice and ensuring high-quality, creative solutions.
• Proactively advise on dependencies, cross-stream implications, and maintenance concerns.
• Own the configuration of complex initiatives and guide clients to appropriately test.
• Mentor junior consultants, promoting capability development across the team.
• Manage competing priorities across multiple clients, proactively communicating about completion dates and blockers.
• Provide suggestions to improve the configuration and user experience within Workday.

Skills

Workday certification

Talent & Learning configuration

Stakeholder engagement

Client-facing consulting

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Kainos is seeking a Workday AMS HCM Lead Consultant (Talent & Learning) to lead ongoing support, configuration, and enhancement of Workday HCM solutions for our global clients. Specializing in Workday Talent and Learning, you’ll act as a subject matter expert within the AMS team, eagerly learning about upcoming changes related to Sana for Learning.

You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to our customers, delivering tailored, strategic solutions that align with evolving business needs.