Workday HCM Analyst

Consulting Solutions; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Consulting Solutions in New York provides seasoned Workday consulting to optimize HR processes across Core HCM, Recruiting, Compensation, and Talent & Performance. You will design, configure, and validate multi-module configurations in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes absence and time management, complex BP rule setups, and hands-on delivery within Agile sprints, with a focus on practical, durable Workday solutions for enterprise clients.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on Workday configuration in multi-module environments.
• Experience configuring Core HCM plus two secondary modules (Recruiting, Compensation, or Talent & Performance).
• Strong BP framework, rules, and notifications.
• Translate HR policies into Workday setups with practical applicability.
• Proficient in calculated fields for business logic.
• Experience with UAT, regression testing, and release readiness.
• Able to work in an Agile environment with HR stakeholders.
• Absence and Time modules experience prioritized.
• Support work beyond Absence and improve delivery processes.
• Involvement in interviews/evaluation guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional discovery sessions with HR process owners to capture user stories and requirements and translate them into Workday specifications.
• Design, configure, and maintain business processes, validation rules, condition rules, and custom notifications across Core HCM and multiple modules.
• Evaluate tenant configuration across HR streams to eliminate friction and ensure consistent practices.
• Drive release readiness with test scenarios, UAT, and regression testing during Workday updates.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex functional tickets within Agile sprint cycles.

Skills

Workday Absence

Time Management

BP framework

Calculated fields

UAT testing

Agile

HR policies

Multi-module HCM

Communication

Requirements gathering

Job description

• Requirements Gathering & Solution Design: Lead functional discovery sessions with HR process owners to capture user stories and requirements, translating business challenges into clean technical specifications and scalable Workday solutions.
• Cross-Functional HCM Configuration: Design, configure, and maintain business processes, validation rules, condition rules, and custom notifications across multiple modules, including Core HCM, Recruiting, Compensation, and Talent/Performance.
• End-to-End Functional Optimization: Evaluate existing tenant configuration across HR streams to eliminate operational friction, improve process flow, and ensure consistent configuration practices across modules.
• Biannual Release Testing & Quality Assurance: Drive functional release readiness by creating comprehensive test scenarios, conducting user acceptance testing (UAT), and executing regression testing during Workday's R1 and R2 feature updates.
• Agile Delivery & Production Support: Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex functional tickets across various Workday modules, identifying root causes and configuring durable fixes in sprint delivery cycles.

Job Qualifications

• Experience: 3-5 years of hands-on functional Workday configuration experience in a multi-module environment.
• Multi-Module Functional Expertise:
• Demonstrated track record configuring and supporting Core HCM alongside at least two secondary functional modules (e.g., Recruiting, Compensation, or Talent & Performance).
• Deep expertise in Business Process (BP) framework architecture, condition rules, validation rules, and custom notifications.
• Strong ability to translate complex HR policies into actionable, hands-on Workday functional setups.
• Proficiency utilizing calculated fields to drive functional business logic and conditional routing.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Extensive experience defining test strategy, writing scenario-based test scripts, and coordinating end-to-end UAT across cross-functional HR teams.
• Agile & Soft Skills: Strong analytical mindset with proven experience operating within an agile team structure and collaborating with diverse HR stakeholders.
• Strong Workday Absence experience is the #1 priority, followed by Time.
• Needs hands-on configuration with time-off plans, eligibility rules, time-off periods, and troubleshooting. Broader HCM module experience is a plus.
• Candidate should also be able to support work beyond Absence over time and help improve delivery processes. Andrea will lead the interviews/evaluation.

Consulting Solutions and its family of companies is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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