Workday HCM Consultant

collaborative; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & Development opportunities

Community outreach

Employee affinity groups

Job summary

collaborative is seeking a Workday HCM consultant to guide clients through design and delivery of HCM solutions. You will lead workshops, configure Core HCM and security, advise on HR process design, and support deployment and post-launch knowledge transfer.

The role involves collaborating with clients, training users, mentoring junior consultants, and managing multiple priorities across the implementation lifecycle. Remote work is indicated with limited travel and onsite as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• At least two years of functional Workday implementation experience.
• Two to five years of HR or HR technology experience.
• Knowledge of Core HCM processes, including worker lifecycle, staffing models, organizational structures, business processes, and security.
• Experience gathering requirements and supporting workshops, solution design, testing, and deployment.
• Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Must be legally entitled to work in the UK and eligible for SC clearance; the source specifies five years of UK residency.

Responsibilities

• Lead client workshops to gather requirements and shape HCM solutions aligned with business needs and established practices.
• Configure and maintain Workday areas such as Core HCM, organizational structures, business processes, security, and tenant settings.
• Advise clients on HR process design, improvement, and adoption.
• Support data conversion, testing, deployment, and post-deployment activities.
• Track project risks and issues, report status, and raise concerns when needed.
• Train users, share knowledge with project teams, and mentor junior consultants.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday HCM Certification

Job description

Role overview

Guide clients through the design and delivery of Workday HCM solutions, connecting HR needs with technical configuration. The consultant supports the implementation lifecycle from requirements workshops and solution design through testing, deployment, and post-launch knowledge transfer, while helping clients improve people processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead client workshops to gather requirements and shape HCM solutions aligned with business needs and established practices.
• Configure and maintain Workday areas such as Core HCM, organizational structures, business processes, security, and tenant settings.
• Advise clients on HR process design, improvement, and adoption.
• Support data conversion, testing, deployment, and post-deployment activities.
• Track project risks and issues, report status, and raise concerns when needed.
• Train users, share knowledge with project teams, and mentor junior consultants.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• At least two years of functional Workday implementation experience.
• Two to five years of HR or HR technology experience.
• Knowledge of Core HCM processes, including worker lifecycle, staffing models, organizational structures, business processes, and security.
• Experience gathering requirements and supporting workshops, solution design, testing, and deployment.
• Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Must be legally entitled to work in the UK and eligible for SC clearance; the source specifies five years of UK residency.

Nice to have

• Active Workday HCM certification.
• Experience implementing ERP or SaaS solutions, particularly HCM or HR transformation programs.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote work is indicated, with limited travel and willingness to attend onsite work as needed.
• The source describes learning and development opportunities, community outreach, and employee affinity groups.