Workday HR Functional Consultant

Premier Inn Hotels LLC (UAE); New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Inn Hotels LLC (UAE) seeks an experienced Workday HCM Functional Consultant to support implementations, enhancements, configuration, testing, and HR transformation initiatives. The consultant will gather requirements, perform fit-gap analysis, design Workday solutions, and support successful delivery.

The role requires end-to-end Workday HCM implementation experience and strong expertise in Core HR, organization management, and talent-related modules.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Workday HCM Functional Consultant.
• Mandatory: Workday Core HR.
• End-to-end Workday HCM implementation experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Functional Consultant for Workday HCM implementations and enhancements.
• Conduct requirements-gathering workshops and fit-gap analysis.
• Translate business requirements into Workday functional designs.
• Configure and support Workday HCM modules and business processes.
• Collaborate with HR, Talent Management, Payroll, Benefits, and technical teams.
• Support data migration, testing, defect resolution, and production deployment.
• Prepare functional specifications, process documentation, and training materials.
• Provide post-go-live support.
• Identify and implement continuous process improvements.
• Ensure solutions align with HR policies, security, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Workday HCM

Workday Core HR

HR transformation

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder mgmt

Integrations

Data validation

Communication

Tools

Workday

Job description

New York, United States | Posted on 09/24/2026

Location: New York, NY- Locals highly preferred-Onsiteinterview
Type: W2
Work Authorization: EAD Preferred
No C2C, 1099, or third-party profiles accepted.

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Workday HCM Functional Consultant to support Workday implementations,enhancements, configuration, testing, and HR transformation initiatives.

The consultant will workclosely with HR and business stakeholders to gather requirements, performfit-gap analysis, design Workday solutions, and support successful delivery.

End-to-end Workday HCMimplementation experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Functional Consultant for Workday HCMimplementations and enhancements.
  
• Conduct requirements-gathering workshops andfit-gap analysis.
  
• Translate business requirements into Workdayfunctional designs.
  
• Configure and support Workday HCM modules andbusiness processes.
  
• Collaborate with HR, Talent Management, Payroll,Benefits, and technical teams.
  
• Support data migration, testing, defectresolution, and production deployment.
  
• Prepare functional specifications, processdocumentation, and training materials.
  
• Provide post-go-live support.
  
• Identify and implement continuous processimprovements.
  
• Ensure solutions align with HR policies,security, and regulatory requirements.
  

Required Skills

• Extensive experience as a Workday HCMFunctional Consultant.
  
• Mandatory: Workday Core HR.
  
• End-to-end Workday HCM implementation experience.
  
• Strong experience with:
  
• Core HCM
  
• Organization Management
  
• Business Process Framework
  
• Talent Management
  
• Compensation
  
• Absence Management
  
• Performance Management
  
• Learning
  
• Workday HCM configuration and securityexperience.
  
• Strong understanding of HR processes and employeelifecycle management.
  
• Requirements gathering and solution designexperience.
  
• Strong stakeholder management and businessconsulting skills.
  
• Experience with integrations, testing, and datavalidation.
  
• Excellent communication and problem-solvingskills.