Workday Time & Absence Senior Consultant

GlobalPoint; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalPoint is seeking a Workday Time & Absence Senior Consultant in Houston, TX for a long-term hybrid contract. The role involves leading the design and configuration of Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management solutions, ensuring compliance with business policies. Candidates must have 7+ years of hands-on Workday experience and a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Responsibilities include supporting integrations with Payroll and acting as an advisor to stakeholders. Skills in Workday, analytical thinking, and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on Workday experience with strong specialization in Time Tracking and Absence Management.
• Experience supporting complex time and absence rules, including multi-location or global environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, configuration, and support of Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management modules.
• Support integrations and downstream impacts with Payroll and related HCM modules.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business and HR stakeholders on best practices.

Skills

Workday Time Tracking

Absence Management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Information Systems, Business, or related field

Tools

Workday

Job description

Role Summary

The Workday Time & Absence Senior Consultant serves as a subject matter expert responsible for the design, configuration, support, and optimization of Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management solutions. This role partners closely with business stakeholders, HR, Payroll, and IT teams to ensure compliant, scalable, and efficient time and absence processes throughout the Workday lifecycle, including implementation, post‑production support, and continuous improvement.

Long term contract

Houston, TX (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design, configuration, and support of Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management modules, ensuring alignment with business policies and regulatory requirements.

Configure And Maintain

• Must have good hands‑on knowledge on Time off Plans, Time Calculations, Time Codes, Time Entry Templates, absence codes, Work schedules calendars, holiday, and public calendar.
• Work schedules and schedule assignments
• Absence plans, eligibility rules, and accruals
• Time and absence business processes
• Time Entry, absence process, Overtime, shift differential, shift premium, exception time.

Other Responsibilities

• Support integrations and downstream impacts with Payroll and related HCM modules
• Perform impact analysis for new requirements, regulatory changes, or enhancements and recommend optimal Workday solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business and HR stakeholders, providing guidance on best practices, design options, and risk considerations.
• Lead requirement‑gathering workshops, design sessions, and solution walkthroughs.
• Lead and support unit testing, system testing, UAT, and production validation activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of hands‑on Workday experience with strong specialization in Time Tracking and Absence Management.
• Experience supporting complex time and absence rules, including multi‑location or global environments.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work independently and lead functional workstreams