Workday Time Tracking & Absence Senior Lead Consultant

Kainos; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos is seeking a Workday Time Tracking & Absence Consultant to implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for our global client base, typically leading a project workstream.

You will build relationships with customers, understanding their business and requirements, guiding them to fit-for-purpose solutions while supporting junior team members and ensuring commercial viability.

Qualifications

• Workday Time Tracking and Absence implementation experience (2–3 years).
• Workday Time Tracking and Absence configuration experience in the last 3 years (2+ years).
• Certification in Workday Time Tracking and Absence.
• Strong understanding of Workday Time Tracking or Absence and related capabilities.
• Excellent customer focus with relationship building and expectation management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a functional workstream on a prime Workday implementation.
• Build relationships with customers and translate needs into solutions.
• Support junior consultants and share knowledge within the team.

Skills

Workday Time Tracking

Absence Management

Certification

Customer focus

Communication

Project leadership

Tools

Kronos

ADP

Job description

Join Kainos and Shape the Future

At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people-first culture , where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

As a Workday Time Tracking & Absence Consultant in Kainos, you’ll work in a team to implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for our global customer base, typically leading a project workstream. You will build relationships with our customers, shaping and delivering solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose, and commercially viable. You’ll provide excellent guidance to customers, understanding their business and requirements. You’ll support more junior members of the team and share your knowledge with them.

MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS

• At least 2-3 years of Workday Time Tracking and Absence implementation experience.
• At least 2 years of Workday Time Tracking and Absence configuration experience in the last 3 years.
• Certification in Workday Time Tracking and Absence
• Strong understanding of Workday products either Time Tracking or Absence as well as any other specialist Capability
• Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations. You will know when to push back, when to escape, and when to go above and beyond to satisfy a customer
• Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation. Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences
• Strong commercial awareness and full understanding of project and business dynamics
• Broad business and technology understanding and a good awareness of industry trends in either Human Resource management, Financials or Enterprise Resource Planning or Payroll
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure taking a balanced view of Customer demands and Kainos commercials
• Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts
• Strong consulting skills e.g. presenting, leading workshops, demonstrating and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers
• Able to lead a functional workstream on a prime implementation throughout the full project lifecycle
• Able to become an acknowledged subject matter expert e.g. Workday Product Lead
• Willing and able to act as a role model within the capability and mentor and/or line manage more junior consultants
• Willing and able to support the sales process including the production of estimates for the delivery of work packages
• Able to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice
• Commercial understanding of utilization within a services organization and the importance of these targets
• Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services, specifically Consulting and Application Management Services
• For Application Management Services, able to deliver work to meet defined Service Level Agreements
• Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)

DESIRABLE

• Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management Certification required
• Previous Workday Your Way, Launch or Launch Express experience

Prior experience with Kronos, ADP or other software is a plus

Professional qualifications in your area of expertise

Experience in post deployment services

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

Your role may or may not involve managing people. Where you do have direct reports your responsibilities may include:

• Agreeing, setting and reviewing your and your team’s goals aligned to Kainos, Workday BU and your Capability
• Providing support so that your and your team’s goals can be achieved
• Reviewing and refining goals for relevance and to keep performance on track
• Reviewing performance against goals and provide feedback
• Conducting 1:1 monthly and/or project completion feedback meetings
• Requesting and providing regular feedback in Workday
• Completing End of Year reviews and agreeing the outcomes for the year
• Identifying training to support your and your team’s development
• Pursuing and supporting your and your team members’ career paths and progression
• Reviewing weekly workload forecasting (staff allocations and timesheet checks) and utilization
• Actively being involved in recruitment/interviews
• Reviewing attrition and retention metrics

**Embracing our differences**

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.

We understand that everyone’s journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.