Senior Workday Consultant - Remote

City Staffing
United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Compensation
$176,800.0 - $208,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Business Process Modeling Program Optimization Cyber Security System Configuration Data Integrity System Testing Systems Integration Data Analytics Tools for Reporting Workday

Job description

  • Conduct comprehensive assessments of existing Workday configurations, business processes, integrations, reporting frameworks, and security architecture
  • Identify system inefficiencies, operational gaps, and optimization opportunities across functional and technical domains
  • Design and implement scalable solutions that improve workflow efficiency, automation, data integrity, and user experience
  • Review and enhance governance models, security roles, access controls, and compliance-related processes
  • Evaluate current integrations and recommend improvements to support scalability, reliability, and operational effectiveness
  • Develop and optimize reports, dashboards, and analytics capabilities to support strategic and operational decision-making
  • Partner cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Technology, Legal, and business stakeholders to align Workday capabilities with organizational objectives
  • Provide both strategic advisory support and hands-on configuration, testing, and implementation expertise
  • Lead or support change management activities, system testing, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Establish best practices, governance standards, and sustainable operating models to ensure long-term platform health and scalability

Requirements

Do you have experience in Workday?, We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Workday Optimization Consultant to lead the assessment, enhancement, and ongoing optimization of our Workday environment. This role requires a strategic yet hands-on professional with deep expertise across the Workday ecosystem, capable of identifying improvement opportunities and implementing scalable, high-impact solutions.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of functional, technical, and consulting expertise, with the ability to evaluate current-state operations, streamline processes, strengthen governance, and improve overall platform performance and user experience., * Extensive hands-on experience within the Workday platform in complex enterprise environments

  • Deep expertise across:
  • Workday configuration
  • Business process design and optimization
  • Security administration and governance
  • Reporting, dashboards, and analytics
  • Integrations and automation
  • System optimization and transformation initiatives
  • Proven ability to assess current-state environments and deliver scalable optimization strategies
  • Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and consulting capabilities
  • Ability to operate effectively at both strategic and execution levels

Preferred Attributes

  • Analytical and solutions-oriented mindset
  • Strong business acumen with a consultative approach
  • Comfortable challenging existing processes and driving meaningful improvements
  • Hands-on executor with the ability to lead through implementation
  • Ability to balance governance, scalability, compliance, and user experience
  • Self-directed, collaborative, and adaptable in fast-paced environments, * Workday Platform (process improvement): 7 years (Preferred)
  • Business Process design - Workday: 6 years (Preferred)
  • International Business Processes in Workday: 6 years (Preferred)

Benefits & conditions

$85 - $100 an hour - Full-time, Contract

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