Workday HCM Consultant

We are seeking an experienced Workday HCM Consultant with 8+ years of overall HRIS/HCM experience and strong hands-on expertise in Workday implementation, configuration, integrations, reporting, and production support. The candidate will work closely with HR, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to design, configure, test, deploy, and support Workday solutions., * Lead and support end-to-end Workday HCM implementations, enhancements, releases, and production support.

• Configure and maintain Core HCM, including organizations, staffing models, job profiles, positions, compensation structures, business processes, and supervisory organizations.
• Work with Workday modules such as Core HCM, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent & Performance, Absence, Time Tracking, and Payroll based on business requirements.
• Design and configure complex Business Processes, including condition rules, validations, approvals, notifications, routing, and security.
• Perform requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
• Configure and troubleshoot Workday Security, including security groups, domain security policies, business process security policies, and role-based access.
• Develop and maintain Advanced, Matrix, Composite, and Trending Reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and discovery boards.
• Build and support Workday integrations using EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, Cloud Connect, Workday Web Services, REST/SOAP APIs, XML, and XSLT.
• Support inbound and outbound integrations with payroll providers, benefits vendors, identity-management platforms, financial systems, and other third-party applications.
• Perform mass data loads and conversions using EIB and other Workday data-loading tools.
• Troubleshoot integration failures, business-process issues, security problems, data discrepancies, and production incidents.
• Participate in Workday semiannual release testing, impact analysis, regression testing, and deployment planning.
• Create functional and technical documentation, including configuration workbooks, integration specifications, test scripts, SOPs, and support documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to translate HR requirements into scalable Workday solutions.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior Workday consultants and developers.
• Follow change-management, SDLC, data-privacy, and security best practices.

• 8+ years of experience in HRIS/HCM, with significant hands-on Workday HCM experience.
• Strong functional knowledge of Workday Core HCM and multiple Workday functional modules.
• Strong experience configuring Business Processes, Security, Organizations, Staffing, Compensation, and Reporting.
• Hands-on experience with EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connectors, Workday Web Services, REST/SOAP APIs, XML, and XSLT.
• Strong knowledge of Workday reporting and calculated fields.
• Experience with Workday implementation, data conversion, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Experience troubleshooting complex functional and integration issues.
• Understanding of HR business processes and employee lifecycle processes, including Hire, Change Job, Transfer, Promotion, Compensation Change, Leave, and Termination.
• Strong analytical, communication, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple Workday enhancements and production issues in a fast-paced environment., * Workday certification(s) in HCM, Integrations, Reporting, Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, or related areas.
• Experience leading Workday implementation or optimization projects.
• Experience with Workday Extend, Prism Analytics, Orchestrate, or Adaptive Planning is a plus.
• Experience integrating Workday with enterprise platforms and third-party HR/payroll vendors.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and using tools such as Jira or ServiceNow.