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# Workday Absence & Time Tracking Principal Consultant

- **Company:** Collaborative Solutions, LLC
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Conversion, Systems Integration, Time Tracking Software, SC Clearance, Workday Absence, Workday
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=56a100b3ffe19082

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
 * Active Workday Absence and/or Time Tracking Certification required.
 * 5+ years of Workday implementation experience.
 * Proven experience leading Workday Absence and Time Tracking workstreams on end-to-end implementations.
 * Deep functional expertise in absence management, leave administration, time tracking, scheduling, workforce compliance, and payroll-related processes.
 * Experience gathering requirements, facilitating workshops, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
 * Experience supporting pre-sales activities including estimations, proposals, and solution presentations.
 * Strong consulting, stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills.
 * Ability to mentor team members and provide functional leadership across projects.
 * Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.
 * Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK.
 * Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site as needed.

## Description

* Serve as a Workday Absence and Time Tracking subject matter expert, providing guidance on workforce management processes and Workday best practices.
 * Lead client workshops and design sessions to define scalable solutions aligned to business requirements.
 * Design and deliver Workday Absence and Time Tracking solutions across the full implementation lifecycle.
 * Lead Absence and Time Tracking workstreams on medium to large Workday implementations, managing solution decisions, risks, and dependencies.
 * Advise clients on absence management, leave administration, time entry, time calculation, scheduling, compliance, and workforce optimisation strategies.
 * Partner with HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Integrations, Reporting, Security, Change Management, and Project Management teams to deliver integrated solutions.
 * Support testing, data conversion, cutover, deployment, and post-go-live activities.
 * Mentor consultants and analysts, providing coaching, quality reviews, and functional guidance.
 * Support business development activities including solutioning, estimations, proposals, demonstrations, and customer presentations.
 * Contribute to practice development through methodology enhancements, internal training, asset creation, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
 * Maintain expertise in Workday Absence, Time Tracking, and Scheduling functionality, industry trends, and product innovations.