Workday Functional Consultant (Implementation Focused)

Job Title: Workday Functional Consultant (Implementation Focused)

Location: U.S. (Remote/Hybrid as applicable)
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a skilled Workday Functional Consultant to join our implementation team and drive hands-on configuration and delivery of Workday solutions. This role requires strong functional expertise, deep configuration experience, and the ability to independently own specific workstreams across end-to-end implementations.

The ideal candidate is experienced in Workday deployments and thrives in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Implementation & Configuration

• Lead and support functional workstreams during Workday implementations, including:
  • Payroll
  • Absence
  • Time Tracking
  • Financials
• Perform hands-on configuration across:
  • Business Process Framework (BPF)
  • Organizational structures
  • Eligibility rules and calculations
• Translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions

Requirements & Design

• Conduct:
  • Discovery sessions
  • Requirements workshops
  • Design discussions
• Develop Functional Design Documents (FDDs) where required
• Identify gaps and recommend Workday-native solutions aligned with best practices

Testing & Deployment Support

• Actively participate in:
  • Conference Room Pilots (CRP1, CRP2)
  • Unit Testing
  • System Integration Testing (SIT)
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Support data validation and migration activities
• Assist in go-live and hypercare phases

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with:
  • Integration consultants
  • Reporting teams
  • Client SMEs and stakeholders
• Support cross-functional alignment to ensure successful delivery

Required Qualifications

• 4–9+ years of Workday functional experience
• Minimum 1–2 full lifecycle Workday implementations (mandatory)
• At least 2+ years of experience with a Workday partner organization
• Active Workday certifications with willingness to transfer to E1
• Strong hands-on configuration expertise in at least one module:
  • Payroll
  • Absence
  • Time Tracking
  • Financials
• Solid understanding of:
  • Workday business processes
  • Configuration dependencies across modules

Originally posted on Himalayas