Consulting Manager – Workday Benefits

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Oversee the effective execution of intricate Workday Benefits projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, enrollment schedules, and organizational objectives.

• Act as a strategic consultant to senior client executives, steering benefits transformation efforts and defining system roadmaps.

• Lead, mentor, and develop consulting teams across various client projects.

• Manage engagement governance, which includes scope, timelines, budgets, and resource planning, while proactively addressing risks and resolving escalations.

• Provide high-level oversight of Workday Benefits configuration, encompassing plan setup, eligibility criteria, life events, open enrollment, and benefit plan designs.

• Collaborate across modules and with third-party systems, including Payroll, insurance carriers, and COBRA administrators.

• Assist in business development through account expansion, benefits-oriented pre-sales strategies, proposals, and client presentations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in benefits administration, HCM consulting, or enterprise systems, including more than 5 years of direct Workday Benefits experience.

• Demonstrated success in leading complete Workday Benefits implementations, covering configuration, testing, enrollment events, and carrier integration.

• Comprehensive knowledge of benefits regulations (ACA, HIPAA, COBRA), plan structures, eligibility criteria, and data exchange requirements.

• Strong leadership and project delivery capabilities, with a background in scaling consulting teams and managing multiple client engagements simultaneously.

• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to influence senior business leaders.

• Strategic perspective and operational insight to ensure system design is compatible with HR, compliance, and business objectives.

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Human Resources, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health and wellness programs.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work environment.