Senior Staff Engineer, ERP Workday – Functional Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Configure, maintain, and provide support for Workday HCM modules in accordance with business requirements.

• Lead the configuration, maintenance, enhancement, and support functions for Workday HCM modules.

• Serve as a functional Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Workday HCM and associated HR business processes.

• Configure and support Core HCM, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Organization Management, and various other Workday functional modules.

• Collaborate with HR, business stakeholders, IT teams, and leadership to gather requirements and design effective Workday solutions.

• Analyze business processes and propose system enhancements to optimize Workday functionalities and operational efficiency.

• Ensure that Workday configurations are in line with business goals, compliance standards, and organizational policies.

• Oversee Workday release management activities, which include impact assessments, testing, validation, and deployment support.

• Troubleshoot and resolve intricate functional, configuration, and system-related challenges.

• Create and maintain comprehensive functional and technical documentation, including business requirements, configuration documents, test plans, process flows, and user guides.

• Monitor new Workday features and advocate for the adoption of relevant functionalities and best practices.

• Manage multiple Workday projects, enhancements, and support tasks while ensuring timely project delivery.

• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to junior consultants and team members.

• Facilitate workshops, stakeholder meetings, solution reviews, and user training sessions.

• Effectively communicate technical and functional concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Collaborate with IT leadership to ensure Workday solutions are aligned with the overall technology strategy of the organization.

• Support Agile project delivery methodologies and engage in planning, testing, and implementation activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 9 years of total experience.

• Extensive experience in Workday HCM configuration, maintenance, and support.

• Strong functional expertise in Workday HCM modules and corresponding business processes.

• Practical experience with Core HCM, Compensation, Organization Management, and Employee Lifecycle Management.

• Advanced Compensation experience is highly desirable.

• Proven track record in gathering business requirements and translating them into scalable Workday solutions.

• Solid understanding of Workday business processes, security concepts, organizational structures, and configuration best practices.

• Experience in leading Workday enhancements, releases, testing, and production support initiatives.

• Exceptional project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities at once.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address complex functional issues.

• Experience in creating and maintaining both functional and technical documentation.

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication capabilities.

• Ability to clearly convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and business leaders.

• Demonstrated leadership experience with the capacity to mentor, coach, and develop team members.

• Familiarity with Agile development and project delivery environments.

• Workday HCM Certification is preferred.

• Experience in supporting global HR processes and enterprise-scale Workday environments is a plus.

• Availability to work during overlapping US/UK business hours, with a preferred shift of 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees have the option to work remotely.