Staff Engineer, ERP Workday HCM – Advanced Compensation Functional Consultant

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

📋 Description

• Configure, maintain, enhance, and provide support for Workday HCM modules, particularly focusing on Advanced Compensation and related functional areas.

• Act as the Functional Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Workday HCM and Compensation processes.

• Set up and support Core HCM, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Organization Management, and Employee Lifecycle Management modules.

• Collaborate with HR, business stakeholders, and cross-functional IT teams to collect requirements and design scalable Workday solutions.

• Evaluate business processes and suggest system improvements to optimize Workday capabilities and operational efficiency.

• Ensure Workday configurations are aligned with business goals, organizational policies, and compliance standards.

• Lead Workday release activities, which encompass impact assessments, testing, validation, deployment, and post-release support.

• Diagnose and resolve complex functional, configuration, and application challenges.

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

• Keep abreast of new Workday features, releases, and industry best practices, and recommend the adoption of relevant capabilities.

• Manage various Workday enhancement projects, production support tasks, and functional initiatives while ensuring timely execution.

• Offer leadership, guidance, and mentorship to consultants and team members.

• Conduct workshops, stakeholder discussions, solution reviews, and end-user knowledge transfer sessions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of total experience.

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

• Hands-on expertise in Workday Advanced Compensation, Compensation, Core HCM, Organization Management, and Employee Lifecycle Management.

• Strong functional understanding of Workday HCM modules, business processes, and configuration best practices.

• Proven record of gathering business requirements and converting them into scalable Workday solutions.

• Experience in configuring and maintaining Workday HCM modules to adapt to evolving business needs.

• Solid grasp of Workday security concepts, organizational structures, and configuration frameworks.

• Experience leading Workday enhancements, release management, testing, validation, and production support activities.

• Background in developing and maintaining technical and functional documentation, including technical specifications, configuration documents, test plans, process flows, and user guides.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a knack for troubleshooting and resolving complex Workday functional issues.

• Excellent project management capabilities, allowing for the management of multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

• Strong skills in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Demonstrated leadership experience with a focus on mentoring, coaching, and developing team members.

• Experience in Agile development and project delivery environments.

• Workday HCM Certification is preferred.

• Advantageous to have experience supporting enterprise-scale global Workday implementations.

• Must be available to work during overlapping US/UK business hours.

• Shift: 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees have the option to work remotely.