Provides functional consulting for end-to-end Workday HCM implementations and enhancements. Gathers requirements, performs fit-gap analysis, designs and configures Workday solutions, supports integrations, data migration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live activities. Collaborates with HR and business stakeholders across Core HR, talent, compensation, benefits, absence, recruiting, performance, and learning processes while preparing documentation and training materials.
Workday HR Functional
Consultant
Location: New York, NY- Locals highly preferred-Onsite
interview
Type: W2
Work Authorization: EAD Preferred
No C2C, 1099, or third-party profiles accepted.
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Workday HCM Functional Consultant to support Workday implementations,
enhancements, configuration, testing, and HR transformation initiatives.
The consultant will work
closely with HR and business stakeholders to gather requirements, perform
fit-gap analysis, design Workday solutions, and support successful delivery.
End-to-end Workday HCM
implementation experience is required.
Responsibilities
- Act as the Functional Consultant for Workday HCM
implementations and enhancements.
- Conduct requirements-gathering workshops and
fit-gap analysis.
- Translate business requirements into Workday
functional designs.
- Configure and support Workday HCM modules and
business processes.
- Collaborate with HR, Talent Management, Payroll,
Benefits, and technical teams.
- Support data migration, testing, defect
resolution, and production deployment.
- Prepare functional specifications, process
documentation, and training materials.
- Provide post-go-live support.
- Identify and implement continuous process
improvements.
- Ensure solutions align with HR policies,
security, and regulatory requirements.
Required Skills
- Extensive experience as a Workday HCM
Functional Consultant.
- Mandatory: Workday Core HR.
- End-to-end Workday HCM implementation experience.
- Strong experience with:
- Core HCM
- Organization Management
- Business Process Framework
- Talent Management
- Compensation
- Benefits
- Absence Management
- Recruiting
- Performance Management
- Learning
- Workday HCM configuration and security
experience.
- Strong understanding of HR processes and employee
lifecycle management.
- Requirements gathering and solution design
experience.
- Strong stakeholder management and business
consulting skills.
- Experience with integrations, testing, and data
validation.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving
skills.
- Workday HCM certification preferred.
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