Workday Consultant

Responsibilities

• Design and configure Workday modules across assigned functional areas.
• Oversee complex Workday integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, and middleware platforms.
• Lead performance tuning, system audits, data quality governance, and compliance initiatives.
• Develop advanced security frameworks, role‑based access models, and audit controls.
• Define enterprise reporting standards leveraging Workday Reporting and Prism Analytics.
• Manage technical aspects of Workday system upgrades, including configuration updates, regression testing, and validation of new features.
• Ensure technical readiness for Workday release cycles and coordinate upgrade‑related activities across teams.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, work schedules, and timelines.
• Identify required resources and provide timely project status updates.
• Drive consensus among business stakeholders and IT teams regarding system solutions.
• Facilitate leadership briefings, presenting technical strategies, project milestones, and ROI analyses.
• Author strategic documentation, governance standards, and technical frameworks.
• Build strong relationships with business users and external Workday partners.
• Clearly communicate Workday concepts, design decisions, and business impacts.
• Advise business leaders on Workday capabilities, opportunities, adoption, and optimization initiatives.
• Lead design, development, testing, and documentation of Workday integrations, data transformation rules, and reconciliation procedures.
• Standardize and streamline enterprise reporting practices.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture teams to ensure Workday interoperability and scalability.
• Coordinate integration testing and validation during Workday upgrade cycles.
• Assess the impact of new Workday features on existing integrations and reporting frameworks.
• Mentor Workday analysts and administrators while establishing technical standards and best practices.
• Serve as the primary IT Workday lead for executive stakeholders during major initiatives and redesigns.
• Plan and execute system upgrades, feature adoption, regression testing, and impact analysis.
• Coordinate upgrade cycles aligned with Workday release schedules and organizational change management processes.
• Lead validation of new functionality, security updates, and reporting enhancements.
• Drive scoping, planning, and execution of enterprise‑wide Workday programs.
• Author executive‑level project proposals, charters, and risk assessments.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience (6 years equivalent experience accepted).
• 6+ years of progressive experience in Workday systems design, implementation, and support.
• Proven experience leading Workday implementations and governance initiatives.
• Experience with in Healthcare or Higher Education environments.
• Workday Certified HCM and Finance credentials preferred.