Workday Time Tracking & Absence Consultant

Role Overview

Join Kainos and Shape the Future. At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators – driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting‑edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people‑first culture
, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

As a Workday Time Tracking & Absence Consultant you will work in a team to implement and configure enterprise‑scale Workday solutions for our global customer base, typically leading a project workstream. You will build relationships with customers, shape and deliver solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose, and commercially viable. You’ll provide excellent guidance to customers, understand their business and requirements, support more junior team members, and share your knowledge.

• At least 2–3 years of Workday Time Tracking and Absence implementation experience.
• At least 2 years of Workday Time Tracking and Absence configuration experience in the last 3 years.
• Certification in Workday Time Tracking and Absence.
• Strong understanding of Workday products (Time Tracking or Absence) as well as any other specialist capability.
• Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations.
• Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation.
• Commercial awareness and full understanding of project and business dynamics.
• Broad business and technology understanding and awareness of industry trends in Human Resource management, Financials, Enterprise Resource Planning or Payroll.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure.
• Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts.
• Strong consulting skills (presenting, leading workshops, demonstrating and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers).
• Ability to lead a functional workstream on a prime implementation throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Ability to become an acknowledged subject‑matter expert (e.g., Workday Product Lead).
• Willing and able to act as a role model within the capability and mentor and/or line‑manage more junior consultants.
• Willing and able to support the sales process including the production of estimates for the delivery of work packages.
• Ability to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice.
• Commercial understanding of utilisation within a services organisation and the importance of these targets.
• Ability to rotate through various Workday delivery services, specifically Consulting and Application Management Services.
• For Application Management Services, able to deliver work to meet defined Service Level Agreements.
• Will travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out‑of‑region travel may also be required).

• Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management Certification.
• Previous Workday Your Way, Launch or Launch Express experience.

Prior experience with Kronos, ADP or other software is a plus.

Professional qualifications in your area of expertise.

Experience in post‑deployment services.

Your role may or may not involve managing people. Where you do have direct reports, your responsibilities may include:

• Agreeing, setting and reviewing your and your team’s goals aligned to Kainos, Workday BU and your Capability.
• Providing support so that your and your team’s goals can be achieved.
• Reviewing and refining goals for relevance and to keep performance on track.
• Reviewing performance against goals and provide feedback.
• Conducting 1:1 monthly and/or project completion feedback meetings.
• Requesting and providing regular feedback in Workday.
• Completing End‑of‑Year reviews and agreeing the outcomes for the year.
• Identifying training…