Workday Functional Consultant

# Workday Functional Consultant Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester Apply for this job
* Permanent* Experienced Professionals
* SaaS Solutions* -##
** About the job you're considering
** We are looking for an experienced Workday Functional Consultant to join our growing Workday Practice and help our clients design, configure, test and adopt modern Workday HCM solutions. This is a client-facing, hands-on delivery role for someone who combines Workday functional knowledge, configuration experience and strong consulting skills.

You will work across Workday HCM engagements, collaborating with client stakeholders, process specialists, technical teams, data teams and delivery leaders to translate business needs into practical, best-practice Workday solutions. You will also contribute to the continued growth of our Workday capability by sharing knowledge, supporting delivery improvement activity and helping develop reusable assets across the practice.
** Hybrid working:
** The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.##
** Your Role
** As a Workday Functional Consultant, you will support and deliver functional design, configuration and testing activity across the delivery lifecycle. You will participate in workshops, document requirements, configure Workday, support design decisions, help manage cross-functional dependencies and work with clients through testing, deployment and adoption.

You will be expected to bring a modern consulting mindset: practical, outcome-focused and comfortable helping clients understand how to use Workday capabilities, data, automation and emerging AI-enabled functionality responsibly and effectively.
** Functional leadership and solution design**:
* Support functional work streams across Workday HCM implementations, enhancements and optimisation projects.
* Participate in discovery, design and validation workshops with client stakeholders to understand business requirements, pain points and desired outcomes.
* Translate client requirements into clear functional documentation and Workday configuration inputs aligned to standard functionality, deployment methodology and leading practice.
** Configuration, testing and delivery**:
* Undertake Workday configuration activity, ensuring solutions are accurate, maintainable and aligned to agreed design principles.
* Support data mapping, conversion validation and integration design by advising on functional impacts and Workday data requirements.
* Support system testing, UAT, defect triage, cutover, go-live and early-life support activity..
** Client engagement and advisory**:
* Build effective working relationships with client stakeholders, SMEs and delivery teams.
* Advise clients on Workday configuration options, HR process considerations, statutory impacts and opportunities to simplify or standardise processes through Workday.

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusive future is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.##
** Your skills and experience
*** Experience working within Workday HCM implementations, enhancements or optimisation projects, ideally including multiple end-to-end delivery engagements.
* Current Workday Services Partner certification in Workday HCM, with certification or delivery experience in another functional area such as Recruiting, Talent, Performance, Learning, Absence, Time Tracking, Compensation or Benefits being advantageous.
* Good understanding of end-to-end HR processes and how they are enabled through Workday, including awareness of UK and international statutory considerations.
* Ability to support functional design activity, document requirements, configure Workday and contribute to clear client recommendations.
* Understanding of Workday data requirements and the impact of data quality, migration and integration decisions on functional outcomes.
* Experience working across onshore,…