Workday Functional Lead
Job in
Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama, 36868, USA
Listed on 2026-09-13
Listing for:
Mobility Global
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-13
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
IT Business Analyst, Business Systems & Technology Analysis, Systems Analyst, IT Consultant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Serve as the hands-on functional lead for the Workday platform across key modules including Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent & Performance, Compensation, Time & Absence, Reporting, Learning, Help, Peakon and Payroll.
- Perform hands-on configuration, testing and troubleshooting across these modules.
- Provide expert guidance on Workday configuration, functionality and best practices.
- Ensure Workday capabilities align with organisational HR processes and strategic priorities.
- Serve as the hands-on functional lead for the Workday platform across key modules including Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent & Performance, Compensation, Time & Absence, Reporting, Learning, Help, Peakon and Payroll.
- Perform hands-on configuration, testing and troubleshooting across these modules.
- Provide expert guidance on Workday configuration, functionality and best practices.
- Ensure Workday capabilities align with organisational HR processes and strategic priorities.
- Serve as the hands-on functional lead for the Workday platform across key modules including Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent & Performance, Compensation, Time & Absence, Reporting, Learning, Help, Peakon and Payroll.
- Perform hands-on configuration, testing and troubleshooting across these modules.
- Provide expert guidance on Workday configuration, functionality and best practices.
- Ensure Workday capabilities align with organisational HR processes and strategic priorities.
- Lead functional design decisions for Workday implementations and enhancements and build the resulting configuration.
- Establish and maintain configuration standards and design principles.
- Ensure consistency and scalability in system configuration across modules and business units.
- Partner with HR and business stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into functional solutions within Workday.
- Evaluate business requests and recommend scalable system solutions aligned with platform capabilities and best practices.
- Document functional specifications and lead configuration and testing.
- Support the development and execution of the Workday platform roadmap.
- Identify opportunities to enhance system functionality and improve HR processes.
- Assess new Workday features and recommend adoption based on business value.
- Lead the evaluation and adoption of biannual Workday releases, including hands-on configuration of release-related changes.
- Coordinate and execute testing cycles to ensure changes are successfully deployed.
- Work with stakeholders to assess impact and ensure readiness for new functionality.
- Partner with the People Analytics team and build Workday data structures and reports to support reporting and analytics needs.
- Ensure data integrity and consistency across HR processes and system modules.
- Act as a trusted advisor to HR leaders on Workday capabilities and system improvements.
- Provide guidance on best practices for HR technology usage and process design.
- Support training and adoption initiatives to maximise the value of the platform.
- Bachelor's degree in information systems, Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.
- 7+ years of experience in HRIS, HR technology or enterprise SaaS platforms.
- 4+ years of hands on Workday functional experience across multiple modules.
- Exposure to Learning, Help, Peakon and/or Payroll modules is highly desirable.
- Experience supporting Workday implementations or major platform transformations in global organisations is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of HR processes including employee lifecycle, talent management and workforce reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into scalable system solutions.
- Experience working with cross functional teams including HR, IT and business stakeholders.
- Workday certifications in relevant modules are preferred but not mandatory.
- Deep, hands-on functional and configuration knowledge of Workday modules and platform capabilities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to translate business needs into system solutions
- Stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Experience managing system enhancements and platform releases
- Strong attention to data quality and governance.
- A well designed and scalable Workday platform
- Strong alignment between HR processes and…
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