Principal Functional Consultant

Your work days are brighter here.

We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

About the Role

We are looking for a hardworking, innovative, and collaborative HCM Functional Consultant to join our team. In this role you will ensure the successful implementation of the Workday HCM solution with customers through product and implementation expertise. The ideal candidate for this position should have extensive experience implementing or supporting HCM systems, requirements capturing, configuration, data conversion and testing. You should be detail oriented, self-motivated, proactive, results oriented and able to successfully partner with customers and your project team. Be ready to be challenged and have fun!

About You

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of functional experience in any of HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Recruiting, Talent, Performance Management, Time & Absence software solutions or systems
• Should have worked as Solution Architect in an end-to-end implementation.
• Previous consulting experience preferred either as an internal consultant or with a consulting / software organization in another ERP application (e.g. Workday, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Ultimate Software, ADP, Ceridian or similar application).
• Should have experience in at-least 4 full cycle client implementations 
• Proven track record of successfully implementing and supporting HCM solutions

Other Qualifications

• Passion for customer service
• Validated project management experience
• Functional experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Business analysis and requirements gathering abilities.
• Ability to learn technology quickly through instruction and self-training.
• Experience deploying multiple projects simultaneously a plus
• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience required
• Ability to work across different SKU’s simultaneously
• Work with the customer to help convert legacy data into Workday.
• Assist the Integration Consulting team in helping to configure and test integrations between Workday and third-party/custom solutions.
• Creation and execution of lifecycle test scenarios for all testing cycles in scope through partnership with the Test Lead
• Ensure optimal test coverage and test execution, enabling a smooth and timely transition to production.
• Mentor and share product knowledge with other consultants.
• Help deliver successful project outcomes and lasting customer relationships.
• Great team player

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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