Workday

Senior or Principal HCM Functional Consultant

Workday$117K — $175K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of HCM implementation experience with Workday required
  • 3+ years of experience with specific HCM solutions such as Compensation or Benefits
  • Previous consulting experience is essential
  • Proven project management skills required
  • Strong business analysis and requirements gathering abilities are necessary

Responsibilities

  • Lead Workday HCM implementation projects and ensure successful delivery
  • Configure the Workday solution based on client requirements
  • Assist clients in converting their legacy data into the Workday system
  • Collaborate with the Integration team to configure and test third-party integrations
  • Demonstrate Workday configurations through prototype system development
  • Ensure clients leverage Workday’s expertise and proven solutions
  • Mentor and share knowledge with other team consultants

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedule that includes both in-office and remote opportunities
  • Access to Workday's comprehensive benefits program
  • Participation in the Workday Bonus Plan, commission, and annual stock grants
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are looking for a hardworking, innovative, and collaborative Senior 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 HRIS 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!
  • Master HCM Core and at least one other product in the HCM product suite (Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Paradox, HiredScore, Talent Management, or Learning)
  • Perform the following on an engagement: understand client business requirements, configure the Workday solution, demonstrate the configurations through the development of prototype systems, assist the client in testing the Workday solution
  • Work with the client to help convert legacy data into Workday
  • Assist the Integration team in helping to configure and test integrations between Workday and third party/custom solutions
  • Understand Workday's Implementation Methodology and use it on all engagements
  • Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday's proven solutions
  • Mentor and share product knowledge with other consultants


About You

Basic Qualifications: Senior HCM Functional Consultant
  • Prior experience leading Workday implementations is a MUST
  • A minimum of 3+ years implementing at least one of the following HCM solutions: HCM Core, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent Management, Learning
  • Previous consulting experience with a consulting/software company required


Basic Qualifications: Principal HCM Functional Consultant
  • Prior experience leading Workday implementations is a MUST
  • A minimum of 7+ years implementing at least one of the following HCM solutions: HCM Core, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, HiredScore, Paradox, Talent Management, or Learning
  • Previous consulting experience with a consulting/software company required


Other Qualifications:
  • Proven project management experience and a passion for customer service
  • Functional experience - HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent Management and/or Learning
  • Business analysis and requirements gathering abilities
  • Experience deploying multiple HCM projects simultaneously a plus
  • Workday HCM Certification a plus
  • Ability to learn technology quickly through instruction and self-training.
  • Ability to travel up to 30% of the time


Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate's compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday's comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.GA.Atlanta

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $117,000 USD - $175,400 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $111,000 USD - $197,300 USD

Additional Considerations:

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $117,000 - $175,400 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:

08/21/2026

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.

About Workday

Workday, Inc. is a provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. The Company delivers financial management, human capital management and analytics applications designed for various companies, educational institutions and government agencies. As part of its applications, the Company provides embedded analytics that capture the content and context of everyday business events, facilitating informed decision-making from wherever users are working. Its applications include Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Other Applications. It also provides open, standards-based Web-services application programming interfaces, and pre-built packaged integrations and connectors. Workday, Inc. is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
Learn more about Workday
Size
15,932 employees
Market Cap
$42.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$282.4 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+26.7%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
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