Senior Staff Engineer, ERP Workday (Functional Consultant)

REQUIREMENTS:

• Total Experience 9+ years 
• Strong experience in Workday HCM configuration, maintenance, and support.
• Strong functional expertise in Workday HCM modules and business processes.
• Hands-on experience with Core HCM, Compensation, Organization Management, and Employee Lifecycle Management.
• Advanced Compensation experience is highly preferred.
• Proven experience gathering business requirements and translating them into scalable Workday solutions.
• Strong understanding of Workday business processes, security concepts, organizational structures, and configuration best practices.
• Experience leading Workday enhancements, releases, testing, and production support activities.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex functional issues.
• Experience creating and maintaining functional and technical documentation.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and business leaders.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to mentor, coach, and develop team members.
• Experience working in Agile development and project delivery environments.
• Workday HCM Certification is preferred.
• Experience supporting global HR processes and enterprise-scale Workday environments is a plus.
• Availability to work during US/UK business hour overlap.
• Preferred shift: 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Configure, maintain, and support Workday HCM modules based on business requirements.
• Lead the configuration, maintenance, enhancement, and support of Workday HCM modules.
• Act as a functional Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Workday HCM and related HR business processes
• Configure and support Core HCM, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Organization Management, and other Workday functional modules.
• Collaborate with HR, business stakeholders, IT teams, and leadership to gather requirements and design effective Workday solutions.
• Analyze business processes and recommend system improvements to maximize Workday capabilities and operational efficiency.
• Ensure Workday configurations align with business objectives, compliance requirements, and organizational policies.
• Lead Workday release management activities, including impact assessments, testing, validation, and deployment support.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex functional, configuration, and system-related issues.
• Develop and maintain functional and technical documentation, including business requirements, configuration documents, test plans, process flows, and user guides.
• Monitor new Workday features and recommend adoption of relevant functionality and best practices.
• Manage multiple Workday projects, enhancements, and support activities while ensuring timely delivery.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to junior consultants and team members.
• Facilitate workshops, stakeholder meetings, solution reviews, and user training sessions.
• Communicate technical and functional concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with IT leadership to ensure Workday solutions align with the organization's overall technology strategy.
• Support Agile project delivery methodologies and participate in planning, testing, and implementation activities.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.