Associate Principal Engineer, Workday HCM Functional Consultant

REQUIREMENTS:

• Total Experience: 10+ years
• Strong experience in Workday HCM Functional Consulting, including configuration, maintenance, and production support.
• Hands-on expertise in configuring and supporting Workday HCM modules, including Core HCM, Organizations, Job Profiles, Business Processes, Security, Compensation, and Advanced Compensation (preferred).
• Strong experience in gathering business requirements and translating them into scalable Workday functional solutions.
• Experience in configuring Workday Business Processes, security roles, organizations, supervisory structures, and related HCM configurations.
• Good understanding of Workday reporting, calculated fields, custom reports, dashboards, and analytics.
• Experience supporting Workday production environments, including issue analysis, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution.
• Knowledge of Workday release management, feature adoption, regression testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Strong understanding of Workday security concepts, domain security policies, and role-based security.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, HR teams, implementation partners, and internal IT teams.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with experience mentoring and guiding junior consultants.
• Workday HCM Functional Certification is preferred.
• Willingness to work in US/UK overlapping hours (preferred shift: 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Configure, maintain, enhance, and support Workday HCM functional modules to meet evolving business requirements.
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements, translating them into efficient Workday functional solutions.
• Configure and maintain Workday Business Processes, organizations, job profiles, supervisory organizations, security, and related HCM components.
• Support Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation configurations, annual compensation cycles, and related business processes.
• Develop and maintain Workday reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and analytics to support business decision-making.
• Manage Workday configuration changes, perform impact assessments, and support Workday bi-annual release activities.
• Coordinate and support system testing activities, including System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and regression testing.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Workday functional issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing sustainable solutions.
• Collaborate with integration teams to support end-to-end business processes and ensure seamless data flow across enterprise applications.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, IT, and business stakeholders to optimize Workday functionality and improve user experience.
• Prepare and maintain functional documentation, configuration workbooks, test scripts, user guides, and knowledge articles.
• Ensure Workday solutions are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with organizational standards and governance.
• Mentor junior consultants by providing functional guidance, knowledge sharing, and best practice recommendations.
• Stay current with Workday releases, emerging features, and industry best practices to continuously improve the Workday HCM landscape.