Job Description

Lead Workday Core HCM Consultant

Location: Remote (U.S.)

Employment Type: Full-Time / Contract

Role Overview

As our Lead Core HCM Consultant, you’ll architect and drive end-to-end Workday HCM implementations—from requirements through go-live and hypercare. You’ll mentor junior consultants, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure best-practice configuration across Staffing, Compensation, Performance, Talent, and Core HR modules.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead 3+ complete Workday HCM implementations, owning design workshops, configuration, testing, cut-over, and post-go-live support
  
• Translate business requirements into optimal HCM framework designs (Organization Structures, Job Catalog, Security, Business Processes)
  
• Build and review Config Worksheets, Business Process Maps, and Integration Requirements with functional and technical teams
  
• Oversee unit, integration, and user-acceptance testing; drive issue resolution in partnership with QA and development
  
• Conduct knowledge-transfer sessions and develop runbooks, training materials, and governance documentation
  
• Provide on-going optimization recommendations—leveraging Core HCM releases and new feature roll-outs
  

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years’ Workday HCM consulting experience, with at least three full-cycle deployments
  
• Active Workday Core HCM Certification (must be transferable)
  
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and lead remote teams
  
• Strong understanding of global HCM processes, data model, and security framework
  
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Workday Prism Reporting and Calculated Fields
  
• Background in change-management and adoption strategies
  

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