Senior Consultant | Workday HCM | HC: HR Transformation

• Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

The team

Today's business challenges present a new wave of HR, workforce transformation, and organizational priorities. Deloitte's Human Capital practice leverages deep industry knowledge, innovative technology solutions, and business insight to help organizations transform their HR functions, enhance employee experiences, and drive business outcomes through Workday solutions.

Your work profile

As a Workday Core HCM Senior Consultant, you will play a key role in delivering, enhancing, and supporting Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions. You will work closely with clients and project teams to analyze business requirements, design functional solutions, configure Workday, and support deployments across various Workday HCM workstreams.

The ideal candidate will possess strong functional expertise in Workday Core HCM, experience leading workstreams, and the ability to guide clients through solution design and business process optimization.

Key skills required: 

1. Functional Design and Configuration

• Lead the design, configuration, and deployment of Workday Core HCM solutions.
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements and translate them into functional specifications.
• Configure and optimize Workday business processes, organizational structures, staffing models, and worker lifecycle events.
• Recommend leading practices and process improvements aligned with client objectives.

2. Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a primary point of contact for functional workstreams and client stakeholders.
• Facilitate requirement gathering sessions, workshops, and solution design discussions.
• Provide functional guidance and recommendations to address complex business challenges.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate project status, risks, and dependencies effectively.

3. Business Process and Security Support

• Configure and maintain Workday business processes and approval workflows.
• Support security role design, domain security policies, and user access requirements.
• Assist clients in implementing controls and governance aligned with business requirements.

4. Reporting and Analytics

• Develop and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, and calculated fields.
• Support workforce reporting and analytical requirements.
• Partner with business users to deliver reporting solutions that support decision-making.

5. Testing and Deployment

• Lead functional testing activities, including unit testing, system integration testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Prepare test scenarios and support defect resolution efforts.
• Assist with deployment planning, data validation, and post-production stabilization activities.

6. AMS and Production Support

• Provide ongoing support for Workday Core HCM clients.
• Troubleshoot and resolve functional issues, incidents, and enhancement requests.
• Conduct root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions.
• Support Workday release management activities, including impact assessments and feature adoption recommendations.

7. Team Collaboration and Mentorship

• Collaborate with technical teams, integration consultants, project managers, and client stakeholders.
• Guide and mentor junior consultants and analysts.
• Participate in knowledge-sharing and capability development initiatives within the practice.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 4-7 years of overall professional experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years of hands-on Workday Core HCM implementation and/or support experience.
• Experience leading functional workstreams in Workday implementation or AMS engagements.
• Workday Core HCM Certification preferred.

Required-

• Strong expertise in Workday Core HCM configuration and administration.
• Core HCM experience
• Workforce Administration
• Staffing Models
• Job and Position Management
• Organizations and Supervisory Structures
• Business Process Configuration
• Security Administration
• Worker Lifecycle Events
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into Workday solutions.
• Knowledge of Workday Reporting, Calculated Fields, and Dashboards.
• Understanding of Workday security concepts, roles, domains, and security policies.
• Strong understanding of HCM processes including Hire, Transfer, Promotion, Termination, and Organizational Changes.
• Experience supporting testing, data validation, and deployment activities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work independently.

Desired Skills-

• Workday certifications in Core HCM or related functional areas.
• Experience with additional Workday modules such as:
• Compensation
• Recruiting
• Talent & Performance
• Absence
• Time Tracking
• Learning
• Payroll
• Exposure to Workday Integrations and EIBs.
• Experience in global Workday deployment projects.
• Experience working in an AMS or managed services environment.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies.

Preferred:

• Experience leading Core HCM workstreams for Workday implementations, optimizations, and AMS engagements.
• Experience collaborating with Solution Architects and Project Managers on solution design reviews.
• Ability to independently manage client discussions and provide strategic functional recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience delivering successful Workday HCM solutions while maintaining high levels of client satisfaction.