Workday HCM Consultant

Overview

Remote
60 - 70
Contract - W2
Contract - 21 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Unable to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

EIB
Reporting
Workday
Testing
hcm
configuration
administration

Job Details

Workday HCM Consultant / Only w2

Remote/ PST Hours

Duration: 21 months/ Contract

Responsibilities/Scope:

·       Serve as the primary Workday HCM system administrator, performing configuration, testing, and maintenance across multiple modules.

·       Lead or support large-scale transitions, data loads, and FDM retrofit efforts, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and minimal disruption.

·       Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, and HRIS leadership to coordinate changes and deployments across a 9-member HRIS team and wider HR organization.

·       Act as a consultative partner, proactively identifying configuration and process optimization opportunities rather than waiting for assigned tasks.

·       Deliver and maintain technology solutions to support business processes and data reporting needs.

·       Contribute to development of data standards, documentation, and configuration governance.

·       Liaise with vendors and internal IT teams to support ongoing system initiatives and performance improvement.

·       Support and train users as needed to ensure smooth adoption and understanding of system changes.

·       Mentor and coach peers to promote shared technical knowledge and team growth.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

·       Minimum of 5 years of direct Workday HCM experience, including hands-on configuration and system administration.

·       Proven success supporting large enterprise environments, ideally within healthcare or unionized organizations.

·       Strong background in data migration, EIB loads, and deployment transitions.

·       Experience across additional Workday modules is a plus (e.g., Compensation, Security, Reporting).

·       Familiarity with Smartsheet and Jira preferred but trainable.

·       Excellent communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

·       Strong analytical and pragmatic problem-solving mindset; able to work autonomously and consultatively.

 

Nice to Have:

Workday certification is a plus but not required.

 

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