Workday Configuration Consultant

• We are seeking an experienced Workday Configuration Consultant to provide hands-on functional expertise across Core HCM Talent modules Skills Cloud Benefits Leave and Absence and Advanced Compensation.
• This contractor will support configuration optimisation and delivery of complex Workday requirements within a mature multi-country Workday environment. The role requires deep functional expertise strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to translate evolving HR and talent strategies into scalable Workday solutions.

Workday Configuration & Optimisation

• Provide hands-on configuration across:
  • Core HCM
  • Advanced Compensation
  • Benefits
  • Leave and Absence
  • Talent modules (e.g. Talent Profiles Performance Career Development Talent & Succession)
  • Skills Cloud
• Design configure and deploy Workday solutions aligned to business reward and talent requirements.
• Configure business processes frameworks (BPFs) condition rules eligibility rules calculated fields and validations.
• Ensure configurations are scalable auditable and aligned to Workday best practices.

Talent & Skills Cloud Configuration

• Configure and support Workday Talent Profiles including skills competencies job profiles and worker attributes.
• Support Skills Cloud enablement and optimisation including:
  • Skills inference and skill taxonomy alignment
  • Integration of skills across job profiles roles and talent processes
• Configure and maintain Performance Career Development and Talent Review frameworks.
• Support Succession Planning configuration including pools readiness criteria and talent data structures.
• Partner with HR and Talent stakeholders to ensure system design supports broader talent mobility and workforce planning strategies.

Compensation Benefits & Absence

• Configure and maintain advanced compensation plans including merit bonus allowances and eligibility logic.
• Support compensation review cycles and reward-led changes.
• Configure leave and absence plans accruals and country-specific rules.
• Configure benefits plans enrolment rules eligibility and life events.
• Support issue resolution related to absence balances benefit eligibility and compensation calculations.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with HR Reward Talent HRIS and Payroll stakeholders to gather and refine requirements.
• Translate business needs into effective Workday configurations and clearly explain design decisions and impacts.
• Act as a trusted Workday functional advisor providing pragmatic guidance on system capabilities and constraints.

Testing Deployment & Documentation

• Support unit testing UAT deployment and post deployment validation.
• Assist with Workday Release impact assessments regression testing and remediation.
• Produce and maintain clear configuration documentation process flows and decision logs.

Required Experience & Skills

Essential

• Strong hands-on experience as a Workday Functional Consultant or Contractor.
• Proven configuration expertise across:
  • Core HCM
  • Advanced Compensation
  • Benefits
  • Leave and Absence
  • Workday Talent modules
  • Skills Cloud
• Solid understanding of Workday business process design eligibility logic calculated fields and security concepts (functional level).
• Experience working in multi-country or global Workday environments.
• Able to operate independently manage competing demands and deliver quality configuration at pace.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with senior HR Reward and Talent stakeholders.

Desirable / Nice to Have

• Workday Pro certifications (HCM Compensation Talent or Learning).
• Experience supporting:
  • Annual compensation review cycles
  • Talent reviews and succession planning cycles
  • Skills-based workforce or career frameworks
• Experience in post-implementation optimisation or evolving Workday roadmaps.
• Exposure to payroll or benefits vendor integrations.
• Experience in regulated or compliance driven environments.
• Familiarity with using Jira as primary Project Management tool

Ways of Working

• Pragmatic and delivery focused with strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable navigating complexity and ambiguity.
• Balances speed with system control data integrity and auditability.