Workday Integrations Lead Consultant Hyderabad

*Job Title: Workday Integrations Lead Consultant*

Minimum 8 years of relevant Workday / HCM Integration experience.

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Preference is for on site Hyderabad ( 3 days plus per week. )

Schedule: 40 hours per week (need resources who are flexible with working hours will be a big overlap with European time zone. )

Language: English

*Role Overview:*

Our client seeking a seasoned Lead Consultant Workday Integrations to join the People & Organization (P&O) function. This is a senior Individual Contributor role with enterprise-wide integration accountability across a global Workday landscape.

The position focuses on requirement grooming solution validation integration oversight and stakeholder alignment to ensure high-quality delivery across Global Time & Absence and third-party payroll integrations.

*Key Responsibilities:*

1: Integration Solution Ownership

Own end-to-end integration requirements for Workday HCM.

Lead requirement discovery and grooming sessions with Global Process Owners and Delivery Leads.

Translate business and payroll requirements into structured integration design inputs.

Review and validate technical designs proposed by HRIT to ensure functional and compliance alignment.

Plan and execute testing cycles payroll parallel runs and cutover readiness.

2: Time & Payroll Integration Governance

Drive requirement definition for Workday Time & Absence integrations (Spica/Workforce/UKG /SDWorks) across countries.

Drive projects involving third-party payroll integrations (ADP GlobalView / EY /SDWorks preferred)

Ensure alignment with EU compliance standards and multi-country payroll complexity.

Support impact assessments for system releases enhancements and regulatory changes.

3: Stakeholder & Delivery Interface

Act as primary liaison between Global Process Owners Technical teams Enterprise IT and Payroll vendors.

Operate within ITIL framework using ServiceNow for incident change and problem governance.

Facilitate structured workshops solution reviews and executive-level walkthroughs.

Proactively identify risks dependencies and integration gaps with a solution-oriented mindset.

Demonstrate excellent stakeholder management and strong expectation-setting capability.

Collaborate effectively with stakeholders across global regions and time zones.

*Required Expertise:*

Strong functional and integration hands on knowledge of Workday Integrations (Studio EIB Core Connectors PECI APIs solution oversight level).

Experience in global Workday Time & Absence and third-party payroll integrations.

Integration experience with external Time & Attendance systems such as UKG Workforce Spica or similar platforms.

Strong understanding of EU payroll compliance and multi-country integration complexity.

Proven experience in at least 3 full-cycle global Workday Integrations implementations (solution ownership capacity).

Strong requirement documentation and process mapping capability.

Proactive attitude with structured follow-up and ownership mindset

Ready to work in Flexible working hours to support global collaboration.

*Professional Tool Proficiency*

Advanced Microsoft Excel (data validation payroll reconciliation oversight).

Microsoft Visio (integration architecture & process mapping).

PowerPoint (executive-ready presentations and solution walkthroughs).

*Experience & Qualifications*

Minimum 8 years of relevant Workday / HCM Integration experience.

Experience operating in global enterprise environments.

Workday Integrations and/ or third-Party Payroll Integrations Certification preferred.

Pharma or Med Device experience is a plus

Workday Core HR