Functional Consultant Planning
Job Summary
Your work days are brighter here.
Were obsessed with making hard work pay off for our people our customers and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people money and agents were shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join youll feel it. Not just in the products we build but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity empathy and shared enthusiasm. Were in this together tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether youre building smarter solutions supporting customers or creating a space where everyone belongs youll do meaningful work with Workmates whove got your return well give you the trust to take risks the tools to grow the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone including yourself youve found a match in Workday and we hope to be a match for you too.
About the Team
The Adaptive Planning Professional Services team is dedicated to bringing the full value of Workdays Adaptive Planning product to life for our customers. As implementation consultants we partner with a diverse portfolio of customers to help them transform how they plan budget forecast and report across their Finance functions.Our team sits at the heart of customer success guiding organizations through end-to-end implementations of Workday Adaptive Planning. We collaborate closely with project managers technical consultants and customer teams to ensure every deployment delivers meaningful outcomes. What makes this team special is the variety of work and the impact we have no two implementations are the same and you will be continuously learning and growing as you help customers across industries unlock the potential of modern planning solutions.
About the Role
As a Functional Consultant on the Adaptive Planning team you will play a key role in the end-to-end implementation of Workdays Adaptive Planning product across a varied portfolio of customers. You will act as a trusted advisor either leading or supporting the implementation of single or multiple Finance functional streams on any given project.
This role requires a blend of functional and technical consulting skills relating to the implementation of business software applications. As a Workday Consultant you are a business consultant who brings expertise in the functional aspects of the Workday platform and translates that knowledge into solutions that meet each customers unique needs.
In this role you will be responsible for:
Leading or supporting the implementation of Workday Adaptive Planning across Finance and HCM functional streams ensuring solutions are designed to address customer business challenges
Conducting discovery sessions and requirements gathering workshops to understand customer needs use cases and goals and translating those into well-defined solution designs
Configuring and deploying Adaptive Planning solutions including financial models reports dashboards and integrations in alignment with customer requirements
Serving as a trusted advisor to customers throughout the implementation lifecycle providing guidance on best practices and helping them get the most out of the platform
Collaborating with project team members including project managers and technical consultants to ensure implementations are delivered on time and to a high standard
Contributing to continuous improvement by sharing knowledge developing best practices and mentoring team members
About You
Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills to articulate commercial terms clearly during negotiations with renewing customers.
Comfortable investigating and resolving complex customer dynamics during the renewal process.
Ability to quickly prioritize a high volume of work and execute efficiently under tight deadlines.
Self-driven and autonomous with a strong sense of ownership over a large complex portfolio.
Strong analytical skills with a detail-oriented process-minded approach.
Great Workday ambassador modeling core values and contributing to a strong positive culture.
Basic Qualifications
5 years of related experience in consulting either as an internal consultant or with a consulting or software company
Experience working with or implementing a Tier 1 Planning software application such as Workday Adaptive Planning Anaplan OneStream Hyperion or a similar application
Business fluency in English
Other Qualifications
Skilled in requirements gathering with the ability to lead discovery sessions using techniques such as interviews workshops and use case development to accurately identify and define customer needs ensuring implementations are clearly scoped and aligned with business objective
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to adapt your style to different audiences from Finance teams to senior leadership and to present complex information in a clear and engaging manner
Experienced in influencing and guiding customer decisions through persuasive and consultative communication helping drive alignment across project teams and fostering collaboration on implementation approach and design
Demonstrated ability in relationship management including building and maintaining trusted advisor relationships with customers throughout the implementation lifecycle improving customer satisfaction and fostering long-term partnerships
Proficient in solutions design with experience identifying complex business challenges and designing tailored Adaptive Planning configurations and models that improve efficiency reporting and decision-making for customer Finance teams
A collaborative team player who contributes to a positive and productive project environment works effectively with cross-functional team members and shares knowledge to help improve overall team delivery
Relevant educational qualifications and/or experience implementing or supporting cloud Planning or EPM solutions
Experience with implementing Workforce Planning solutions is a plus
Well-versed in all financial statements and the interaction between them
Resourceful and adaptable comfortable working remotely and utilizing a variety of tools with a high degree of autonomy
A genuine passion for delivering exceptional levels of customer service and a desire to learn new technology quickly through a variety of mediums
Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work were combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections maintain a strong community and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways so rather than a number of required days in-office each week we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers prospects and partners (depending on role). This means youll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business team and personal needs while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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