Principal Functional Consultant AI Practice EMEA
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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 AI Practice Delivery team sits within Workdays Professional Services organization and focuses on helping customers realize tangible business value from Workday AI across HCM and Financials. Our functional consultants work directly with HR Finance and IT stakeholders to design AIenabled business processes define use cases and guide change management and adoption.We partner closely with Product Engineering and Engagement Management to ensure that every AI deployment is grounded in strong functional design robust data foundations and a clear story for end users. Our work is highly visible: we help some of Workdays most complex global customers move from AI concepts to daytoday workflows that feel intuitive responsible and impactful.
About the Role
As a Principal Functional AI Practice Delivery Consultant you will be the primary functional architect responsible for designing endtoend AI transformations for our most complex customers. Youll connect the capabilities of Workdays Native AI Agents the Workday Agent Platform and our Sana integration to real HR and Finance processes and business outcomes.
You will act as a trusted advisor to executive sponsors design AIenabled process and operating models and lead functional workstreams through preparation activation and this role you help customers move well beyond AI hype by ensuring every solution is usable ethical scalable and tied to measurable value.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Design:
Design comprehensive AIenabled solutions across the Workday ecosystem ensuring tight alignment between Native AI Agents custom agents on the Workday Agent Platform and Sanas knowledge capabilities with a focus on real HR and Finance workflows.Strategic Advisory:
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior HR Finance and IT leaders translating AI capabilities into clear business value outcomedriven roadmaps and adoption plans for their organizations.Functional Leadership:
Lead functional workstreams for AI initiatives including requirements discovery process design configuration guidance data readiness and user experience considerations.Innovation & Feedback:
Partner with Product and Engineering to share field insights from customer deployments influencing the evolution of Workdays AI agents platform features and Sana integration patterns.Ecosystem Alignment:
Collaborate with technical and integration teams to ensure that AI use cases are supported by appropriate data models security considerations and integration patterns with thirdparty systems.
About You
Basic Qualifications (P5)
10 years of experience in enterprise software consulting or functional implementation (e.g. Workday HCM Financials Talent or similar) including significant experience leading complex multicountry or multibusinessunit projects
2 years of experience designing or delivering AIenabled or analyticsdriven solutions in an enterprise context (e.g. AI agents intelligent automation advanced analytics or MLpowered features)
Basic Qualifications (P4)
7 years of experience in enterprise software consulting or functional implementation (e.g. Workday HCM Financials Talent or similar) including significant experience leading complex multicountry or multibusinessunit projects
1 years of experience designing or delivering AIenabled or analyticsdriven solutions in an enterprise context (e.g. AI agents intelligent automation advanced analytics or MLpowered features)
Other Qualifications
Strong business acumen with the ability to understand HR and Finance strategies define AIenabled use cases and connect AI capabilities to concrete business outcomes for customers
Deep functional knowledge of Workday HCM and/or Financials including configuration concepts business processes security considerations and reporting/analytics patterns
Experience in solutions design including leading discovery and design workshops to translate business requirements into AIenabled workflows agent behaviors and governance models
Background in professional services or consulting with experience managing highstakes client delivery and collaborating in multidisciplinary project teams (e.g. engagement management technical change management)
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex AI concepts in accessible terms for nontechnical stakeholders while maintaining credibility with technical and product partners
Demonstrated decisionmaking and process improvement skills using data and feedback from deployments to refine methodologies templates and best practices over time
Comfort working in evolving spaces with a growth mindset and a desire to continuously develop your expertise in AI agentic workflows and Workdays Ethical AI principles
Commitment to Workdays Ethical AI standards ensuring all solutions are designed to be transparent fair and secure for all users
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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