Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end Workday Talent implementations for external clients
- Facilitate discovery and design workshops
- Translate business requirements into scalable Workday Talent solutions
- Provide subject matter expertise across Talent & Performance, Succession, Talent Reviews, Skills, and Career
- Own functional design documentation
- Lead configuration of Workday Talent modules
- Validate system design with client stakeholders
- Partner with Integration and Technical teams to support data loads and integrations
- Develop and execute testing strategy
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT)
- Guide clients through go-live readiness
- Troubleshoot and resolve configuration issues
- Provide best practice recommendations aligned to Workday functionality
- Ensure alignment between system configuration and client talent strategy
- Support release management discussions related to Workday updates
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on Workday Talent implementation experience
- Active Workday Talent & Performance certification required
- Experience leading full lifecycle Workday implementations
- Strong understanding of performance management, succession planning, and talent review processes
- Ability to lead client workshops and executive-level conversations
Nice to Have
- Consulting experience strongly preferred
- Experience implementing Skills Cloud and Career Hub
- Experience with global or multi-entity implementations
- Strong reporting and analytics expertise within Workday Talent
- Ability to manage multiple client engagements simultaneously
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Additional Information
- Travel up to 20–30%, depending on client requirements
- Travel typically tied to key milestones such as design workshops or go-live
- Majority of delivery conducted virtually
