Meridian Partners is hiring a Sr. Workday Recruiting Consultant to join our growing public sector Workday practice. This senior role is designed for an expert who will lead the delivery of Workday Recruiting solutions for state, local, and education organizations, balancing efficiency, compliance, and transparency.
What You'll Do
- Lead end-to-end Workday Recruiting implementations for state, local, education, and other public sector organizations.
- Partner with HR and Talent Acquisition stakeholders to gather and translate public-sector-specific recruiting requirements, including compliance and approval workflows.
- Configure the Workday Recruiting module, including Job Requisitions, Recruiting Hub, Candidate Management, Interview Scheduling, Offer Management and Onboarding.
- Design and deliver functional prototypes that reflect public sector recruiting needs and governance models.
- Lead testing, validation, and deployment activities across recruiting workflows.
- Advise on data conversion and integration strategies with legacy applicant tracking systems and related tools.
- Support the development of dashboards, analytics, and reporting to meet government compliance, audit, and transparency requirements.
- Mentor junior consultants and contribute to team knowledge-sharing and best practices.
- Ensure project milestones, deliverables, and stakeholder communications remain aligned throughout the engagement.
What We're Looking For
- Active Workday Recruiting Implementer Certification is REQUIRED.
- 5+ years of Workday full-cycle implementation experience with a focus on Recruiting.
- 2+ years leading workstream implementations.
- 3+ years of ERP implementation experience within Public Sector (state or local agencies required).
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Ability to work standard East Coast hours.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship, now or in the future.
Technical Stack
- Workday Recruiting
Team & Environment
You will be joining a growing public sector Workday practice within a collaborative, supportive, and fast-growing consulting environment.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary range: $140,000 to $170,000.
- Generous time off and flexible remote environment.
- 401(k) with company match that immediately vests.
- Comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision, caregiver/adoption support, financial coaching, EAP.
- Company-paid life insurance.
Work Mode
This is a remote role for candidates located within the United States.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.





