Workday Consultant - Freelance

Our client is hiring an experienced Workday Consultant to join their fast-growing team. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects, partner with stakeholders across HR, Finance, and IT, and deliver high-impact Workday solutions that drive efficiency and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR, Finance, and business stakeholders to analyze requirements and design scalable Workday solutions.
• Configure and maintain Workday modules (e.g., HCM, Payroll, Recruiting, Absence, Compensation, Talent).
• Lead end-to-end Workday implementation or enhancement projects, including requirement gathering, design, build, testing, and deployment.
• Create and manage Workday reports, dashboards, calculated fields, and integrations with third-party systems.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies, data security, and governance standards.
• Provide day-to-day system support, troubleshooting, and user training to optimize Workday adoption.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify process improvement opportunities and recommend system enhancements.
• Stay up to date on Workday releases, new features, and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of experience as a Workday Consultant, Analyst, or Administrator.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Workday HCM; experience with additional modules (Recruiting, Compensation, Payroll, Absence, or Time Tracking) is a plus.
• Experience configuring Workday integrations (EIB, Core Connectors, Studio) and custom reports.
• Proficiency in Workday security configuration, calculated fields, and business process framework.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Proven experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Workday certification(s) highly desirable.