Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Workday Functional Consultant with strong expertise in Workday Time Off, Recruiting, and Advanced Compensation modules. The ideal candidate will be responsible for gathering business requirements, configuring Workday solutions, supporting enhancements, conducting testing, and providing functional expertise to HR stakeholders. The consultant will work closely with business and technical teams to deliver scalable and efficient Workday solutions aligned with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities
Analyze business requirements and translate them into Workday functional solutions.
Configure and support Workday Time Off, including leave plans, accruals, eligibility rules, carryover policies, and absence management processes.
Configure and maintain Workday Recruiting, including job requisitions, candidate lifecycle management, interview processes, offer approvals, and recruiting security.
Support annual and off-cycle Advanced Compensation processes, including merit, bonus, stock, and compensation review cycles.
Design, configure, and maintain business processes, security roles, condition rules, and notifications.
Create and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, and calculated fields.
Participate in requirement gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and post-production support activities.
Troubleshoot system issues and provide timely resolution for functional defects and enhancement requests.
Collaborate with HR, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Payroll, and IT teams to improve business processes and system performance.
Support Workday releases by assessing impacts, testing new functionality, and implementing enhancements.

Required Skills





Workday Functional Expertise

Workday HCM Fundamentals
Workday Time Off Configuration
Workday Recruiting Configuration
Workday Advanced Compensation
Business Process Configuration
Workday Security Administration
Condition Rules and Calculated Fields
Custom Reports and Dashboards
EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder)
Data Conversion and Mass Data Loads

Technical & Analytical Skills

Workday Reporting and Analytics
Basic understanding of Workday Integrations
Tenant Management
UAT and Regression Testing
Excel and Data Analysis
Root Cause Analysis and Issue Resolution

Soft Skills

Stakeholder Management
Requirement Gathering and Documentation
Strong Communication Skills
Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking
Training and Knowledge Transfer
Cross-functional Collaboration

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
4+ years of Workday Functional experience.

Hands-on configuration experience in:
Workday Time Off
Workday Recruiting
Workday Advanced Compensation
Experience supporting Workday implementations, enhancements, and production support activities.
Workday certifications in relevant modules preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with multiple full-cycle Workday implementations.




Knowledge of Payroll, Advantages, and Talent Management processes.
Experience in global Workday deployments.
Familiarity with Agile project methodologies.
Skill Requirements

Skill Set

Workday Functional Skills

Workday HCM Core Concepts
Workday Time Off / Absence Management
Workday Recruiting
Workday Advanced Compensation
Compensation Review Cycles
Job Requisition and Candidate Management
Business Process Configuration
Workday Security Configuration
Condition Rules & Routing Logic
Workday Reporting
Calculated Fields
Dashboards & Analytics
Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)
Mass Data Loads

Workday Technical Knowledge

Workday Integrations (Core Connectors)
Workday Web Services (Basic Knowledge)
Tenant Management
Workday Release Testing
Data Validation & Reconciliation
Functional Testing / UAT Support

Preferred Certifications

Workday HCM Certification
Workday Recruiting Certification
Workday Absence/Time Off Certification
Workday Advanced Compensation Certification
Other Requirements

1.Workday Studio and EIB certifications are preferred.

Key Search Keywords

Workday HCM, Time Off, Absence Management, Leave Administration, Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Advanced Compensation, Merit Planning, Bonus Planning, Workday Security, Business Processes, Reporting, Calculated Fields, EIB, Workday Configuration, UAT, Production Support.

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