Job Profile Name

Workday Recruiting SME

Role Summary

Senior Workday consultant responsible for leading Recruiting module design, configuration, and client engagement.

Roles and Responsibilities

Leads the design, implementation, and optimization of Workday Recruiting solutions, including candidate lifecycle management, job requisition processes, interview frameworks, and offer management. Acts as a functional SME, drives client discussions, and ensures high-quality delivery across projects.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead configuration of Workday Recruiting modules (Job Requisitions, Career Sites, Candidate Management, Interview Scheduling, Offers)
- Design and optimize end-to-end recruiting processes and candidate journeys
- Facilitate client workshops, requirement gathering, and solution design sessions
- Own business process configuration for recruiting workflows (requisitions, approvals, hiring processes)
- Manage security configuration related to recruiting roles and candidate data
- Oversee testing strategy, defect triage, and hiring cycle readiness
- Provide guidance on recruiting best practices, compliance, and candidate experience
- Mentor junior consultants and review deliverables




- Collaborate with reporting teams for recruiting analytics and dashboards
- Support release planning and adoption of new Workday Recruiting features

Required Qualifications

- 6+ years of Workday functional and recruiting module
- Workday Recruiting certification
- Robust expertise in recruitment lifecycle and hiring workflows
- Experience in client-facing roles and solution design
- Bachelors/Master’s degree

Preferred Qualifications

- Exposure to Advanced Reporting, dashboards, and analytics
- Experience in full implementation lifecycle preferably for a large-scale organization

Key Performance Indicators

- Solution quality and minimal rework
- Client satisfaction and stakeholder feedback
- Milestone adherence and delivery ownership
- Effectiveness of recruiting process implementation
- Improvement in recruiting cycle efficiency and candidate experience
- Contribution to process improvements and innovation
- Mentorship and team capability building

Competencies

- Advanced Functional Expertise (Workday Recruiting)
- Solution Design & Analytical Thinking
- Stakeholder Management & Advisory
- Delivery Leadership & Ownership

📌 Opening For Workday Recruiting (Chennai)
🏢 Quess IT Solutions
📍 Chennai