Consulting Manager - Workday HCM

Responsibilities

• Manage the successful execution of complex Workday HCM projects and workstreams, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and measurable business outcomes.
• Serve as a strategic partner to senior client executives, providing thought leadership and driving solution roadmaps across HCM domains such as Core HCM, Compensation, and Business Process Framework.
• Lead, coach, and develop teams of consultants across multiple engagements, fostering a culture of delivery excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Manage overall client engagement governance, including scope, timelines, budgets, and resource planning, while proactively mitigating risks and resolving escalations.
• Provide executive oversight on solution design and architecture, ensuring configurations are scalable, compliant, and aligned with best practices.
• Guide clients through complex issues related to system performance, data integrity, and cross-functional dependencies, enabling sustainable, long-term outcomes.
• Drive business development efforts by contributing to account growth, leading pre-sales strategy, and supporting proposal development and client presentations.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in HCM technology or enterprise consulting, with 5+ years of hands-on Workday HCM experience.
• Demonstrated success in overseeing complex, multi-stage Workday HCM implementations, with deep expertise in Core HCM, Compensation, and Business Process Framework.
• Extensive experience overseeing multiple implementations, guiding both functional and technical workstreams to successful outcomes.
• Strong leadership and team development skills, with the ability to manage cross-functional teams and scale delivery capacity.
• Exceptional client engagement and executive communication skills, with a history of building trusted partnerships and driving account growth.
• Strong strategic thinking, organizational awareness, and business acumen to advise clients at the enterprise level.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.

Pay

The expected pay range for this position is $150,000.00 - $190,000.00 USD annually, based on the candidate's qualifications and experience.