Consulting Manager - Workday Time Tracking & Absence

Responsibilities

• Manage the successful execution of complex Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management projects, ensuring alignment with workforce policies, compliance mandates, and measurable business outcomes.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior client executives, guiding time and leave transformation initiatives and shaping system roadmaps aligned with business needs.
• Lead, coach, and develop consulting teams across multiple client engagements, promoting delivery excellence, collaboration, and capability growth.
• Oversee engagement governance, including scope, timelines, budgets, and resource planning, while proactively mitigating risks and resolving escalations.
• Provide executive oversight on Workday Time and Absence configurations, including calculation rules, accruals, time entry validations, eligibility, and absence compliance.
• Collaborate across modules and systems (e.g., Payroll, Scheduling, Finance) to ensure seamless integration and operational alignment.
• Support business development by contributing to account growth, leading pre-sales strategy, and participating in proposals and client presentations.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in workforce management, HCM consulting, or enterprise systems, with 5+ years of hands-on Workday HCM, with a strong focus on Workday Time Tracking and Absence experience.
• Proven success leading end-to-end implementations of Workday Time and Absence, including configuration, testing, and rollout.
• Deep understanding of labor laws, time compliance, accrual calculations, leave policies, and system integrations.
• Strong leadership and delivery management skills, with experience scaling consulting teams and managing concurrent engagements.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities, with a track record of influencing executive-level decision-making.
• Strategic mindset and operational awareness to align system design with business objectives.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Human Resources, Business, Information Systems, 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.

Schedule

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