Workday Absence Management & Time Tracking Lead Consultant

About the role

STAFFXPERT LLC is seeking a Workday Absence Management & Time Tracking Lead Consultant on behalf of our client in Remote, USA. This consultant will play a key role in supporting a global rollout of Workday Absence Management and Time Tracking across multiple countries.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and discovery workshops with business stakeholders, HR teams, and project leadership.
• Design and define Workday Absence Management and Time Tracking solutions that meet business and operational requirements.
• Provide subject matter expertise on:
• Absence plans and eligibility rules
• Time entry configuration
• Time calculation and validation rules
• Time Tracking business processes
• Workday security considerations
• Guide project teams on Workday best practices and configuration approaches.
• Support the development of global templates while addressing country-specific requirements.
• Review and validate functional designs, configuration strategies, and implementation deliverables.
• Identify gaps between business needs and Workday capabilities and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Integrations, Security, and Technical teams throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Support testing, deployment planning, rollout activities, and transition to production.
• Provide functional leadership, mentorship, and guidance to project team members.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Workday Absence Management and Workday Time Tracking.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing Workday Absence and Time Tracking solutions.
• Experience leading requirements gathering, solution design, and functional architecture activities.
• Strong understanding of:
• Absence plans and accrual policies
• Eligibility and business rules
• Time entry and time tracking configuration
• Time calculation rules
• Workday business processes
• Security roles and access controls
• Global HR and workforce management processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Workday Payroll.
• Understanding of payroll impacts related to absence and time tracking processes.
• Experience integrating Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management with payroll systems or third-party workforce management solutions.
• Prior experience supporting large enterprise or global organizations.
• Workday certifications in Absence Management, Time Tracking, or related modules are a plus.