Workday AMS HCM Consultant

About the role

The AMS team at Kainos is seeking an experienced Workday HCM consultant with a focus on Core HCM. This role requires deep expertise in Workday functionality, configuration, and best practices, along with a strong understanding of HR use cases.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate deep expertise in Workday functionality, configuration, and best practices, with a strong understanding of the underlying HR use cases.
• Leverage knowledge of testing strategies to guide clients on effective test planning and execution.
• Evaluate cross-stream touchpoints and dependencies to anticipate up/downstream impacts.
• Proactively consider maintenance needs and long-term sustainability when advising on configuration decisions.
• Approach customer work with a strategic mindset, effectively coordinating across multiple workstreams to ensure alignment and cohesion—such as managing interdependencies between HCM and Compensation during complex projects.
• Demonstrate initiative and curiosity when navigating challenging issues, actively researching and developing thoughtful, scalable solutions.
• Take ownership of the delivery process by proactively gathering requirements, accurately scoping and estimating work, and setting clear, realistic timeline expectations with clients.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with clients by developing a deep understanding of their internal processes, organizational context, and unique needs.
• Offer proactive, relevant suggestions to enhance Workday configuration and improve the user experience—even when not directly requested—demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement and client success.
• Successfully manage multiple clients by balancing competing priorities and adapting quickly to shifting demands, ensuring each client feels supported and valued.
• Support the success of the broader team by driving work forward to timely and high-quality completion.
• Provide guidance to junior team members by modeling best practices in requirement gathering, configuration, and client engagement, ensuring consistency with our standards of excellence.
• Play an active role in staffing and onboarding, helping to shape a capable, well-supported team equipped to meet complex client needs.
• Contribute to the growth and evolution of our team by actively supporting internal initiatives, including process improvement, service delivery enhancements, and optimizing how we partner with customers.
• Bring a collaborative spirit and the motivation to drive change by working with others to gain alignment and buy-in.
• Share knowledge generously and provide thought leadership, helping to elevate the team's capabilities and reputation across the organization.
• Partner with the sales team to represent our services confidently and credibly in pre-sales engagements.
• Respond to customer questions with professionalism, clarity, and expertise, helping to build trust and demonstrate value.
• Contribute to the creation of sales content by providing input grounded in real-world experience, ensuring proposals and presentations accurately reflect our capabilities and approach.

Qualifications

• Workday certification in Core HCM; additional Workday certification(s) a plus
• 3+ years of related customer or partner experience
• 3+ years of Workday Core HCM configuration
• Led multiple end-to-end HCM implementations delivered via Launch or Your Way; or 3+ years experience in Workday Post Production Services
• Experience with system configuration, security, and business process design for HCM and Core Compensation
• Experience with Workday Report Writer, EIBs, calculated fields
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong communicator

Beneficial experience

• Experience in a client-side HCM role
• Client-side Workday implementation experience