Workday Functional Consultant- Houston

About the role

Workday Functional Consultant position based in Houston, TX (onsite).

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to design, build, test and deploy system configurations in the HCM area (Core HCM, Absence & Leave, Talent & Performance, Compensation, Benefits, Learning, etc.).
• Participate in discovery workshops across functional domains.
• Provide business analysis related to specific area(s) of functional expertise.
• Work as part of the project team to support architecture, scoping, implementation, and post‑production activities.
• Configure and test business processes according to customer requirements and system set‑up.
• Build, automate and release solutions based on clients' priorities and requirements.
• Explore and discover risks, resolve issues affecting release scope, schedule and quality, and propose solutions.
• Ensure integration solutions meet client specifications and are delivered on time.
• Support data conversion and migration, integrations, and respective validation streams.
• Develop and deliver customer‑specific training and documentation.
• Help clients resolve functional issues by offering Workday expertise.
• Deliver excellent communication to functional, management and external client audiences.

Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Workday HCM and project management.
• Minimum 3 years of experience reporting in a complex environment, preferably for multiple business lines/geographies and HR data.
• People management, global stakeholder management, or vendor management experience is preferable.
• Workday Certification preferred.

Skills

• Good knowledge of HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent Management, Time Tracking, Absence Management, Security Administration and Business Process Configuration.
• Hands‑on experience with compensation planning (plan, grade, profile, matrix, guideline & package) and advanced compensation (Merit, bonus, stock, flexible salary planning, worksheets & statements).
• Hands‑on experience with Workday security configurations (Domain security, BP security policies, Roles & User based security group).
• Practical experience in Workday HCM technology from environment implementations or AMS‑type activities (projects, post‑production support, etc.).
• Excellent communication skills for functional, management and external client audiences.