Workday Absence & Time Tracking Principal Consultant

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on workforce management processes and Workday best practices; lead workshops and design sessions.
• Design and deliver Absence and Time Tracking solutions across the full implementation lifecycle and lead workstreams on medium to large implementations.
• Manage workstream solution decisions, risks, and dependencies; advise on absence, leave, time entry, time calculation, scheduling, compliance, and workforce optimization.
• Coordinate delivery with HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Integrations, Reporting, Security, Change Management, and Project Management teams.
• Support testing, data conversion, cutover, deployment, and post-go-live work.
• Mentor consultants and analysts through coaching, quality reviews, and functional guidance.
• Support business development with solutioning, estimates, proposals, demonstrations, and customer presentations.
• Improve practice methods, create assets, deliver internal training, share knowledge, and maintain expertise in Workday functionality and product developments.

Skills and requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Active Workday Absence and/or Time Tracking certification is required.
• 5+ years of Workday implementation experience and proven leadership of Absence and Time Tracking workstreams on end-to-end implementations.
• Deep expertise in absence management, leave administration, time tracking, scheduling, workforce compliance, and payroll-related processes.
• Experience with requirements gathering, workshops, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
• Experience supporting pre-sales, including estimates, proposals, and solution presentations.
• Strong consulting, stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, mentoring, and functional leadership abilities; able to manage multiple priorities.
• Must be eligible for SC clearance and legally entitled to work in the UK; must be willing to travel onsite as needed.

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