Job Type: Contract
Contract Length: 4+ months (Potential for extension)
Pay Range: $75–$90/hr
Location: 100% Remote (Must be able to maintain a working schedule that significantly overlaps with India Standard Time in the mornings)
About the Opportunity:
Our client is looking for a skilled Workday HCM & Benefits Consultant to join their team for a 4+ month engagement. This project involves guiding an offshore team of 4–6 India-based HRIS Analysts and driving critical HRIS initiatives, including preparing for the upcoming India Open Enrollment and executing a major revamp of the Onboarding and Termination processes. This is a high-impact role that requires a self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running and deliver results quickly.
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables:
This role is focused on the successful completion of specific tasks and deliverables. Your responsibilities will include:
- Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and coordinate daily deliverables for an offshore team of 4–6 Workday Analysts.
- Hands-on Configuration & QA: Review and audit complex HCM configurations, business processes, and security groups built by the staff prior to release deployment to ensure system integrity.
- Project Delivery: Drive the end-to-end execution of the upcoming India Open Enrollment cycle and the strategic overhaul of the Onboarding and Termination life cycles.
- Module Expertise: Provide subject matter expertise and hands-on support across core Workday HCM, Benefits, Compensation, and Performance Management.
- Stakeholder Communication: Act as the primary liaison between the technical offshore team and the business, effectively communicating project status, risks, and timelines to manager-level leadership and below.
We are looking for someone with a proven track record of successful contract engagements. The ideal candidate will have:
- 5+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience, with a proven track record in a Principal Consultant capacity.
- Deep configuration experience in Workday Benefits, Compensation, and Performance Management. Experience managing Open Enrollment cycles is highly preferred.
- Strong expertise in Workday Business Processes (BPs) and Workday Security Config (Configurable Security, Role-Based/User-Based security groups).
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders ranging from analysts to managers.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage your own time effectively to meet project goals.
- Strong communication skills to provide clear and concise status updates to the project team.
