Workday Absence & Time Tracking Principal Consultant

The Workday Absence & Time Tracking Principal Consultant is a senior functional consultant responsible for leading the design, configuration, and delivery of Workday Absence and Time Tracking solutions.

About Collaborative Solutions

• Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs
• Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.
• We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
• We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.
• We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
• We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a trusted advisor, this individual helps organisations optimise workforce management processes while ensuring solutions align with business objectives and Workday leading practices.
• The Principal Consultant combines deep Workday expertise with delivery leadership, pre-sales support, and mentoring responsibilities.
• They lead Absence and Time Tracking workstreams on complex implementations, support business development activities, and contribute to the growth of the Workday practice through knowledge sharing and thought leadership.
• Serve as a Workday Absence and Time Tracking subject matter expert, providing guidance on workforce management processes and Workday best practices.
• Lead client workshops and design sessions to define scalable solutions aligned to business requirements.
• Design and deliver Workday Absence and Time Tracking solutions across the full implementation lifecycle.
• Absence and Time Tracking workstreams on medium to large Workday implementations, managing solution decisions, risks, and dependencies.
• Advise clients on absence management, leave administration, time entry, time calculation, scheduling, compliance, and workforce optimisation strategies.
• Partner with HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Integrations, Reporting, Security, Change Management, and Project Management teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support testing, data conversion, cutover, deployment, and post-go-live activities.
• Mentor consultants and analysts, providing coaching, quality reviews, and functional guidance.
• Support business development activities including solutioning, estimations, proposals, demonstrations, and customer presentations.
• Contribute to practice development through methodology enhancements, internal training, asset creation, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Maintain expertise in Workday Absence, Time Tracking, and Scheduling functionality, industry trends, and product innovations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Active Workday Absence and/or Time Tracking Certification required.
• 5+ years of Workday implementation experience.
• Proven experience leading Workday Absence and Time Tracking workstreams on end-to-end implementations.
• Deep functional expertise in absence management, leave administration, time tracking, scheduling, workforce compliance, and payroll-related processes.
• Experience gathering requirements, facilitating workshops, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
• Experience supporting pre-sales activities including estimations, proposals, and solution presentations.
• Strong consulting, stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Ability to mentor team members and provide functional leadership across projects.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK.
• Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site as needed. #LI-Remote Why choose

Benefits

• Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
• Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement

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