Workday HCM Consulting Manager

Role overview Advise organizations on Workday HCM and broader ERP transformation, helping them assess readiness, set direction, and manage change from strategy through ongoing product improvement. This is a client advisory and product leadership role for someone who can use hands-on Workday experience to guide decisions and coordinate complex programs.

Responsibilities - Assess ERP readiness, develop transformation roadmaps, and advise on technology choices. - Work with client leaders and practitioners to define priorities and connect technology investments to organizational goals. - Lead workshops, interviews, working sessions, and executive briefings; build alignment among clients, implementation partners, and other providers. - Guide Workday HCM product roadmaps, backlogs, prioritization, and delivery across configuration, integration, reporting, and technical teams. - Help clients plan twice-yearly releases and routine enhancements while maintaining platform stability and improving HCM processes. - Contribute to consulting methods, proposals, business development, and internal expertise.

Requirements - At least five years configuring multiple Workday HCM modules as a customer or implementation professional. - At least three years of product ownership across multiple Workday HCM modules. - Experience managing agile release processes, including roadmaps, backlogs, sprint planning, prioritization, and change control. - Strong knowledge of Workday HCM, its ecosystem, and common HCM processes and practices. - Workday certification in one or more HCM modules and a bachelor’s degree. - Strong analysis and communication skills, with the ability to lead client engagements independently and collaboratively.

Nice to have Consulting experience in HCM process analysis or ERP transformation, prior HR work or certification, experience serving education, nonprofit, healthcare, or government organizations, and involvement in proposals or business development.

Benefits and work setup Periodic client travel may be required. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement matching; flexible time off; paid holidays; and family planning and wellbeing support. The stated salary range is $175,000–$190,000, with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.