Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence Consultant, Higher Education & Nonprofit

Workday•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Workday is hiring an experienced Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence Consultant to support implementations for higher education and nonprofit organizations. The consultant will partner with mission-driven customers to design, configure, and deploy Workday solutions, translating business requirements into practical implementations that support accuracy and long-term success. The role owns Payroll, Time Tracking, & Absence workstreams and collaborates with customers, project teammates, and the Engagement Manager to advance implementations with clarity, quality, and strong stakeholder partnership. Hiring may be at the Senior or Principal level, depending on experience, expertise, and record of leading complex client engagements. The Higher Ed/Nonprofit Functional Consulting team leads implementations end-to-end, balancing scope, milestones, and quality across a pipeline of projects. The team serves organizations with distinct needs, including shared governance, academic calendars, and public or public-adjacent operating environments. Team members use Workday AI tools to support efficient, high-quality implementations and share learnings to improve the practice. Workday’s Flex Work model combines in-person and remote work. Employees spend at least 50% of their time each quarter in the office or in the field with customers, prospects, and partners, depending on the role. A flexible schedule is available to meet business, team, and personal needs. The role may require travel of up to 50% based on client and project needs, particularly for key implementation milestones.

Requirements

Senior level: At least 4 years of experience implementing and/or configuring Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence.
Senior level: At least 4 years of experience in a consulting, software, or internal Workday environment, with hands-on responsibility for Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence configuration, testing, and stakeholder partnership.
Principal level: At least 6 years of experience implementing and/or configuring Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence.
Principal level: At least 6 years of experience in a consulting, software, or internal Workday environment leading complex Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence initiatives involving cross-workstream coordination, stakeholder alignment, and structured testing.
Ability to build trusted, long-term relationships with Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, HR, and/or finance stakeholders in higher education and/or nonprofit environments, including navigating complex governance structures such as committees, unions, and shared governance.
Ability to manage multiple customers in parallel, estimate effort accurately, surface risks early, and coordinate with Engagement Managers and project teams to keep scope, schedule, and quality on track.
Ability to travel up to 50% based on client and project needs, particularly for key implementation milestones.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with higher education or nonprofit organizations.
Experience with multiple Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence applications.
Strong judgment, learning agility, and a collaborative approach to solving complex customer problems.

Responsibilities

Design and configure Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence solutions for customer engagements.
Apply Workday product expertise to customer implementations and translate business requirements into practical solutions.
Elicit, clarify, and document customer business requirements.
Document solution decisions so customers can support and sustain their environments after go-live.
Support legacy data conversion into Workday in partnership with client and data conversion teams.
Partner with integration teams on configuration and testing of integrations between Workday and third-party or custom solutions.
Support customer testing cycles, including issue triage and resolution.
Transfer system knowledge to customer teams to support adoption, confidence, and long-term success in production.
Communicate with the Engagement Manager about project status, hours forecasting, time reporting, risks, and mitigation plans.
Partner with Delivery Assurance to support compliance with agreed checkpoints and quality standards.
Help customers prepare for and navigate implementation milestones from design through testing and deployment.
Mentor consultants who are newer to Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence.
Participate in update training and knowledge sharing to strengthen team capability.
Identify opportunities to improve the Higher Education/Nonprofit consulting practice and lead or participate in internal initiatives.