Senior Workday Consultant

AG Consulting Partners, Inc.•Lakewood, WA

2d•$95,000 - $135,000

About The Position

AG Consulting Partners is building a consultant pipeline for current and future client engagements; this posting is not tied to a specific open role. The Senior Workday Consultant will lead business continuity planning, system cutover activities, operational readiness, and project delivery for complex enterprise Workday transformation initiatives. The role bridges business partners, technology teams, vendors, and executive leadership to support organizational preparedness and successful implementation of major system changes. The consultant develops continuity and readiness plans, identifies and mitigates business disruptions, leads cutover planning and execution, and supports post-implementation stabilization. The position also includes project management, business analysis, stakeholder relationship management, and reporting and analytics. The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking and strong business analysis with hands-on project management, advanced Excel and/or Smartsheet proficiency, and the ability to manage risks, dependencies, communications, and operational readiness. AG Consulting Partners, Inc. is a Redmond-based boutique consulting firm. Its mission is to embrace the entrepreneurial spirit to deliver an exceptional experience and results for its people and clients. The firm says it puts its people first and offers full-time employees benefits including medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k) matching, education reimbursement, community and philanthropic events, and flexible career paths. Annual salary range: $95,000–$135,000. Compensation is tailored to skill set, relevant experience, and job-market conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Project Management, Finance, Operations, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and professional experience may be considered.
8 or more years of project management, consulting, business analysis, or program delivery experience.
5 or more years leading large-scale business transformation or enterprise system implementation projects.
Demonstrated experience managing system cutovers and production deployments.
Experience developing and executing business continuity or operational readiness plans.
Experience facilitating executive-level governance and stakeholder engagement.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in complex environments.
Skills in requirements gathering and validation, process analysis and improvement, gap analysis, current-state and future-state assessments, and change impact assessments.
Project management skills in planning and scheduling, risk and issue management, dependency tracking, and executive reporting.
Advanced Excel proficiency, including complex formulas and functions, pivot tables and charts, dashboard development, scenario planning, and reporting automation.
Smartsheet expertise, including project plans, dashboards, and risk and issue tracking.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and collaboration and reporting platforms.
Strong leadership, analytical thinking, communication, facilitation, presentation, organization, coordination, and execution skills.
Ability to lead complex initiatives with minimal oversight, influence decision-making across organizational levels, and communicate effectively with executives, business users, and technical teams.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, identify risks and dependencies, make data-driven decisions, evaluate alternatives, and maintain attention to detail while focusing on strategic objectives.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting ERP, HRIS, financial, or payroll system implementations.
Experience with Workday, SAP, Oracle, or other enterprise platforms.
Consulting experience within large organizations.
Experience supporting organizational transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain business continuity and operational readiness plans.
Identify potential business disruptions and develop mitigation strategies.
Conduct business impact assessments and risk analyses.
Coordinate continuity planning across business, operational, and technology teams.
Facilitate contingency planning, disaster recovery readiness, and fallback procedures.
Establish continuity metrics and monitor organizational readiness throughout project lifecycles.
Develop cutover strategies and implementation roadmaps for large-scale system deployments.
Lead cutover planning workshops with business and technical stakeholders.
Define and manage cutover checklists, runbooks, command center activities, and transition plans.
Coordinate deployment sequencing, dependency management, and resource assignments.
Monitor readiness criteria and execute go/no-go decision processes.
Lead hypercare planning and post-implementation stabilization activities.
Identify and manage implementation risks and escalation issues during deployment events.
Develop integrated project plans, schedules, status reports, and executive dashboards.
Facilitate governance meetings, steering committees, and stakeholder reviews.
Ensure project objectives align with operational outcomes.
Track key performance indicators and project success metrics.
Proactively identify and resolve issues affecting business continuity, cutover, and operational readiness.
Elicit, document, and validate business requirements.
Analyze current-state and future-state business processes and translate business needs into actionable implementation plans.
Build relationships across executive, operational, and technical teams.
Communicate project status, risks, decisions, and key milestones; manage conflicting priorities and drive alignment among business partners.
Prepare executive presentations and decision-support materials.
Facilitate issue resolution across cross-functional teams.
Develop project tracking and reporting solutions using Excel and/or Smartsheet.
Create executive dashboards, KPI reports, resource plans, and risk logs.
Analyze project performance data and provide actionable recommendations.
Maintain project documentation repositories and governance artifacts.