Workday HCM Lead - Core HR, Compensation, and Recruiting
About The Position
Our Deloitte Human Capital team helps organizations create value through people performance. We work with clients to reimagine work, the workforce, and the workplace across the enterprise and to transform their HR functions with AI and emerging technology. With the rapid pace of change in today's world, you will help clients answer questions like: How do I access, develop, and motivate my workforce? What should my AI strategy be for the HR function? Do I have the right organization and culture to enable performance? Join our team to make work better for humans and humans better at work. Recruiting for this role ends on January 31, 2026. Work You'll Do As a Senior Consultant on our Human Capital team, you will: Serve as the functional area lead responsible for design, configuration, and delivery of Workday Core HR, Compensation, and Recruiting functional areas for higher education and/or government clients Provide functional knowledge of Workday, demonstrate software features to clients, document requirements and design decisions, provide knowledge transfer to the client team, configure the software, and support testing and rollout Design and execute detailed cutover plans, coordinating technical and business readiness for go-live Lead and mentor a team composed of internal staff, business users, and third-party integrators Engage regularly with technical, functional, and business stakeholders to communicate progress, risks, and action plans The Team Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise. Our HR Strategy & Technology offering develops leading global HR strategies and implements HR technologies that drive transformation, maximize the workforce experience, and sustain HR effectiveness and value while navigating a world of disruption.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with Workday HCM implementations
- 1+ year of experience leading and coordinating Workday Core HR, Compensation, and/or Recruiting implementations
- Ability to obtain and maintain the required Workday certification(s)
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
- Ability to travel up to 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
- Bachelor's degree
Nice To Haves
- Actively Workday HCM Certified in HCM Core and Compensation
- Prior experience supporting Workday implementations for a higher education client
- Prior management consulting experience
Responsibilities
- Serve as the functional area lead responsible for design, configuration, and delivery of Workday Core HR, Compensation, and Recruiting functional areas for higher education and/or government clients
- Provide functional knowledge of Workday, demonstrate software features to clients, document requirements and design decisions, provide knowledge transfer to the client team, configure the software, and support testing and rollout
- Design and execute detailed cutover plans, coordinating technical and business readiness for go-live
- Lead and mentor a team composed of internal staff, business users, and third-party integrators
- Engage regularly with technical, functional, and business stakeholders to communicate progress, risks, and action plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
