Workday Functional Consultant / Project Lead

Location: Remote – Canada

Contract: 12 months

Hours: 40 hours/week

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced Workday Functional Consultant / Project Lead to support a variety of HR technology initiatives and ongoing Workday optimization.

This is a hands-on functional role responsible for leading Workday projects from requirements and design through configuration, testing and deployment. Projects may include current legal entity implementations, organizational restructures, union setup, acquisitions/divestitures, business process changes and other Workday configuration initiatives .

The successful candidate will have broad Workday functional knowledge and be comfortable independently driving projects while partnering with HR, Payroll, Finance, Digital and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead Workday projects through requirements gathering, functional design, configuration, testing, deployment and post-production support.
- Configure and support legal entities, organizational structures, unions/collective agreements, supervisory organizations, security roles and business processes.
- Gather business requirements and translate them into scalable Workday solutions.
- Conduct fit-gap analysis and recommend solutions aligned with Workday best practices.
- Develop test plans and scenarios, manage defects and support UAT and deployment activities.
- Troubleshoot complex Workday production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
- Support Workday releases, regression testing, feature evaluations and system enhancements.
- Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes and improve system functionality and user experience.




- Create process flows, functional documentation, configuration decisions and operational procedures.
- Facilitate workshops and working sessions with HR, Payroll, Finance, Digital and other stakeholders.
- Provide guidance on Workday governance, configuration standards and leading practices.
- Communicate project status, risks, dependencies and recommendations to stakeholders and project leadership.

Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on Workday functional experience across one or more modules such as Core HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, Compensation, Recruiting, Benefits or Security.
- Proven experience leading Workday projects/configuration initiatives from requirements through deployment .
- Experience with complex organizational changes such as legal entity implementations, acquisitions/divestitures, restructures or unionized environments .
- Strong understanding of Workday business processes, security, reporting and data structures .
- Strong requirements gathering, testing, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis experience.
- Ability to independently manage Workday initiatives and multiple priorities.
- Strong communication, documentation, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications
- Workday certification(s).
- Experience with Workday Payroll, Time Tracking and/or Absence .
- Experience supporting unionized workforces.
- Experience within energy, utilities, manufacturing or another regulated industry.
- Experience with Workday governance, release management and continuous improvement.
- Experience working with third-party implementation partners and cross-functional delivery teams.

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