Workday Configuration Consultant
Posted Today by Golden Resources. Inc.
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: The Workday Configuration Consultant role is focused on enhancing and maintaining Workday Recruiting solutions in collaboration with HR and technology teams. This hands-on position requires strong functional expertise and the ability to translate business needs into effective system configurations. The consultant will be responsible for various tasks including configuration, troubleshooting, and documentation. The role is remote and targets candidates with significant Workday experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Configure and maintain Workday Recruiting modules, including business processes, and security roles
- Partner with HR and Recruiting stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into system configurations
- Support enhancements, optimization initiatives, and issue resolution across HCM and Recruiting
- Lead or support testing activities (unit, system, and UAT) for configuration changes
- Troubleshoot system issues and provide timely resolution or recommendations
- Ensure data integrity and adherence to Workday best practices
- Document configurations, processes, and changes for weekly release, audit and knowledge transfer purposes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including HRIS, DT, and external partners as needed
- Provide guidance on Workday capabilities and recommend improvements
Key Skills:
- 3-5 years of hands-on Workday configuration experience
- Strong expertise in Recruiting module and Core HCM
- Experience with Business Process Framework, Security configuration, Calculated fields, and Reporting
- Proven ability to gather and translate business requirements into technical configurations
- Experience supporting Workday enhancements and production support
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: LATAM
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
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The Role: Workday Configuration Consultant
Location: Remote - LATAM
Type: Contract
What You'll Do:
We are seeking an experienced Workday Configuration Consultant to support ongoing enhancements and operational needs across Workday Recruiting. This role will partner closely with HR, Recruiting, and HR technology teams to configure, optimize, and maintain Workday solutions aligned with business priorities. This is a hands-on configuration role requiring strong functional expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to translate business requirements into scalable system solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Configure and maintain Workday Recruiting modules, including business processes, and security roles
- Partner with HR and Recruiting stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into system configurations
- Support enhancements, optimization initiatives, and issue resolution across HCM and Recruiting
- Lead or support testing activities (unit, system, and UAT) for configuration changes
- Troubleshoot system issues and provide timely resolution or recommendations
- Ensure data integrity and adherence to Workday best practices
- Document configurations, processes, and changes for weekly release, audit and knowledge transfer purposes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including HRIS, DT, and external partners as needed
- Provide guidance on Workday capabilities and recommend improvements
Required Qualifications:
- 3 5 years of hands-on Workday configuration experience
- Strong expertise in:
- Recruiting module
- Core HCM
- Experience with:
- Business Process Framework
- Security configuration
- Calculated fields
- Reporting
- Proven ability to gather and translate business requirements into technical configurations
- Experience supporting Workday enhancements and production support
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Working in a global Workday environment for large companies
- Prior experience in HR transformation or system optimization initiatives
- Project Management, Writing Standard Operating Procedures, Facilitating testing sessions including Workday demonstrations (creating PowerPoint presentations)
- Familiarity with Workday releases and feature adoption
- Workday certification(s)
- Workday VNDLY, Paradox
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality
- Proactive approach to identifying improvements and solutions
- Opportunity to contribute to impactful Workday enhancements
- Collaborate with experienced HR and HRIS teams
- High visibility role supporting core HR and recruiting operations
Why Golden Technology?
Founded in 1997, Golden Technology has grown from a two-person vision into a trusted partner for Fortune 500 clients nationwide. Along the way, we ve built a culture centered on family, professional growth, and giving back to our communities through our Golden Community initiatives.