Workday Benefits Consultant
Posted 2 days ago by TechNET IT Recruitment Ltd
£600 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Workday Benefits Consultant role involves supporting a major global enterprise in maximizing the value of Workday’s Benefits module. The consultant will engage with HR, Payroll, and technical stakeholders to enhance benefits functionality while driving improvements in efficiency and user experience. This hands-on position requires expertise in benefits administration, configuration, and process optimization. The contract duration is 6 months, and the role is hybrid.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with HR, Payroll, and Technology stakeholders to understand business needs and align them with Workday Benefits capabilities.
- Act as an SME providing guidance on configuration approaches, best practices, and system improvements.
- Lead Workday Benefits configuration, including plan setup, eligibility, life events, rates, enrolment windows, and dependencies.
- Support annual and mid-year enrolment cycles, including configuration updates and testing.
- Analyse existing processes, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and improve benefits administration efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with regional requirements and organisational policies.
- Support system upgrades, new feature deployment, and global rollouts.
- Build and execute test scripts, manage regression testing, and validate system changes.
- Provide hands-on issue resolution, ensuring smooth end-to-end operation of the Workday Benefits module.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors on data integrity, integrations, and performance issues.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience working with Workday Benefits configuration, optimisation, and administration.
- Strong understanding of benefit plan structure, enrolment processes, life event logic, and global/regional variations.
- Strong background in HR or Total Rewards functions, with deep knowledge of benefits administration and compliance.
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale or multinational environments.
- Ability to assess system performance, diagnose issues, and recommend improvements.
- Experience working with integrations, testing cycles, and data validation.
- Strong stakeholder-facing skills with the ability to translate technical detail into business language.
- Confident working across HR, Payroll, IT, and vendor partners.
- Previous experience in contract or interim roles within complex environments.
- Proven ability to work autonomously and deliver outcomes within defined timelines.
Salary (Rate): £600 per day
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Workday Benefits Consultant (Contract) Global Enterprise | Hybrid
Rate: £600 per day (Outside IR35)
Duration: 6 months
Are you a Workday Benefits specialist with strong experience across benefits administration, configuration, and process optimisation? We are seeking a hands-on consultant to support a major global enterprise, helping them maximise the value of Workday’s Benefits module while driving improvements across efficiency, accuracy, and user experience.
The Role: As a Workday Benefits Consultant, you will work closely with HR, Payroll, Total Rewards, and technical stakeholders to enhance and optimise their Workday Benefits functionality. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will support ongoing transformation and ensure seamless global benefits administration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with HR, Payroll, and Technology stakeholders to understand business needs and align them with Workday Benefits capabilities.
- Act as an SME providing guidance on configuration approaches, best practices, and system improvements.
- Advisory & Implementation
- Lead Workday Benefits configuration, including plan setup, eligibility, life events, rates, enrolment windows, and dependencies.
- Support annual and mid-year enrolment cycles, including configuration updates and testing.
- Process Optimisation
- Analyse existing processes, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and improve benefits administration efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with regional requirements and organisational policies.
- System Enhancements
- Support system upgrades, new feature deployment, and global rollouts.
- Build and execute test scripts, manage regression testing, and validate system changes.
- Troubleshooting & Support
- Provide hands-on issue resolution, ensuring smooth end-to-end operation of the Workday Benefits module.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors on data integrity, integrations, and performance issues.
Key Requirements:
- Workday Benefits Expertise
- Extensive experience working with Workday Benefits configuration, optimisation, and administration.
- Strong understanding of benefit plan structure, enrolment processes, life event logic, and global/regional variations.
- HR & Benefits Knowledge
- Strong background in HR or Total Rewards functions, with deep knowledge of benefits administration and compliance.
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale or multinational environments.
- Technical Proficiency
- Ability to assess system performance, diagnose issues, and recommend improvements.
- Experience working with integrations, testing cycles, and data validation.
- Communication & Collaboration
- Strong stakeholder-facing skills with the ability to translate technical detail into business language.
- Confident working across HR, Payroll, IT, and vendor partners.
- Contracting Experience
- Previous experience in contract or interim roles within complex environments.
- Proven ability to work autonomously and deliver outcomes within defined timelines.