Workday HCM HR - People & Change Senior Consultant

Workday Hcm Hr - People & Change Senior Consultant

Location: New York City, Additional Location(s): Boston

You Belong Here

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.

Where We Need You

Protiviti is looking for a Senior Consultant to join our growing People & Change team.

What You Can Expect

As a Senior Consultant, you will be a mentor, trainer, and coach to Interns and Consultants as you facilitate the successful completion of project work plans. You'll identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency across Workday Hcm implementations and optimization engagements. You'll strengthen relationships and deepen your abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network with client personnel and professional associates. At the direction of Managers, you may accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies.

What Will Help You Be Successful

• You are passionate about helping organizations unlock the full value of their Workday investment.
• You are motivated to learn and stay current on Workday releases, product updates, and emerging HR technology trends that drive client value.
• You are energized by solving complex HR and technology challenges and translating business needs into scalable Workday solutions.
• You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing exceptional delivery experiences from requirements through go-live.
• You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.
• You contribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
• You create development opportunities for others and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.
• You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.

Do Your Talents Include the Following?

• Demonstrated experience with:
• Supporting the planning, configuration, and deployment of Workday Hcm modules, including but not limited to Core Hcm, Compensation, Benefits, Time Tracking, Recruiting, Talent & Performance, and Employee Help.
• Collaborating with HR and business stakeholders to gather requirements, assess current-state processes, and design optimized Workday configurations that align with organizational goals.
• Translating business requirements into system configurations, test scripts, test cases, and training materials that drive successful Workday implementations.
• Identifying improvement opportunities across HR technology functions and recommending practical, scalable solutions that align with client objectives.
• Supporting data migration activities, including data mapping, validation, and reconciliation across Workday implementation phases.
• Developing project documentation, presentations, and client-ready deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
• Staying current on Workday updates, new feature releases, and HR technology trends to provide proactive, value-driven insights to clients.
• Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting HR and workforce data to support configuration and reporting decisions.
• Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network.
• Ability to translate and communicate HR technology-related issues, risks, or challenges to client personnel, including executives.
• Supervisory experience of teams including mentoring, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
• 2+ years working in Workday Hcm implementation, Human Capital Consulting, Human Resources Technology, or a related field, either in professional services or industry.
• Hands-on configuration experience in one or more Workday Hcm modules strongly preferred.
• Workday Pro Certification in one or more modules preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
• Professional certification such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PMP, or similar a plus.

Our Hybrid Workplace

Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements vary by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.

Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.

Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job.

$104,000.00 - $156,000.00

Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.

10%

The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job.

$114,400.00 - $171,600.00

Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.

Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.

Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran

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Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.

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