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About the Team
As a member of our diverse and skilled North America Solution Consulting team, you will have the opportunity to communicate and demonstrate the power of As a member of our diverse and skilled North America Solution Consultant team, the opportunity exists to communicate and demonstrate the power of Workday's applications to prospects and customers alike. It is this team's job to bring the value of Workday solutions to life and showcase how the world of work can be transformed. Along with working closely with our sales counterparts, this team also sits at the exciting intersection of our Product Management, Consulting Services, Marketing, and Value Management teams, providing exposure to various areas of the business.About the Role
Workday is looking for a Senior Solution Consultant with Human Capital Management experience to join our Financial Services industry focused on Medium and Large enterprise customer base clients.
Our team demonstrates the value of next generation Human Capital Management Applications to Workday customers. Through interactive pre-sales discovery meetings, and by leveraging deep Human Resource skills and complex Enterprise Software product knowledge, Workday Solution Consultants provide Human Resource expertise, Executive presentations, and Workday HR product demonstrations, in partnership with our sales team, to customers throughout the sales cycle. Our team works in a highly complex environment that requires curiosity, flexibility, and drive.
Responsibilities include:
The delivery of relevant technical product presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and seminars.
Creates detailed design and implementation specifications for complex products/applications/solutions
To assist in the closure of sales opportunities by demonstrating a complete understanding of and resolving questions regarding our solution, services, and training.
To contribute to the qualification of opportunities, proposed demonstration criteria, proof of concept system builds and sales cycle closure plans.
Supporting all sales, marketing, technical and channel objectives.
To assist sales in the response to RFIs
Participate in discovery sessions alongside sales to ask qualifying questions and understand pain points, current business processes, and ideal future state
Uses in-depth HCM knowledge to provide technical expertise to sales staff and the customer through sales presentations and product demonstrations
Ability to travel up to 40% of the time
About You
Basic Qualification:
Sr Solution Consultant:
5+ years of extensive human resource domain expertise (Core HR, Talent, Recruitment, Learning, Payroll, etc.).
3+ years of business experience with relevant cloud-based human capital management applications (e.g. Infor, Greenhouse, iCims, SAP, Oracle, UKG and Ceridian etc.)
3+ years in a presales, sales consulting AND/OR implementation role
Other Qualifications:
Enterprise Cloud Experience: Experience in a pre-sales, implementation, or strategic consulting role within cloud-based HCM ecosystems (e.g., Workday, SAP, Oracle, etc.).
Financial Services Industry Focus (Preferred): Experience navigating the complexities of Banking, Insurance, or Fintech sectors.
Executive Presence: Ability to command a room at the C-Suite level and influence complex decision-making processes.
Value-Based Selling: Expert-level discovery skills with the ability to translate technical requirements into a compelling vision for digital transformation.
Agility: A self-starter who thrives in ambiguous, high-stakes environments and can manage multiple concurrent projects with precision.
Adaptability: Comfortable with high-velocity and magnitude of change. Leans into change as a growth opportunity and embraces a continuous improvement mindset.
Creativity: Generates unique ideas or approaches to improve the work with a willingness to innovate and take calculated risks.
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.IL.Home Office Chicago Metro
Additional Considerations:
If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $126,000 USD - $189,000 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:
Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of extensive human resources domain expertise, including areas such as Core HR, Talent, Recruitment, Learning, or Payroll
- 3+ years of business experience with relevant cloud-based human capital management applications
- 3+ years of experience in a presales, sales consulting, and/or implementation role
- Experience in a presales, implementation, or strategic consulting role within cloud-based HCM ecosystems
- Experience navigating Banking, Insurance, or Fintech sectors
- Ability to command a room at the C-suite level and influence complex decision-making processes
- Expert-level discovery skills and ability to translate technical requirements into a vision for digital transformation
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in ambiguous, high-stakes environments
- Comfort with high-velocity and significant organizational change
- Creativity, innovation, and willingness to take calculated risks
Workday Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Workday and has not been reviewed or approved by Workday.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is positioned as broad and well-supported, with multiple medical carrier options, virtual care access, and some locations offering onsite clinic/pharmacy services. Mental health support is described as notably strong, including therapy sessions and confidential support availability for household members.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are portrayed as extensive, including paid bonding and caregiver leave alongside fertility, adoption, and surrogacy reimbursement. Added support like parenting resources, milk-shipping/lactation assistance during travel, and backup child/elder care is explicitly outlined.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Equity participation and savings-oriented programs are presented as meaningful components of total rewards, including an ESPP discount with a lookback feature. Additional programs like a student-loan pathway to earn the 401(k) match are included as financial-support enhancements.
Workday Insights
What We Do
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance, HR, and planning. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world’s largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Organizations ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises have selected Workday.
