Workday HCM Functional Consultant

Posted 28 Days Ago
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Washington, DC, USA
In-Office
130K-216K Annually
Senior level
Consulting
The Role
Lead Workday HCM implementation projects from assessment through transformation, serving as the Core HCM functional expert. Responsibilities include business process discovery and design, system configuration, testing, documentation, integrations, data migration, issue management, risk communication, and client coaching. The role requires consulting expertise in HCM ERP solutions, Workday implementation experience, functional leadership, and an ability to obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
Summary Generated by Built In

Job Family:

Technology Consulting


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Top Secret SCI with Polygraph

What You Will Do:

  • From initial assessments to entire transformations, you’ll deliver Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions equipping organizations with the information they need to make better business decisions.

  • You will specifically focus on Human Capital Management with knowledge and subject matter expertise in Workday Core HCM.

  • In this role, you will be responsible for:

  • Leading clients through all phases of their system implementation as the Workday HCM functional expert – including business process discovery, design, configuration, and testing phases 

  • Coaching clients during business process design, offering options, risks, and downstream impacts related to decisions. 

  • Configuring the Workday system per client business requirements and Workday standards. 

  • Timely and accurate delivery of project deliverables and documentation. 

  • Collaborating on client integration design, configuration, and testing. 

  • Collaborating on client data migrations. 

  • Coaching clients in Workday project approach and act as a role model in project tasks, such as testing, data validation, issue management, and communication with project leadership. 

  • Proactively communicating project risks and issues to project leadership.

What You Will Need:

  • Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN an ACTIVE TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance and COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI) polygraph. Candidates with an ACTIVE TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance and COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI) polygraph are preferred.

  • Bachelor's degree

  • FIVE (5) or more years of consulting or industry experience delivering ERP solutions within HCM including knowledge of the SDLC and/or project methodology with at least TWO (2) year of hands-on Workday implementation and configuration experience.

  • ONE (1) or more years as Functional Lead or subject matter expert in Human Capital Management business processes, regulations, and reporting requirements. 

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

  • Previous consulting experience with a consulting/software company.

  • Experience working in Federal Government HCM environments with an understanding of the issues facing agencies today. 

  • Experience working with the Department of War and/or Intelligence Community customers.

The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00-$216,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life

  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Student Loan PayDown

  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

  • Skills Development & Certifications

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [email protected].  Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse.  Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact [email protected]. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Skills Required

  • Ability to obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance with a counterintelligence polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Five or more years of consulting or industry experience delivering ERP solutions within HCM
  • Knowledge of the software development life cycle and/or project methodology
  • At least two years of hands-on Workday implementation and configuration experience
  • One or more years as a functional lead or subject matter expert in Human Capital Management business processes, regulations, and reporting requirements
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Previous consulting experience with a consulting or software company
  • Experience working in Federal Government HCM environments
  • Experience working with Department of War and/or Intelligence Community customers

Guidehouse Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Guidehouse and has not been reviewed or approved by Guidehouse.

  • Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests the benefits package includes broad medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and disability coverage, which is often seen as a strong foundational offering. Access to HSA/FSA options further supports day-to-day healthcare and dependent-care needs.
  • Parental & Family Support — Feedback suggests parental leave and adoption assistance are available, alongside an emergency back-up childcare program. These offerings indicate meaningful support for employees managing family responsibilities.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Feedback suggests flexible work options and counseling/EAP-style support are part of the broader rewards mix. Additional lifestyle-oriented perks like community events and referral programs are also described as available in some contexts.

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The Company
HQ: McLean, VA
12,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 12,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies.

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