Workday Core HCM Senior Principal Consultant

The Workday HCM Senior Principal Consultant is a senior functional leader responsible for driving the design, delivery, and overall success of Workday HCM implementations. Acting as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams, this individual provides strategic guidance across Core HCM and related functional areas while ensuring solutions align to business objectives and Workday leading practices. The Senior Principal Consultant combines deep Workday expertise with delivery leadership, pre-sales support, and people development responsibilities. They lead complex solution discussions, guide implementation teams, support business development activities, and play a key role in growing the Workday practice through mentoring and knowledge sharing. Responsibilities: Serve as a senior Workday HCM subject matter expert across Core HCM and related areas including Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, Performance, Recruiting, and Learning. Lead client workshops, discovery sessions, and design discussions to define scalable Workday solutions aligned to business requirements and best practices. Own solution design and provide oversight across configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live transition activities. Act as the functional lead for medium to large Workday HCM implementations, managing key solution decisions, risks, and dependencies. Provide strategic guidance to clients on HR transformation, workforce processes, and Workday adoption. Collaborate with