Workday Absence analyst

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Experience: 5+ yrs

Location: Remote (India)

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experienced Workday HCM Consultant to support the configuration, solution design, enhancement, and ongoing management of Workday HCM solutions. The role will involve partnering with business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements, design effective solutions, configure Workday, and ensure stable and reliable production operations.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Workday HCM, excellent business analysis and solutioning skills, and the ability to work effectively with internal teams, contractors, and third-party vendors in a global environment.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, solution, enhance, and support Workday HCM applications and processes.
• Gather, analyse, and document business requirements from HR and other functional stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications and scalable Workday solutions.
• Analyse existing business processes, data, and technology to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Design and configure Workday solutions aligned with business requirements and established standards.
• Support Workday Absence and Time Tracking processes and configurations where applicable.
• Work with contractors, implementation partners, and third-party vendors to ensure high-quality project and enhancement delivery.
• Participate in solution design discussions, configuration reviews, testing, and implementation activities.
• Support system stabilisation following implementations, major enhancements, and releases.
• Provide ongoing production support, troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and coordinate appropriate resolutions.
• Analyse data and processes to identify configuration issues, inconsistencies, and opportunities for optimisation.
• Support testing activities including functional testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Maintain functional and technical documentation for configurations, processes, enhancements, and support procedures.
• Manage multiple projects, enhancements, support activities, and competing priorities effectively.
• Collaborate with HR, IT, business teams, technical partners, and vendors throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Communicate project status, issues, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Workday processes, configurations, and support operations.
• Ensure solutions are delivered with appropriate attention to data quality, security, reliability, and business requirements.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 5+ years of experience working with Workday HCM in configuration, solutioning, implementation, enhancement, or production support roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Workday HCM configuration and support.
• Experience translating business requirements into functional specifications and Workday solutions.
• Strong ability to analyse, design, configure, and support data, processes, and technology.
• Experience with Workday Absence and Time Tracking is highly desirable.
• Proven experience supporting stabilisation and ongoing production operations for Workday solutions.
• Experience working with implementation partners, contractors, and third-party vendors.
• Strong understanding of HCM business processes and enterprise HR technology environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong ability to manage multiple tasks, activities, enhancements, and priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment.
• Experience working within a global organisation with distributed stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Strong ownership mindset with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
• Ability to adapt to changing business requirements and evolving technology environments.