About the Role
We are seeking a VP, Workday HCM Senior Solution Consultant to join our growing HR Technology Solutions team. This role involves designing and building Workday solutions to address complex business problems, collaborating with HR Centers of Excellence and internal clients.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with COE stakeholders to gather requirements and understand underlying business problems.
- Own solution design, including business process configuration, calculated fields, condition rules, and custom reports.
- Configure solutions directly within Workday.
- Partner with Security and Data Management teams on security design, worker data loads, and EIBs.
- Evaluate trade-offs between Workday functionality, configuration workarounds, and process/policy changes.
- Assess cross-module and cross-COE implications of proposed changes.
- Support release management by evaluating Workday's biannual releases and recommending feature adoption.
- Provide architectural input on new HR technology initiatives, including build vs. buy decisions.
- Maintain auditable and transferable configuration documentation and design decisions.
- Mentor less-experienced team members on configuration best practices.
Requirements
- 8–10+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience with direct ownership of solution design and configuration.
- Deep, hands-on configuration expertise in at least one of the following: Core HCM, Advanced Compensation, Recruiting, Performance Management, Talent, Prism Analytics, or Severance, with working knowledge of its connections to others.
- Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business needs into Workday designs.
- Comfort owning configuration in a live production tenant, including business process design, calculated fields, condition rules, and custom reports.
- Working knowledge of security and EIB/data load concepts for effective partnership with Security and Data Management teams.
- Working knowledge of the broader Workday ecosystem and its interdependencies.
- Strong consulting instincts, including the ability to push back on requests and explain design rationale clearly.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for presenting design options to leadership.
Skills
- Workday HCM
- Workday configuration
- Solution design
- Business process configuration
- Calculated fields
- Condition rules
- Custom reports
- Integrations
- Security design
- Data management
- EIBs
- Release management
- HR technology
- Consulting
- Communication
Location
- Primary location specified (range may differ if working outside primary location)
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- VP
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- $120,000 - $210,000 Annual
Benefits
- Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
- Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
- Paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
- Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans
About the Company
- Institutional investors rely on State Street globally to manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability.
- State Street is committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
- Employees benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, State Street considers all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
