Workday HCM Functional Consultant - Operate

Job Type: Permanent
Work Model: Hybrid
Reference code: 134890
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON; Brossard, QC; Burlington, ON; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Fredericton, NB; Halifax, NS; Kitchener, ON; Laval, QC; Moncton, NB; Montreal, QC; Ottawa, ON; Quebec City, QC; Regina, SK; Saint John, NB; Saskatoon, SK; St. John's, NL; Vancouver, BC; Victoria, BC; Winnipeg, MB

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• Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching

Summary

Deloitte is seeking a knowledgeable and client-focused Workday HCM Functional Consultant to join the Human Capital Operate team. The successful candidate will support the ongoing operation, maintenance, enhancement, and optimization of clients’ Workday environments.

This role combines hands-on Workday functional configuration, structured problem solving, and direct client engagement. The consultant will manage production support requests, investigate functional issues, gather requirements, configure and test solutions, prepare documentation, and recommend improvements that strengthen platform effectiveness and user experience.

What will your typical day look like?

In this role, you will provide functional support for Workday HCM within Application Managed Services and post-production environments. You will work closely with client stakeholders to understand incidents, service requests, enhancements, and business requirements, translating those needs into practical, sustainable Workday functional solutions. Responsibilities include configuring approved Workday functionality in accordance with established design, testing, and change management standards; investigating functional issues, performing root-cause analysis, and recommending appropriate resolutions; and assessing the impact of proposed changes across business processes, security, reporting, integrations, and downstream activities. You will also develop functional design documents, configuration workbooks, test scenarios, deployment evidence, and knowledge materials, while supporting unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing, including defect triage and resolution. Success in this role requires effectively communicating progress, risks, dependencies, required decisions, and next steps to both client and delivery stakeholders, as well as collaborating with Workday integration, reporting, security, payroll, and technical resources to address cross-functional issues. In addition, you will participate in client meetings, working sessions, solution walkthroughs, and knowledge transfer activities, while continuously identifying opportunities to improve processes, configuration, controls, data quality, and the overall user experience.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Manage incidents, service requests, defects, and enhancement requests within Workday managed services engagements.
• Investigate issues, assess business impact, maintain ticket updates, and ensure work is completed within agreed service levels.
• Gather and analyze business requirements, translating them into functional specifications, configuration requirements, and test scenarios.
• Recommend sustainable Workday solutions aligned with business objectives and established standards.
• Perform approved Workday configuration changes and coordinate cross-functional support involving integrations, reporting, security, and data.
• Develop and maintain configuration documentation, design artifacts, and deployment evidence.
• Execute unit testing and support integration, regression, user acceptance testing, and production deployments.
• Communicate status, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to client stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Build strong client relationships, escalate delivery risks as needed, and support knowledge transfer activities.
• Identify opportunities to optimize processes, improve data quality and user experience, and support Workday release adoption.
• Contribute to reusable documentation, knowledge assets, templates, and best practices.

About the team

This is your opportunity to work in Operate at Deloitte. Operate services harness the latest technologies, talent, and capabilities from all over the world to deliver ongoing outcomes and client value. We do more than traditional business process outsourcing. We do more than just “keeping the lights on.” We work shoulder-to-shoulder with clients and their customers, constantly adapting to the pace of change, to ideate, innovate, and embed continuous advantage at the heart of their operations. And we do it with the kind of drive and passion that comes from loving what you do—and who you do it with.

Our team at Deloitte specializes in providing Application Managed Services for several Human Resource technologies. We work with major clients across Canada and internationally on a daily basis ensuring their HR platforms are operating efficiently and effectively. We have a proven track record of successfully solving complex challenges through effective leadership, communication, and collaboration. Our team is dedicated to fostering an environment which promotes innovation and professional growth allowing you to take charge of your career at Deloitte.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

You are someone who has these skills, experience & qualifications:

• 3+ years of Workday functional experience across implementation, optimization, or post-production support environments.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Core HCM, including Organizations, Job and Position Management, Worker and Staffing Data Setup, and related business processes.
• Bilingual proficiency in French and English, with the ability to communicate effectively with French-speaking clients and stakeholders.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into effective Workday configuration solutions.
• Practical experience with functional configuration, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and production support.
• Strong understanding of Workday business processes, organizational structures, staffing models, supervisory organizations, and worker data.
• Familiarity with the relationship between Workday functional configuration, security, reporting, and integrations.
• Ability to create, execute, validate, and troubleshoot basic Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) integrations for inbound data loads.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with client, functional, and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting quality, timeline, and client service expectations.

It would be great for you to have some of these nice to haves as well:

• Workday certification in HCM Core or another relevant functional area.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Core HCM, Business Process Framework, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, Recruiting, Payroll, Security, or Reporting.
• Experience with Workday Application Managed Services or a comparable production-support model.
• Experience using ServiceNow, Jira, or another ticket-management platform.
• Experience supporting Workday release-impact assessments, tenant-management activities, or deployment processes.
• Strong experience creating advanced Workday reports, including complex calculated fields, advanced reporting and report optimization.
• Experience working with distributed delivery teams and clients operating in complex or regulated environments.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $68,000 - $102,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

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The next step is yours

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