Workday HCM Senior Manager
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Country: United States
Category: ERP
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Direct Hire/Perm
Posted Date: August 17, 2026
Job ID: 647554
Job Description
Job Title: Workday HCM Senior Manager
Location: Chicago, Dallas, or Philadelphia (Chicago is ideal)
Onsite Requirements: Hybrid / Local to one of the listed markets
Compensation Range: $205K + depending on experience
- Our client is seeking an experienced Workday HCM Senior Manager to join and help build a growing HCM consulting practice.
- In this leadership position, you'll have the opportunity to work across delivery, client engagement, solution strategy, and practice development.
- You will work directly with enterprise clients to understand their workforce needs and translate those requirements into scalable Workday solutions.
- You'll provide senior-level guidance throughout the implementation lifecycle while helping clients maximize their Workday investment.
- The ideal candidate brings strong consulting experience, deep Workday knowledge, executive-level communication skills, and an entrepreneurial mindset.
Must Have Requirements:
- Recent, hands-on Workday HCM implementation experience
- Strong expertise in Workday Core HCM
- Experience with Compensation, Recruiting, and Talent
- Experience leading enterprise Workday projects and client-facing workstreams
- Ability to facilitate client workshops and translate business requirements into effective Workday solutions
- Experience with Workday configuration, reporting, testing, data conversion, and integrations
- Proven experience conducting fit-gap assessments and developing recommendations for complex client requirements
- Prior consulting experience working with enterprise organizations
- Strong client relationship management and executive communication skills
- Experience supporting pre-sales activities, including demos, proposals, presentations, and solutioning
- Ability to operate at a senior leadership level while remaining comfortable getting into the details when needed
- Strong leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to help develop and grow a Workday HCM practice
- Proactive, collaborative approach with a strong focus on client success
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and engagements in a consulting environment
Co Size: Global professional services and technology consulting organization
Reasons to work here:
- Opportunity to help build and shape a growing Workday HCM Practice
- Senior leadership position with meaningful influence over practice strategy and growth
- Lead high-impact enterprise Workday HCM implementations
- Work directly with senior client stakeholders and provide strategic guidance
- Opportunity to combine client delivery, leadership, solutioning, and business development
- Collaborative environment focused on innovation, growth, and delivering high-quality Workday solutions
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