[Hiring] Principal Consultant, Workday Talent @The Groove

Role Description

The Principal Consultant, Workday Talent is a client-facing implementation leader responsible for designing, configuring, and deploying Workday Talent solutions. This role focuses exclusively on client delivery and execution across full lifecycle implementations.

• Lead end-to-end Workday Talent implementations for external clients
• Facilitate discovery and design workshops
• Translate business requirements into scalable Workday Talent solutions
• Provide subject matter expertise across Talent & Performance, Succession, Talent Reviews, Skills, and Career
• Own functional design documentation
• Lead configuration of Workday Talent modules
• Validate system design with client stakeholders
• Partner with Integration and Technical teams to support data loads and integrations
• Develop and execute testing strategy
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Guide clients through go-live readiness
• Troubleshoot and resolve configuration issues
• Provide best practice recommendations aligned to Workday functionality
• Ensure alignment between system configuration and client talent strategy
• Support release management discussions related to Workday updates

Travel up to 20–30%, depending on client requirements. Travel typically tied to key milestones such as design workshops or go-live. Majority of delivery conducted virtually.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday Talent implementation experience
• Active Workday Talent & Performance certification required
• Experience leading full lifecycle Workday implementations
• Strong understanding of performance management, succession planning, and talent review processes
• Ability to lead client workshops and executive-level conversations
• Consulting experience strongly preferred

Requirements

• Experience implementing Skills Cloud and Career Hub
• Experience with global or multi-entity implementations
• Strong reporting and analytics expertise within Workday Talent
• Ability to manage multiple client engagements simultaneously

Benefits

• Remote-first flexibility
• High-growth consulting environment
• Competitive compensation and performance incentives
• Opportunity to lead complex, high-impact Workday Talent implementations

EEO Policy

The Groove is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetics, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

Ready to embark on an exhilarating journey of innovation and collaboration? Apply now and be part of our exciting team at The Groove!