Senior Principal Functional Consultant

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We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

Our oCHRO team helps CHROs and their organisations design Workday as a connected operational fabric, using a common process taxonomy and operational maps as our shared language with customers. In practice that means we architect the deterministic rails – operating models, business processes, configurations and controls – that must be 100% correct and auditable, and then deliberately place AI and agents on top where they can safely recommend, predict or automate without ever bypassing those rails.

Our work is hands‑on with design closure, governance and decision‑making: we use structured frameworks to keep problem statements, guiding principles and strategic objectives tightly linked, and we focus on measuring outcomes rather than ticking feature checklists.

You’ll join a senior group that works directly with senior customer stakeholders, pilots new AI‑enabled methods in EMEA, and treats Workday’s platform as “enterprise rails for AI agents” – balancing speed and innovation with the accountability and trust our customers expect.

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About the Role

In this Sr Principal Functional Consultant, oCHRO Architect role, you will be the senior HCM solution architect on Workday deployment programmes, reporting to the Sr Director of oCHRO Consulting Services. You will partner closely with customer executives, project leadership and workstream leads to own the end‑to‑end HCM solution architecture and drive design closure on time and on budget.

You will guide cross‑functional design decisions using Workday’s guiding principles and business process taxonomy, facilitate structured decision‑making, and ensure that design recommendations are tightly aligned to customer problem statements, strategic objectives and value drivers. You will lead or support key design workshops, constructively challenge partners and customers where needed, and shape post‑go‑live roadmaps so that customers continue to realise value from the Workday platform.

This role requires regular interaction with German‑speaking customer stakeholders across the full customer lifecycle.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of functional experience in HCM software solutions including 5+ years of implementation consulting experience in HR technology or business transformation

• Proven experience leading end‑to‑end HCM solution design on complex, multi‑country programmes

• Deep knowledge of Workday HCM

• Fluent in German and English

Other Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to act as a strategic advisor to HR leadership, connecting solution recommendations to business strategy, key metrics and executive priorities

• Strong track record driving decision‑making across diverse stakeholder groups, including use of structured frameworks and escalation paths

• Experience refining HR operating models, process taxonomies and governance structures for global organisations, including global vs. local design and template protection

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with systems integrators, reviewing and challenging proposed designs to align with Workday best practices and reduce delivery risk

• Comfort working in high‑stakes environments where timelines, budgets and quality are tightly managed, with a focus on risk identification, mitigation and clear, executive‑ready communication

• Under normal circumstance, ability to travel up to 40% of time as customer needs require

Workday Pay Transparency Statement (For EU Locations Only)

Listed below is the base salary range applicable to this position. Workday pay ranges (and the precise pay offered to the successful candidate) are based on a number of objective criteria such as relevant experience and skills, and educational qualifications, level of responsibility, demands of the role, work location and business need. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants awarded by Workday Inc. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location Base Pay Range: €113,200 EUR - €169,800 EUR GermanyAdditional Location Base Pay Range: €113,200 EUR - €169,800 EUR Germany

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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