Workday Functional Lead

VirtualResource (VR) is a boutique consultancy supporting companies to optimise their HR and Workday systems. We strive to be the go-to company that partners with businesses to optimise their HR technology landscape.

Our people are our most important asset

• We recognise the need for a committed, skilled and loyal team and strive to create a working environment that is flexible, caring and considerate of all needs.
• We attract the best people and reward them appropriately
• Staff development and upskilling are core to what we do

Are you an experienced Workday Functional Lead looking for your next contract opportunity?

We are seeking experienced Workday Functional Leads to support a range of client transformation, implementation, optimisation, and enhancement programmes. We are particularly interested in consultants with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Recruiting & Pre-Hire Processes
• Compensation, Payroll & Rewards
• Security, Data Governance & Controls
• Core HCM and related Workday modules

As a Workday Functional Lead, you will partner with clients to design and deliver effective Workday solutions, provide functional expertise, facilitate workshops, and help ensure successful project outcomes.

Job Description

What skills are we looking for?

Our roles are remotely based (even pre-Covid), meaning you will be working from your home office, connecting with your client and team on a daily basis.

To be successful in this type of environment, you will need to have the ability to communicate effectively (in English) with cross-functional teams, explain complex concepts in easy, understandable terms, align HR / business knowledge with Workday functionality, and proactively drive process improvements. You will need to be comfortable with video calls and be proactive in keeping communication channels open with your client and team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead functional design activities across Workday implementations and enhancement project in the relevant areas.
• Facilitate client workshops and translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance on Workday best practices
• Produce functional design documentation and configuration specifications
• Support testing, deployment, and go-live activities
• Collaborate closely with client stakeholders, project teams, and technical resources
• Ensure solutions align with business requirements, governance standards, and compliance needs
• Provide mentoring and quality assurance support where appropriate

Skills & Experience

• More than 3years experience leading Workday functional workstreams, with deep expertise in one or more Workday modules.
• Strong expertise in one or more Workday functional areas such as Core HCM, Recruiting, Compensation, Payroll, Benefits, Talent, Security, or Data Governance.
• Experience leading client workshops and managing stakeholder relationships
• Proven ability to design and deliver Workday solutions in complex environments
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Consulting experience within client-facing projects

• Workday certification(s)
• Experience across multiple Workday modules
• Global implementation or support experience
• Experience working within consultancy or professional services environments

Other Qualifications / Skills (beneficial but not mandatory

• College or University Degree in HR or Information Systems

• Familiarity with Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies
• Background in HR operations, payroll, or finance transformation

If you are a Workday specialist with strong functional expertise and a passion for delivering successful client outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and tell us about your Workday specialisation and availability.

VirtualResource is a boutique IT consultancy specialising in HR & Digital Transformation. We help organisations shape their Digital Roadmaps, deploy Workday with confidence, keep it running at its best, and adopt AI in ways that deliver real outcomes.

We're not the biggest consultancy you'll work with, and that's deliberate. We've built VR around experienced practitioners who've done the work - people who can sit alongside your team, understand the context, and help move things forward without the layers and overhead you'd find elsewhere.

Our people are the reason clients come back.

Great consulting starts with great people. We invest in ours, because the experience our clients have with VR is shaped entirely by the team they meet.

We attract experienced professionals and give them work that's worth showing up for

We create a flexible, considered working environment built around trust.

We reward people fairly and recognise the value they bring

We invest in development and upskilling because staying sharp is part of the job