About Ascendion
Ascendion is an AI-native software engineering disruptor helping businesses innovate faster, smarter, and with greater impact. We partner with enterprise clients across North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC to solve complex challenges in data, experience design, software product engineering, and workforce transformation. Powered by expert engineers, thousands of AI agents, and our Engineering to the Power of AI (EngineeringAI) method, we deliver measurable outcomes that build trust, unlock value, and accelerate growth.
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Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life
We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:
- Build the coolest tech for the world’s leading brands
- Solve complex problems - and learn new skills
- Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
- Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience
Experience a community of change makers!
Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.
About the Role:
Job Title: Workday HCM Functional Consultant
Position Overview
- We are seeking an experienced Workday Functional Consultant with strong hands-on expertise in Core HCM, Recruiting, Benefits, and Talent & Performance Management (TMPM).
- The ideal candidate will have deep functional knowledge of Workday, including configuration, business process management, and multi-module implementations.
- This role is focused on functional consulting and configuration, and candidates with predominantly Workday Integration experience will not be considered.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong hands-on experience as a Workday Functional Consultant.
- Expertise in Core HCM.
- Experience with Workday Recruiting.
- Experience with Workday Benefits.
- Experience with Talent Management & Performance Management (TMPM).
- Strong knowledge of Workday functional configuration and setup.
- Experience configuring and managing Workday Business Processes.
- Hands-on experience with Job Requisition configuration.
- Ability to support and manage cross-functional Workday processes.
- Experience working on global or multi-country Workday implementations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in at least three of the four key modules:
- Core HCM
- Recruiting
- Benefits
- Talent & Performance Management (TMPM)
- Workday Certification is preferred but not mandatory.
- Strong stakeholder management and requirements-gathering skills.
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale Workday environments.
Location: Richmond, VA or McLean, VA or Plano, TX or Chicago, IL or New York, NY - Hybrid Onsite role
Salary and Other Compensation:The annual [salary/hourly rate] for this position is between [$90,000- 100,000 annually]/[$50.00- $60.00 per hour]. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits:The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year]
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