Senior Principal Consultant – Workday Core HCM Project Management

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If you thrive in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment, love building and deploying cutting-edge AI solutions, and want to push the boundaries of what's possible, this is your moment.

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We are inviting applications for the role of Senior Principal Consultant – Workday Core HCM Project Management

This role serves as a strategic liaison between HR, ESS (Enterprise Services & Solutions, formerly GBS), and our IT Development Factory. The consultant will play a pivotal role in translating complex business requirements into scalable and efficient technical solutions, guiding the HRIT roadmap, and ensuring alignment between HR stakeholders and technology delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Business-IT Translation: Act as a bridge between HR/ESS and IT, translating business requirements into clear, actionable functional and technical specifications for the Workday platform.
• HRIT Roadmap Oversight: Drive the evolution of the HRIT roadmap in collaboration with HR and ESS leadership, ensuring strategic alignment and prioritization of initiatives within your assigned area (e.g. Core HCM, Compensation, Recruiting, Absence, Benefits, etc.).
• Solution Delivery: Oversee and support the delivery of high-quality Workday solutions, ensuring on-time, in-scope, and in-budget execution in partnership with IT and external vendors.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain strong relationships with HR and ESS stakeholders, ensuring satisfaction with progress, timely communication, and effective management of expectations across all Workday-related initiatives.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements, system enhancements, and best practices to optimize the employee experience and operational efficiency within the Workday ecosystem.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure adherence to HRIT governance, change management protocols, data privacy, and security standards.

Qualifications we seek in you

Minimum Qualifications/ skills

• Workday experience across multiple modules (e.g. Core HCM, Compensation, Recruiting, Absence, Benefits, Security, Reporting.
• Having proven skill set in role of Project Management with 10+ years of experience.
• Proven experience acting as a translator between business and technical teams, with a strong understanding of both HR processes and Workday configuration.
• Experience in leading or supporting HRIT projects end-to-end, including requirements gathering, testing, and deployment.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with a consultative mindset and ability to influence without authority.
• Deep familiarity with Workday tools and functionality; experience with JIRA, ServiceNow, or similar platforms is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field; Workday certification(s) preferred.

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills

• Proven expertise in Workday Core HCM and other HR platforms.
• Strong track record of leading HR technology transformations and system implementations.
• Deep knowledge of HR systems strategy, governance, and optimization.
• Ability to drive digital transformation and automation in HR processes.
• Strong project management and change leadership skills.
• Expertise in data analytics, workforce insights, and reporting tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration abilities.

Language Skills: Fluency in English is required; additional languages are a plus

Why join Genpact?

• Lead AI-first transformation – Build and scale AI solutions that redefine industries
• Make an impact – Drive change for global enterprises and solve business challenges that matter
• Accelerate your career—Gain hands-on experience, world-class training, mentorship, and AI certifications to advance your skills
• Grow with the best – Learn from top engineers, data scientists, and AI experts in a dynamic, fast-moving workplace
• Committed to ethical AI – Work in an environment where governance, transparency, and security are at the core of everything we build
• Thrive in a values-driven culture – Our courage, curiosity, and incisiveness - built on a foundation of integrity and inclusion - allow your ideas to fuel progress

Come join the 140,000+ coders, tech shapers, and growth makers at Genpact and take your career in the only direction that matters: Up.

Let's build tomorrow together.

Genpact is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Genpact is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.

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JobSenior Principal Consultant

Primary LocationIndia-Hyderabad

ScheduleFull-time

Education LevelBachelor's / Graduation / Equivalent

Job PostingSep 26, 2025, 8:45:34 AM

Unposting DateOngoing

Master Skills ListConsulting

Job CategoryFull Time