HCM Lead Functional Consultant (Italian speaking)

Questa posizione è in Workday

Il processo di selezione sarà interamente gestito Workday.

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Your work days are brighter here. 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 Workday’s HCM Consulting teams are driven by a passion for our products and the success of our customers in implementing our best in class cloud solutions. We’re a diverse group of people, with an invaluable mix of experience and backgrounds, located across multiple locations. This role is a unique opportunity to strengthen Workday's presence in Italy. About the Role Our team promotes Workday’s core values with ‘Employees’ being the first of them! This is why we:

• Offer flexible work schedules aligned to our "flex model"
• Empower you to follow your desired career path & achieve professional and personal goals
• Encourage work-life balance and wellbeing
• Are proud to champion equal opportunities for everyone

We are looking for someone to join our team who is eager to learn with a creative mindset, support their colleagues and focus on value offered to customers; all of that while having fun. As a functional lead, you’ll play a key role in the end-to-end implementation of Workday’s HCM product, across a varied portfolio of customers. You’ll act as a trusted advisor to the customer, leading the implementation of single or multiple HCM functional streams. You will assure customers' confidence in the application and created solutions and transfer their vision into system configuration. What you will achieve in your first 12 – 24 months You’ll get the opportunity to learn and achieve many things as a Principle Consultant at Workday. Here are some of the activities you will experience on your Workday career journey:

• Month 1 - you’ll complete the Workday Core HCM & Practical Certification training, and within your first 6 months, you’ll undertake further Specialist Certification training
• Once certified, you’ll supplement your initial product learnings through active project engagements, working under the guidance of more experienced Functional Architect
• You will work closely with other Consulting Teams on projects, including Data and Integration Consultants, to ensure seamless collaboration between the various touch-points of the application
• You will gain a practical understanding of Workday’s implementation methodology at each stage of the project life cycle: gathering and understanding Customer’s Business Requirements and demonstrating core Workday concepts, utilizing pre-delivered Workday solutions
• You will translate Customer requirements into configured solutions
• You will support your customer during multiple rounds of testing, responding to and resolving test issues & supporting other consultants in doing so
• You will be undertaking final deployment activities for the customer, including the provision of knowledge transfer and post-production support activities
• You will be engaged in pre-sales activities, providing advice and support translating aspirations and expectations into configurable solutions
• You will become a part of Workday internal initiatives, focused on work optimization and AI adoption
• Within your 1st year you can expect to have worked on at least 1 - 3 full-cycle implementation projects within your areas of expertise
• In your 2nd year, you’ll continue to build on the knowledge that you’ve learnt, through additional training offerings and multiple/concurrent project experiences.

About You Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of functional experience in HCM software solutions or systems
• 7+ years Consulting experience

Other Qualifications

• Business analysis and requirements gathering skills
• Proven ability to work with stakeholders representing different needs and expectations; effective trust-building skills
• A detailed-driven problem solver, with a passion for delivering exceptional levels of customer service
• A strong presenter with excellent verbal and written Communication skills
• Ability and desire to learn technology quickly through a mix of different mediums
• Resourceful and adaptable; you’ll be comfortable working remotely, utilizing a variety of tools with a high degree of autonomy
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time (under typical circumstances)
• Fluency in English and Italian is mandatory

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: €66,100 EUR - €99,100 EUR Italy 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. Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision-making to any degree. Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law. Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email [accommodations@workday.com](#), as far in advance as possible. Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process! At Workday, we value our candidates’ privacy and data security. Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers. Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not. In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.

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