Consulting Manager – Workday Time Tracking, Absence

Makse Group

Consulting Manager overseeing Workday Time Tracking and Absence projects at Makse Group. Leading teams and advising clients for successful system implementations and optimizations.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $150,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the successful execution of complex Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management projects, ensuring alignment with workforce policies, compliance mandates, and measurable business outcomes
Act as a strategic advisor to senior client executives, guiding time and leave transformation initiatives and shaping system roadmaps aligned with business needs
Lead, coach, and develop consulting teams across multiple client engagements, promoting delivery excellence, collaboration, and capability growth
Oversee engagement governance, including scope, timelines, budgets, and resource planning, while proactively mitigating risks and resolving escalations
Provide executive oversight on Workday Time and Absence configurations, including calculation rules, accruals, time entry validations, eligibility, and absence compliance
Collaborate across modules and systems (e.g., Payroll, Scheduling, Finance) to ensure seamless integration and operational alignment
Support business development by contributing to account growth, leading pre-sales strategy, and participating in proposals and client presentations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in workforce management, HCM consulting, or enterprise systems
5+ years of hands-on Workday HCM, with a strong focus on Workday Time Tracking and Absence experience
Proven success leading end-to-end implementations of Workday Time and Absence, including configuration, testing, and rollout
Deep understanding of labor laws, time compliance, accrual calculations, leave policies, and system integrations
Strong leadership and delivery management skills, with experience scaling consulting teams and managing concurrent engagements
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities, with a track record of influencing executive-level decision-making
Strategic mindset and operational awareness to align system design with business objectives
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Human Resources, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay
Robust health benefits
Paid time off
Learning opportunities
Paid certifications

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Hard Skills & Tools

Workday ConfigurationAccrual CalculationsTime ComplianceSystem IntegrationImplementation Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationStrategic ThinkingProblem Solving