Workday Consultant

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

As a Workday consulting generalist at PwC, you will focus on providing a broad range of consulting services across various Workday applications. You will provide consulting services to clients, analysing their needs, implementing software solutions, and offering training and support for effective utilisation of Workday applications. Your versatile knowledge will allow you to assist clients in optimising operational efficiency and achieving their strategic objectives.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

About PwC SATIC and the role

South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future. We are looking for candidates who bring in-depth market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society. If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you. By choosing to join SATIC, you are choosing to work with teams all over the world, harnessing the power of world leading tech and making a difference to real people's lives.

Summary:

This role supports and sometimes leads defined workstreams on client Workday implementations, contributing across the full lifecycle from design to deployment. Working under the guidance of Managers and Senior Managers, this role configures HCM modules, participates in requirements workshops, and helps translate business needs into robust, scalable system designs. The Senior Associate assists with managing ticket queues and executing unit, end-to-end, and regression testing, ensuring quality and adherence to project timelines. Success in this role requires foundational HCM system expertise, an understanding of end-to-end HCM processes and data needs, strong communication skills, and a proactive, collaborative approach to working within HR and HCM transformation teams.

Qualifications / Certifications required: 

• HCM Systems experience (i.e. SAP or Oracle).  
• Workday HCM Core Services Certification or Workday HCM Pro preferred but not necessary.  
• Additional Pro Certification (Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Compensation) is highly advantageous 

Experience required:

• 2-3 years

Responsibilities of role:

• Contributing to and/or leading our client facing Workday projects, supporting one or more functional areas, from design through to deployment, as part a project team 
• Configuring HCM modules under guidance of M or SM.  
• Understanding of conducting working sessions to gather and analyse business requirements; translate into scalable configuration designs and managing ticket queues 
• Understanding of HCM information process flows to ensure scalable and efficient solutions 
• Assist with unit, end to end and regression testing 

Desirable skill sets include: 

• A background in Human Capital or IT related fields 
• Ability to understand E2E HCM business processes and gather data requirements to support the data migration process flows 
• Good communication and presentation skills 
• Open-minded seeking for innovative solutions 
• Self-Starter Attitude 
• Collaborating with your colleagues across our HR and HCM transformation teams, and wider PwC network to identify and create solutions that bring value to our clients 

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

June 4, 2026