Senior Workday Benefits Consultant

November 6

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Meridian Partners

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B2B • Enterprise • Fintech

Meridian Partners is a certified Workday Services Partner and SAP partner that specializes in helping organizations maximize their enterprise resource planning (ERP) investments. With nearly 20 years of experience, they provide consulting services for planning, deploying, and supporting Workday and SAP solutions. Meridian serves a diverse range of clients, including federal government, commercial businesses, and educational institutions, by offering tailored strategies to navigate the complexities of enterprise applications and improve operational efficiency.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2002

🤝 B2B

🏢 Enterprise

💳 Fintech

📋 Description

• Partner with clients to understand complex benefits structures, including union, non-union, and retiree populations governed by state and local policies. • Lead collaborative discovery sessions to document requirements and translate them into effective, compliant Workday configurations. • Apply a consultative and facilitative approach to align design decisions with client objectives and Meridian’s methodology. • Collaborate with the Practice Director to ensure alignment with overall client strategy, scope, and risk management approach. • Configure the Workday Benefits module, including Health, Insurance, COBRA, and Retirement plans, based on approved design and union plan rules. • Ensure configurations reflect collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), local mandates, and public-sector benefits administration nuances. • Create configuration guides, unit test scripts, and participate in end-to-end testing cycles (SIT/UAT) in alignment with Meridian’s testing framework and deliverable standards. • Demonstrate configurations through prototype environments, ensuring traceability from requirements to configuration and testing outcomes. • Apply Meridian’s internal Workday Delivery Framework (MDF) and Workday Delivery Implementation Methodology (WDIM) across all phases. • Maintain project documentation, RAID logs, and deliverable quality in accordance with internal governance and QA checkpoints. • Support risk identification and mitigation planning in partnership with the Practice Director and Project Manager. • Provide expert guidance on Workday Benefits best practices, ensuring configuration aligns with delivered functionality and avoids unnecessary customization. • Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and future-state scalability. • Participate in internal knowledge-sharing sessions and contribute to the Practice’s continuous improvement and innovation repository. • Maintain a strong understanding of state and local union policies, collective bargaining agreements, and statutory benefits regulations (e.g., COBRA, ACA, FMLA, State Retirement). • Translate policy requirements into compliant configuration and business process design. • Serve as the internal SME for interpreting union-related benefits rules and ensuring configuration meets legal and contractual obligations.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business, or a related field. • 5+ years of experience implementing Workday HCM with a focus on Benefits. • At least 3 years of experience working with Public Sector clients (state, local, or federal). • Proficient in Workday configuration, data conversion, and testing within Workday Benefits module including unions negotiations. • Active Workday Certification in Benefits required. • Demonstrated strength in business analysis and client engagement. • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and deadlines. • Willingness to travel up to 40%. • Experience with Human Resources/HCM and multiple, concurrent Workday deployments is a plus. • Public Sector implementation experience is required.

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous Time-Off Policy • 401(k) – company match and immediate vesting • Life Insurance – company paid • Financial Coaching • EAP Assistance • Caregiver Support Program • Health Care Support Program • Adoption Assistance Program • FSA/HSA • Marketplace Perks offers discounts on a variety of well-being products and services including pet insurance • Optional (employee paid) short-term & long-term disability, critical illness & accident