Workday Federal – Benefits Lead

Company: Guidehouse
Location: Mc Lean
Posted on: February 16, 2026

Job Description:

Job Family: SAAS/PAAS/Cloud Consulting Travel Required: Up to 50% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust What You Will Do: - As part of our Workday Practice, you’ll be working with an energized team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology. - From initial assessments to entire transformations, you’ll deliver Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, equipping organizations with best-in-class enterprise solutions to support our clients’ mission and enable transformative growth. - As a Workday Benefits Lead, you will oversee and ultimately be responsible for the successful implementation of the Workday Benefits solutions by providing Workday product and implementation expertise. - You will work with our clients to understand their business and lead them through a technological transformation to harness the power of Workday. - As a Workday Benefits Lead, your project assignments and development activities may include: - Participating and leading in all stages of the GH Workday Methodology for implementing Workday Benefits performing the following on client engagements: - Gathering, documenting, and identifying variances in industry-leading practices for client business requirements - Configuring Workday to meet requirements - Documenting solutions for the client to reference in the future - Supporting the client and data conversion teams in converting legacy data into Workday - Supporting the integration teams in helping to configure and test integrations between Workday and third-party/custom solutions - Assisting the client in testing the Workday solution - Transferring Workday system knowledge to the client to enable self-sufficiency and sustainability - Communicating regularly with the project manager regarding forecasting hours, time reporting, project risks, and mitigations - Working with Workday Delivery Assurance to ensure compliance with checkpoints - Advising clients on industry standards and leading practices - Recognizing business process inefficiencies and providing recommendations for improvements - Leading junior consultants and ensuring work quality - While delivering on client projects, the Workday Benefits Lead will take an active role in growing the capabilities of the Guidehouse Workday practice by leading the following: - Growing your knowledge and skills as a subject matter expert in the Benefits pillar of Workday - Providing guidance, instruction, and coaching to your peers who are new to Workday consulting - Participating in proposal responses and business development activities to grow the Guidehouse Workday Practice - Managing two or more junior or experienced Benefits consultants - Creating workforce and staffing plans for specific job area - Sets employee performance objectives, conducts performance reviews, makes recommendations on pay actions, and other personnel actions - Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion, coordinates work activities with other supervisors or managers What You Will Need: - US Citizenship and must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD Public Trust security clearance; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of clearance prior to onboarding with Guidehouse - A Bachelor's degree with a MINIMUM of FIVE (5) years of consulting or industry experience delivering Workday or other ERP solutions; OR a Master's degree with a MINIMUM of THREE (3) years of consulting or industry experience delivering Workday or other ERP solutions. Years of experience can be substituted for a degree, such as NO degree with a MINIMUM of NINE (9) years of consulting or industry experience delivering Workday or other ERP solutions - Current holder of the following Workday Certifications: Benefits, etc - Experience with the execution of projects within a structured agile methodology - Ability to translate business requirements into system requirements - 50% travel balanced with a work from home and/or Guidehouse office, consultants may provide on-site support for key milestones as needed What Would Be Nice To Have: - Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, focused on Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint - Strong written and oral communication skills (RFP responses, white papers, etc.) and presentation skills such as Workday demonstrations and client presentations - Previous consulting experience with a consulting/software company - Previous experience with the operations and culture of government organizations - Experience working in Federal Government Human Capital Management (HCM) environments with an understanding of the issues facing agencies today - Experience implementing Human Capital Management and Compensation solutions - Experience implementing Workday, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, UKG, or similar applications What We Offer: Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace. Benefits include: - Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance - Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays - Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus - Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Basic Life & Supplemental Life - Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts - Short-Term & Long-Term Disability - Student Loan PayDown - Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities - Skills Development & Certifications - Employee Referral Program - Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach - Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program - Mobility Stipend About Guidehouse Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco. If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation. All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com. Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process. If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties. Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

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