Sr. Workday Benefits Consultant

🕒 Full-time, salaried position
🌍100% Remote - must reside within the United States
✈️ Up to 30% domestic travel
📍 Must be eligible to work in the in the United States without sponsorship, now or in the future
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Sr. Workday Benefits Consultant

The Opportunity

We’re expanding our Workday practice and looking for an experienced Senior Workday Benefits Consultant who thrives in complex environments—especially those involving union and public sector benefits structures.

In this role, you’ll lead high-impact Workday Benefits implementations for public sector clients, helping them transform the way they administer Health, Insurance, COBRA, Retirement, and union-governed plans. You’ll have the autonomy to design solutions, influence client strategy, and drive outcomes that matter.

This is a high-visibility, high-impact consulting role with room to grow, innovate, and help shape the future of our Workday practice.

Responsibilities

Client Engagement & Solutioning

• 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.

System Configuration & Testing

• 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.

Implementation Methodology & Framework Alignment

• 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.

Best Practices & Optimization

• Provide expert guidance on Workday Benefits best practices, ensuring configuration aligns with delivered functionality and avoids unnecessary customization.
• Participate in internal knowledge-sharing sessions and contribute to the Practice’s continuous improvement and innovation repository.

Compliance & Policy Interpretation

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active Workday Benefits Implementer Certification is REQUIRED
• 5+ years Workday full-cycle implementation experience (Benefits focus)
• 1+ years leading workstream implementations
• 3+ years Public Sector consulting experience within state or local agencies
• Bachelors' Degree or equivalent professional experience
• Ability to work standard East Coast hours

Pay Transparency

Compensation for roles at Meridian varies depending on a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the specific practice, role, skillset, and level of experience. As required by law, Meridian provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired.

Base Salary Range is $140,000 to $170,000 plus bonus is available for this specific role.