Workday Spend, Principal Consultant

Avaap is seeking a Workday Spend Lead to join our team of Workday experts. This role combines deep functional knowledge with strong project and people leadership.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone with Workday Spend module expertise who is ready to lead complex projects, build strong client relationships, and contribute to the growth of our practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert on Workday Spend modules, including Procurement, Inventory, Supplier Accounts, Expenses, Business Assets, and Projects. Lease Accounting, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), & Strategic Sourcing experience is a plus.
• Lead design sessions, guide clients through complex business challenges, and deliver strategic recommendations and configurations.
• Oversee Workday implementations end-to-end: planning, design, configuration, UAT, deployment, and support.
• Lead large-scale projects or key workstreams, including direct oversight of deliverables, staffing, timelines, and client communications.
• Serve as a mentor, supporting junior consultants.
• Drive continuous improvement by contributing to tools, best practices, knowledge-sharing, and methodology enhancements.
• Provide sales support through scoping and client presentations.
• Build and manage client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor throughout the project lifecycle.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Workday certification in one or more Financials modules (required).
• Minimum of 2–3 full lifecycle Workday Spend implementations from Plan to Deploy.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into complex Workday configurations.
• Prior consulting experience supporting Higher Ed, Government, Healthcare, Nonprofit, or Commercial clients preferred.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and documentation skills.
• Experience in project management, team leadership, and client-facing consulting roles.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, PSA tools, and practice-specific software.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage deadlines, and mentor talent.
• Experience in proposal development, estimates, and SOW creation.

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

• Base Salary Range is $140,000 to $180,000 plus 20% variable compensation is available for this specific role. At Avaap it is not typical to be hired at the top of the base salary range.
• During the interview process, alignment to level will be determined and should level differ from position applied for, a new compensation range will be provided for the appropriate role.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills along with the ability to communicate effectively
• Must be able to perform work indoors and remain stationary at a computer
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
• Passion for exceptional customer service and collaboration
• Ability to work remotely or out of one of Avaap’s physical office locations
• Current permanent U.S. work authorization required

Featured Avaap Benefits

• Open PTO
• Competitive vision, dental, and medical, including fertility coverage
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) match
• Company-paid disability and life benefits
• Employee Assistance Program, including behavioral health services
• Fitness stipend