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Senior Principal Extend Services Consultant

Workday
Chicago, IL, USAHybridCustomer SuccessSenior-Level$171,300 - $275,200Posted: 11 days ago
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About the role

Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care.

We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team The Workday Extend Services team focuses on the implementation of custom agents, business and application extensions using the Workday Build platform. Extend Services sits within Workday’s Technical Services organization, dedicated to helping customers leverage the Workday Build developer platform to seamlessly embed AI agents and Extend Applications directly into their core business. About the Role The Workday Extend Services Consultant designs, develops, and deploys custom AI agents and Workday Extend applications for customers.

These solutions run alongside Workday’s Human Resources, Financial Management, Student Information Systems and Delivered Agents, utilizing the Workday Agent System of Record for centralized governance, lifecycle management, and security. We are looking for hardworking professionals with Workday or similar experience who are passionate about customer success, achieving deployment breakthroughs, delivering inspired applications and agents and love solving puzzles. You will work directly with our customers to craft innovative agentic workflows and business solutions.

You will lead discovery sessions to assemble requirements, define clear agent objectives, and establish necessary guardrails and escalation paths for AI actions. You will leverage Workday Developer Agent and MCP-compatible tools to select capabilities, find resources, and build extensions using natural language and code. You will build and review technical designs that are consistent, maintainable, flexible and efficient. You should excel at explaining complex concepts in simple terms and understanding customer procedures.

About You Basic Qualifications 7+ years of experience with Workday HCM, Financials or Student domain experience is a MUST 7+ years of experience with data migration, integration development, report building, or software development 7+ years of experience with technical consulting, requirements gathering, or solution design 3+ years of experience with Software Architecture & Design Working knowledge of building custom AI agents and agentic apps directly on core systems.

Architectural understanding of defining decision scopes, prompt engineering, and orchestrating agents across multiple systems. Demonstrated experience defining agent capabilities and integrating them over Model Context Protocol (MCP) or using Agent-Ready Tools. Extensive knowledge of web service technologies (REST, SOAP, JSON, XML) and authentication and authorization methods (OAuth, JWT, WS-Security, SAML, X.509, etc.) Other Qualifications Excellent Presentation Skills and superb communication capability.

Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical teams Strong understanding of AI agent governance, auditability, and monitoring outcomes. A problem solver, with a passion for delivering outstanding levels of customer service Ability to balance multiple projects with customer commitments simultaneously.

Experience implementing Platform-as-a-Service and/or custom web applications, including (ideally) implementing Workday solutions using Human Capital Management, Financial Management or Student Information Systems Experience taking a leadership role within a software, system, or application implementation. Advanced understanding of the complete software implementation lifecycle - including collecting requirements, design, development, testing, and move to production Posting End Date: 11/30/2026 The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated.

Workday Pay Transparency Statement The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process.

Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.MA.Boston Primary Location Base Pay Range: $171,300 USD - $256,900 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $155,000 USD - $275,200 USD Additional Considerations: If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $163,000 - $244,600 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO. The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below: 11/30/2026 Our Approach to Flexible Work With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote.

Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together.

Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter. Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision-making to any degree. Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law.

Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email accommodations@workday.com, as far in advance as possible.

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Read more below to learn more on our stance on being a proud equal opportunity workplace, pay transparency and accommodation support. Workday is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Individuals seeking employment at Workday are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Further, pursuant to applicable local ordinances, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us. You may view the Workday's Pay Transparency Policy, and Know Your Rights Notice, by clicking on their corresponding links.

Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision-making to any degree. Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law.

Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodation, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email accommodations@workday.com, as far in advance as possible.

Minimum requirements

  • 7+ years in Workday HCM, Financials, or Student domain, plus data migration, integration, or software development
  • 7+ years in technical consulting, requirements gathering, or solution design; 3+ years in software architecture
  • Experience building custom AI agents, knowledge of web services (REST, SOAP) and authentication methods (OAuth, SAML)

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