Workday Senior Consultant at Definian
Chicago, IL
$95,000–$135,000from the description
Jul 25, 2026
Chicago, IL
Jul 26, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A consulting role focused on designing and delivering data solutions for clients across multiple industries, with Workday implementation experience as a key background requirement. Day-to-day work involves translating business requirements into technical deliverables, working with SQL, Python, and data transformation tools, and advising clients on their data strategy. Suits someone with at least three years in data or consulting who is comfortable working directly with clients and mentoring junior colleagues.
Mid level · 1+ years · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 750 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (operations research analysts). range 560–970
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $88,402 (middle half $77,957–$121,862). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The Workday implementation experience (3+ years) is framed as 'preferred' in the requirements section, so it is marked as preferred despite being the headline skill of the role.
The JD requires 'intermediate experience with a programming or scripting language' but names Python only in the narrative/responsibilities section (not in a hard-requirements block), so Python is captured as preferred. No other specific language is named.
The hard experience gate is '1+ year working directly with structured data'; the 3-year Workday figure is explicitly preferred, so the overall years minimum is set to 1.
SOC classification is a judgement call: the role blends data analysis/reporting (15-2031) with business/systems analysis and Workday consulting (15-1211). The data-centric framing (SQL, Python, data transformation, quantitative methods) tips it toward 15-2031, with 15-1211 as a close runner-up.
The posted base salary range is $95,000–$135,000/year; total compensation (including performance bonus) is stated as $97,000–$158,000. Only the base salary range is captured in the compensation fields.
Up to 25% travel is required; the role is not remote.
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