Workday Absence Consultant/Principal Consultant

Cognizant is a leading global finance and HR transformation consultancy that leverages world-class cloud solutions to help deliver successful client outcomes for Fortune Global 500 companies, large- and medium-sized organizations across industries. As the longest-tenured Workday Services Partner and client, our full lifecycle services—complete with an in-house Advisory Services practice and proven proprietary tools—have helped more than 1,000 clients transform their businesses. 

Responsibilities: 

• Become a Workday Absence product expert with knowledge of the module pursuant to experience and possess the ability to design, configure, test, and deploy the solution to a variety of client-types
• Leverage your expertise to recommend the best solution based on the client’s requirements, budget, and time-frame; with the flexibility to adapt the scope as additional needs are identified. 
• Guide the customer through facilitated design sessions and configuration decisions based on best practices and an understanding of the customer’s unique business requirements at all stages of the project. 
• Regularly engage and support the client through all phases of the project, ensuring a smooth transfer from legacy systems to the Workday HCM solution. 
• Perform multiple tasks under limited direction, while regularly keeping the client, your project team and your Engagement Manager abreast of changes or progress related to the project. 
• Willingness to take either a leadership or supporting position on multiple concurrent projects
• Display your hands-on expertise of the solution, including loading customer data, moving configuration from tenant to tenant, and configuring business processes and security. 
• Utilise your technical aptitude to convert and map data sources into data conversion templates via EIBs 
• Act as a mentor to fellow consultants through active knowledge sharing, including providing support for shadow assignments. 
• Actively participate in update training and internal opportunities to share skills and learnings with others within the organisation. 

Skills & Requirements: 

• 2+ years of Workday experience
• Certification would be ideal but not a pre-requisite.
• Time Tracking experience is non-essential but would also be welcome
• Experience gathering business requirements, designing and prototyping, testing and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines.  
• Passion for exceptional customer service and collaboration.  
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations.  
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint programs.  

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Why choose Cognizant:

• Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
• Opportunity to do great work
• Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
• Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
• Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
• An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values:

• Start with a point of view: I apply my expertise to gain trust and to lead our clients forward.
• Seek data, build knowledge: I use facts to guide my actions and decisions.
• Always strive, never settle: I act with agility and creativity, determined to stay one step ahead.
• Work as one: I deliver solutions that draw upon the full power and scale of Cognizant.
• Create conditions for everyone to thrive: I include, enable, and invest in everyone around me.
• Do the right thing, the right way: I always make the ethical choice.

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