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.