Workday HCM Principal Consultant (Continuous Value Services)

As a Principal Consultant working in our Continuous Value Services Group, you will work with a variety of customers, diving headfirst into post-production support with Workday HCM. Additionally, you must have a technical aptitude and be capable of configuring the product to meet the business requirements and design specifications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute the day-to-day activities of Workday HCM project support for a variety of customer contracts including staff augmentation, ad-hoc support, and implementation.
• Provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practices.
• Contribute to CVS/Post Production support from leading the requirements gathering, designing and prototyping of solutions, configuration, testing and implementing those solutions while developing and utilizing Collaborative tools.
• Conduct sessions with customers to analyse business requirements and provide solutions to complex business problems.
• Identify strategies, risks, and options for recommending approaches towards meeting requirements for post-production customers.
• A Workday HCM expert with deep knowledge of core functionality, touch points with Recruiting, Talent & Performance and Learning and future product direction.
• Mentor other consultants: actively share product knowledge with others to grow our practice.
• Support business development activities such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities.

Skills and Qualifications: 

• 3+ years Workday experience supporting customers in an implementation or post production support capacity.
• Certified in HCM
• Additional Workday certifications and experience in specific functional areas such as Recruiting, Learning and Prism preferred 
• Subject matter expertise in Workday HR practices and functions.
• Experience gathering requirements, designing, prototyping, testing and deploying solutions to meet customer requirements.
• Passion for exceptional customer service.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Human Resources, Human Resources Management, Human Resources Information Systems or related field preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• SC Cleared or the willingness to get SC cleared
• Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site if needed

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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.