Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required or equivalent, 5 years of Workday HCM consulting experience, Active HCM Certification - Core, Technical lead for at least 1 phase-1 implementation, Experience with additional Workday modules preferred.

Key responsabilities:

Drive tactical direction of project workstream

Identify dependencies and support interplay between workstreams

Lead and mentor other consultants within projects

Generate ideas for improvements to documentation and methodology

Reinforce company policies and procedures

Job description

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.

The Senior Principal Consultant will provide expert guidance between the business and technical teams by solving complex Workday intersystem problems. They will guide clients through the transformation, implementation, and operation phases of a Workday implementation.

Responsibilities:

Drives and make decisions regarding tactical direction of project workstream
Identifies dependencies and supports interplay between different workstreams within a project
Leads, mentors and overseas the work of other consultants within their project
Go-to resource for assistance with deliverable development, review, or approval
Plans to evaluate customer objectives as part of developing solutions
Generates and pursues ideas for improvements to documentation and methodology
Support and Leads initiatives that will help the company specially in HCM Project Delivery
Reinforces company policies and procedures to others

Skills & Requirements:

Bachelor's degree required or equivalent
5 years of Workday HCM consulting experience
Must have active HCM Certification - Core
Acted as technical lead for at least 1 phase-1 implementation
Experience with additional Workday modules such as Core Compensation, Recruiting, Benefits, People Experience, or Advanced Compensation preferred.
Proven track record of successfully leading Workday HCM implementations for various clients
Ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
Ability to identify and analyze areas of risk and develops plans to minimize
Strong communication, presentation, and analytical skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations
Ability to work in diverse, fast paced environment and effectively collaborate across teams

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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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