Workday Core HCM Consultant

Job Summary

Cognizant is seeking a Workday Consultant certified/experienced in Workday HCM Core. In this role you will work with customers during all phases of deployment as well as post-production to assist with defining requirements, complete development, and deploy solutions. To start with, work will primarily focus on HCM Core and is bound to expand into other HCM business process areas in future.

Key Responsibilities:

· Serve as a Workday expert with knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and deployment activities.

· Independently manage work on multiple projects in various phases.

· Conduct sessions with customers to analyze business requirements and leverage expertise to provide recommendations and develop solutions

Duties and Tasks:

· Identify strategies, risks, and options for recommending approaches towards meeting requirements for post-production customers

· Coordinate with project teams to align development with customer design decisions.

· Provide status updates to the customer, project team, and management on a regular basis.

· Mentor other consultants and actively share product knowledge with others to grow our practice

Education and Experience Requirements:

· Bachelor's/College Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology, Computer/Telecommunication Engineering or equivalent

· Must have active Workday Certification in HCM Core

· Hands-on experience on HCM Core implementation or support

· Detailed understanding of HCM processes

· Strong consulting and presentation skills with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations

· Experience on gathering business requirements, designing, and prototyping, testing, and implementing requirements under multiple deadlines.

· 3+ years of experience as a certified Workday consultant