Workday HCM Senior Principal Consultant

Collaborative Solutions; Toronto; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a Senior Principal Consultant in Toronto to lead Workday HCM implementations. The role involves overseeing project delivery, mentoring team members, and interfacing between clients and technical teams. Candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree, have extensive Workday experience, and be prepared to travel as needed.

Benefits

Entrepreneurial environment

Learning opportunities

Global operations

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Workday HCM functional implementation experience.
• Proven track record of leading Workday HCM implementations.
• Workday certification in HCM Core.

Responsibilities

• Lead HCM functional workstream to ensure project delivery.
• Guide clients through design sessions and configuration decisions.
• Mentor fellow consultants and analysts.

Skills

Workday implementation

Business requirements gathering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

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-si z ed 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:

• Lead the HCM functional workstrea m for clients, ensuring successful project delivery.

• Reinforces company policies and procedures to others.

• Helps others by driving, organizing, and assigning tasks within a project workstream to drive efficient completion and achieve project goals.

• Guide the client through facilitated design sessions and configuration decisions based on best practices and an understanding of the client’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, the project team , and the Engagement Manager abreast of changes or progress related to the project.

• Willingness to take a leadership position on a project, or as a Cognizant or Workday product Partner Lead and/or Delivery Assurance Reviewer.

• Display your hands-on expertise of the software, including loading client data, moving configuration from tenant to tenant, and configuring business processes and security.

• Utilize your technical aptitude to convert and map data sources into data conversion templates.

• Act as a mentor to fellow consultants and analysts, including providing support for shadow assignments.

• Actively participate in update training and internal opportunities to share one’s skills and learnings with others within the organization.

• Additional duties as assigned by manager.

Skills & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent.

• Workday certification in HCM Core

• 3 + years of Workday HCM functional implementation experience required .

• Proven track record of successfully leading Workday HCM implementations for various clients

• Experience gathering business requirements, designing, and prototyping, testing, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines.

• Experience with additional Workday modules such as Core Compensation, Recruiting, Benefits, People Experience, or Advanced Compensation preferred.

• Willingness to travel as needed to client sites.

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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:

• Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.
• Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
• Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.
• Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
• Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.