Senior Workday Absence & Time Tracking Lead

Cognizant; Grande-Bretagne; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cognizant in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior Workday Absence and Time Tracking Principal Consultant to lead the design, configuration, and delivery of solutions that optimise workforce management and align with Workday best practices. The role combines deep Workday expertise with delivery leadership, mentoring, and pre-sales support.

You will drive Absence and Time Tracking workstreams on complex implementations and contribute to the growth of the Workday practice through knowledge

Qualifications

• Active Workday Absence and/or Time Tracking Certification required.
• 5+ years of Workday implementation experience.
• Experience leading Absence and Time Tracking workstreams on end-to-end implementations.
• Strong consulting, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Eligible for UK SC Clearance; UK resident for last 5 years and legally entitled to work in the UK.
• Minimal travel required; travel on-site as needed.

Responsabilités

• Serve as a Workday Absence and Time Tracking SME, guiding workforce management processes and Workday best practices.
• Lead client workshops and design sessions to define scalable solutions aligned to business requirements.
• Design and deliver Workday Absence and Time Tracking solutions across the full implementation lifecycle.
• Lead Absence and Time Tracking workstreams on medium to large Workday implementations, managing solution decisions, risks, and dependencies.
• Advise clients on absence management, leave administration, time entry, time calculation, scheduling, compliance, and workforce optimisation strategies.
• Partner with HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Integrations, Reporting, Security, Change Management, and Project Management teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support testing, data conversion, cutover, deployment, and post-go-live activities.
• Mentor consultants and analysts, providing coaching and quality reviews.
• Support business development activities including estimations, proposals, demonstrations, and customer presentations.
• Contribute to practice development through methodology enhancements, internal training, asset creation, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Maintain expertise in Workday Absence, Time Tracking, and Scheduling functionality, industry trends, and product innovations.

Connaissances

Workday Absence

Time Tracking

Workday Certification

Leadership

Stakeholder management

SC Clearance

Workday configuration

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Outils

Workday

Description du poste

Cognizant in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior Workday Absence and Time Tracking Principal Consultant to lead the design, configuration, and delivery of solutions that optimise workforce management and align with Workday best practices. The role combines deep Workday expertise with delivery leadership, mentoring, and pre-sales support.

You will drive Absence and Time Tracking workstreams on complex implementations and contribute to the growth of the Workday practice through knowledge