Workday Recruiting Consultant

Collaborative Solutions, LLC; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in the United Kingdom is seeking a Workday Recruiting Consultant to bridge business and technology by guiding design, configuration, testing, and deployment of Workday Recruiting in client transformation programs.

You will lead workshops, configure recruiting processes, and support data conversion, testing, and training, leveraging your Workday expertise and recruiting knowledge to optimise talent acquisition and deliver value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of Workday functional implementation experience.
• Active Workday Recruiting Certification preferred.
• Experience in Talent Acquisition or HR technology.

Responsibilities

• Become a Workday Recruiting SME with design, configuration, testing, and implementation.
• Lead client workshops to gather requirements and design Recruiting solutions.
• Configure and deploy Workday Recruiting functionality, including job requisitions, candidate management, interviews, offers and hiring workflows.
• Provide guidance on recruiting process design, optimisation and adoption.
• Track project issues and risks, communicate status, and elevate concerns as appropriate.
• Support data conversion, testing, and deployment activities throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Collaborate with clients, project teams, and Engagement Managers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Configure and maintain business processes, security, and tenant setup within Workday.
• Support customer training, knowledge transfer, and post-deployment activities.
• Share knowledge, mentor junior consultants, and participate in practice development initiatives.
• Actively participate in Workday training and certification activities.

Skills

Workday Recruiting

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication & presentation

Project collaboration

ERP/SaaS implementation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

The Workday Recruiting Consultant will bridge the gap between business and technical teams by delivering innovative Workday Recruiting solutions that support clients throughout the transformation, implementation, and deployment lifecycle. This role is responsible for guiding customers through the design, configuration, testing, and implementation of Workday Recruiting while ensuring solutions align with business objectives, recruiting best practices, and Workday functionality. The successful candidate will combine strong functional recruiting knowledge with Workday expertise to help organisations optimise their talent acquisition processes and realise the full value of their Workday investment.

Responsibilities

• Become a Workday Recruiting subject matter expert with knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and implementation.
• Lead client workshops to gather requirements and design Recruiting solutions aligned to business needs and Workday best practices.
• Configure and deploy Workday Recruiting functionality, including job requisitions, candidate management, interview processes, career sites, offers, and hiring workflows.
• Provide guidance and recommendations on recruiting process design, optimisation, and adoption.
• Track project issues and risks, communicate status, and elevate concerns as appropriate.
• Support data conversion, testing, and deployment activities throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Collaborate with clients, project teams, and Engagement Managers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Configure and maintain business processes, security, and tenant setup within Workday.
• Support customer training, knowledge transfer, and post-deployment activities.
• Share knowledge, mentor junior consultants, and participate in practice development initiatives.
• Actively participate in Workday training and certification activities.
• Additional duties as assigned by manager.

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of Workday functional implementation experience.
• Active Workday Recruiting Certification preferred.
• 2-5 years of Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, or HR Technology experience.
• Experience implementing ERP or SaaS solutions, ideally within recruiting or talent management processes.
• Experience gathering requirements, conducting workshops, solution design, testing, and deployment.
• Knowledge of end-to-end recruiting processes, including requisition management, candidate lifecycle management, interviewing, offer management, and hiring.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK.

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

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. As one of the world’s leading professional services companies, we help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast changing world. Together, we’re improving everyday life.

Founded in 1994 as a technology development arm of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, we were spun off as an independent company in 1996, and have worked closely with large organizations to help them build stronger businesses ever since. Today, Cognizant engineers modern businesses to improve everyday life, helping some of the world’s most established companies remain the most loved brands.

In today’s fast-changing technology landscape, we work with our clients to advance every aspect of how they serve their customers: digitizing their products, services and customer experiences; automating their business processes; and modernizing their technology infrastructures.

Cognizant’s Workday practice was formed in 2020 through the acquisition of Collaborative Solutions, a leading global finance and HR transformation consultancy. Our 1,700+ experts provide full lifecycle services—advisory, deployment, and post-production—using our proven, proprietary tools. With headquarters in the US and a rapidly expanding footprint that extends from India and China to Europe, North America, South America and the Middle East, we’re committed to building digital talent all around the globe so everyone can benefit from the full spectrum of human ingenuity.

We collaborate locally with clients, in person and in their local languages. We believe that the opportunity presented by technology has never been greater, and because of that opportunity, Cognizant will continue to work with clients to modernize their businesses, making everyday life even better for them, their customers and the communities they serve.

Our Commitment to Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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