Global Workday HCM Principal Consultant - AMS Leader

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 106,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Workday HCM Principal Consultant to lead the global AMS engagements with a strong focus on Workday Integrations, processes, and reporting. This onshore leadership role requires deep functional and technical expertise, excellent communication, and a proactive problem-solving mindset to drive client success.

The position emphasizes collaboration with global teams, delivering efficient incident resolution, and ensuring projects stay on schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 5–7 years of corporate applications portfolio experience.
• 3–5 years’ client-facing experience handling managed services in a global delivery model.
• Expert level understanding of Workday Integrations.

Responsibilities

• Onshore lead for functional/technical workstreams across accounts.
• Apply AMS and Implementation methodologies in Workday engagements.
• Collaborate with Global Delivery Center on day-to-day activities, incidents, and requests.
• Provide on-call support and holiday coverage as required.
• Maintain and optimize Workday reporting, security administration, data loads, and data audits.
• Ensure solutions meet user needs and project timelines.
• Drive continual business process improvements across the organization.

Skills

Multitasking

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Workday Integrations

Workday Certification

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Workday HCM Principal Consultant to lead the global AMS engagements with a strong focus on Workday Integrations, processes, and reporting. This onshore leadership role requires deep functional and technical expertise, excellent communication, and a proactive problem-solving mindset to drive client success.

The position emphasizes collaboration with global teams, delivering efficient incident resolution, and ensuring projects stay on schedule.