Remote: Senior Workday Absence & Time Tracking Leader

Cognizant; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Principal Consultant to lead Workday Absence & Time Tracking implementations. You will guide design, delivery and post-go-live activities, acting as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams.

You will mentor consultants, support business development, and contribute to growing the Workday practice with knowledge sharing. The role requires deep Workday expertise, delivery leadership, and the ability to work with executive stakeholders while traveling as needed

Qualifications

• Active Workday Absence and/or Time Tracking certification is required.
• 5+ years of Workday implementation experience across end-to-end deployments.
• Strong leadership, mentoring and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior Workday Absence and Time Tracking SME guiding workforce management processes.
• Lead client workshops, discovery sessions and design discussions for scalable solutions.
• Own solution design and oversee configuration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live activities.

Skills

Active Workday Absence/Time Tracking

5+ years Workday deployments

Leadership & mentoring

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication

SC Clearance eligible

Willing to travel on-site

Workday best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Workday platform

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Principal Consultant to lead Workday Absence & Time Tracking implementations. You will guide design, delivery and post-go-live activities, acting as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams.

You will mentor consultants, support business development, and contribute to growing the Workday practice with knowledge sharing. The role requires deep Workday expertise, delivery leadership, and the ability to work with executive stakeholders while traveling as needed