Senior Workday Recruiting & Talent Solutions Consultant

Kognitiv Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kognitiv Inc. is seeking a Senior Business Consultant to partner with clients and internal teams to maximize value from Workday investments.

You will implement and support Workday across HCM modules, lead mid-to-large projects, and mentor other consultants in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment. You will design, configure, test, and deploy business requirements, advise on best practices, manage scope and timelines, and ensure high customer satisfaction while maintaining ownership of

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience leading and deploying Workday implementations, supporting Workday Post Production / AMS Services, or as a client of Workday.
• Deep knowledge of Workday Recruiting, Talent, Performance as well at least one additional Workday module (Adv. Compensation, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, Learning, Benefits, Core HCM, Security and Reporting Prism, BIRT).
• Ability to lead medium to large projects for the full project lifecycle in areas(s) of expertise—from initial scoping/planning, discovery, design, testing, and go live.
• Ability to be effectively and actively engaged on multiple, parallel projects of all sizes in both supporting and leadership roles.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work to ensure overall timeliness and quality standards with no supervision.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with customers and colleagues in a remote working environment.
• Strong consulting skills and a proven ability to influence a wide variety of audiences.
• Proven consultative skills to guide client and internal discussions to agreement of solutions in a timely manner.
• Willingness and ability to mentor and/or manage other consultants.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to frequent change.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Ability to meet travel requirements (<5% a year).

Responsibilities

• Implement and configure Workday solutions for a global customer base.
• Design, configure, test, and deploy business requirements across multiple Workday HCM module(s) while remaining flexible to clients' changing needs.
• Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements.
• Assess actual client needs and propose recommendations and/or alternative solutions to meet client goals.
• Advise clients on best practices, recognize, and recommend process improvements, and implement system enhancements.
• Lead, consult, execute, and prioritize conflicting demands on medium to high complexity projects across multiple, concurrent clients without supervision for area(s) of expertise.
• Frequently discuss, and can articulate to clients, lessons learned from previous client experience, Workday best practices, as well as Kognitiv's point of view.
• Ensure customers understand and take advantage of Kognitiv and Workday best practices.
• Manage the project scope, quality, and timeline for area(s) of expertise.
• Provide guidance, instruction, direction, and coaching to team members.
• Review team members' work as necessary to ensure quality.
• Perform research on problems, identify the true cause, and present/implement corrective measures to the client.
• Seek opinions and feedback on alternative solutions from team members to solve client needs.
• Contribute to the organization's knowledge management repository through formal and informal avenues (ex: Q&amp;A, documented deliverables, facilitation of Workday knowledge sharing sessions, regularly posting best practices, etc).
• Act as a mentor and coach for less experienced team members.
• Strive to innovate and suggest new approaches to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively.
• Gain an intermediate understanding of touch points, dependencies, and integration aspects across different Workday area(s).
• Meet key performance indicators set for this role (ex: utilization target, service level agreements, customer satisfaction scores, etc).
• Demonstrate Kognitiv's core value, act like an owner, in all aspects of work.

Skills

Client-focused

Project leadership

Communication skills

Remote work communication

Consulting skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Kognitiv Inc. is seeking a Senior Business Consultant to partner with clients and internal teams to maximize value from Workday investments.

You will implement and support Workday across HCM modules, lead mid-to-large projects, and mentor other consultants in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment. You will design, configure, test, and deploy business requirements, advise on best practices, manage scope and timelines, and ensure high customer satisfaction while maintaining ownership of