Workday Benefits Implementation Consultant

Kognitiv Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Kognitiv Inc. is seeking a Workday Benefits Consultant to join our Implementation & Advisory team in the United States.

You will lead end-to-end Workday Benefits deployments, partnering with executives to translate business needs into scalable HR designs and transformations. You will architect complex benefit rules and enrollment processes, shape deployment roadmaps, and ensure long-term value delivery for clients.

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise leading Workday Benefits implementations from foundation building through cutover and launch.
• Exceptional consulting capability to challenge legacy processes, guide decision-making, and present clear strategic roadmaps to C-suite leadership.
• Proven track record of designing scalable, clean-sheet architectures and executing complex structural overhauls.
• Ability to lead discovery sessions, manage scope, and drive consensus across multi-disciplinary client teams.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Implementation: Lead full-lifecycle Workday Benefits deployments from initial scoping and discovery through go-live and hypercare.
• Strategic Advisory & Redesign: Partner with executive stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into scalable design decisions, operating model alignments, and HR transformations.
• Architecture & Lead Design: Drive foundation building—architecting intricate calculation tags, complex benefit groups, and automated enrollment rules built to scale.
• Roadmap & Feature Adoption: Guide clients on strategic deployment roadmaps, evaluating release capabilities to ensure long-term value creation.

Skills

Full-Lifecycle Experience

Advisory Mindset

Strategic Architecting

Stakeholder Management

Job description

At Kognitiv Inc., we’re redefining what it means to be a Workday partner. As one of the fastest-growing companies in the ecosystem, we bring deep expertise, innovative thinking, and a people-first mindset to everything we do. We’re not just building better Workday solutions—we’re building a company where talented people thrive.Ready to do your best work? Join us.Kognitiv is looking for Workday Benefits Consultants to join our Implementation & Advisory team. This team specializes in driving end-to-end Workday deployment success and strategic HR transformation. We are seeking individuals who can lead full-lifecycle implementations, design robust system foundations, and deliver high-value advisory to help our clients maximize their Workday investment.

The Role

As a Workday Benefits Consultant in our Implementation & Advisory practice, you won't just be maintaining systems; you’ll be a principal architect of change. You will:

• End-to-End Implementation: Lead full-lifecycle Workday Benefits deployments from initial scoping and discovery through go-live and hypercare.
• Strategic Advisory & Redesign: Partner with executive stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into scalable design decisions, operating model alignments, and HR transformations.
• Architecture & Lead Design: Drive foundation building—architecting intricate calculation tags, complex benefit groups, and automated enrollment rules built to scale.
• Roadmap & Feature Adoption: Guide clients on strategic deployment roadmaps, evaluating release capabilities to ensure long-term value creation.

Qualifications

• Full-Lifecycle Experience: Hands-on expertise leading Workday Benefits implementations from foundation building through cutover and launch.
• Advisory Mindset: Exceptional consulting capability to challenge legacy processes, guide decision-making, and present clear strategic roadmaps to C-suite leadership.
• Strategic Architecting: Proven track record of designing scalable, clean-sheet architectures and executing complex structural overhauls.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to lead discovery sessions, manage scope, and drive consensus across multi-disciplinary client teams.

Kognitiv is an Equal Opportunity EmployerAll applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Kognitiv will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

Work AuthorizationApplicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Kognitiv.Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Kognitiv or an affiliated Kognitiv business may not be eligible for consideration.

Estimated Application DeadlineThis job postings' application deadline is an estimate, but ultimately the fill date is flexible and the job will remain open until filled. Any updates on deadlines will be communicated through this job posting.2026-10-08#LI-BG1 Pay Transparency Statement: $76,000 USD - $125,000 USD