Workday Benefits Senior Consultant

eTeam; United States; Remote; USD 179,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

eTeam is seeking a Workday Benefits Senior Consultant for a remote, long-term engagement. You will manage client projects, lead large deployments across HCM and Recruiting modules, and provide SME guidance in client sales discussions.

The role requires Workday Benefits certification and substantial experience with Workday implementations, mentoring peers, and delivering high-quality solutions across multiple domains.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5+ years' experience defining scope, solving problems and driving process improvements.
• 2 to 3 years' experience leading a Workday or similar ERP implementation.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects.
• Experience in functional HCM or recruiting deployments.
• Ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more areas of a large project and/or multiple projects.
• Manage all project stages from planning to deployment.
• Coordinate work of others across teams and vendors.
• Manage project FTE, scope, budget, quality and timelines.
• Mentor and develop junior staff and drive internal initiatives.

Skills

Workday

HCM

Recruiting

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Math, Human Resources, or relevant field of study

Workday BENEFITS Certification

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

Job Title: Workday Benefits Senior Consultant

Location: Remote

Duration: 12+ Months

Pay Rate: $(130.00 - 139.00)/hr on W2 all-inclusive without benefits

Job Description:

• A Workday Senior Consultant will manage project resources and is responsible for ensuring timely and quality execution of client deliverables and consulting with clients on Workday projects.
• Develops solutions to complex problems/projects across multiple domains and/or clients and is capable of leading large enterprise projects.
• Participates in client sales meetings as Subject Matter Expert/Advisor.
• Actively develops less experienced colleagues and leads internal initiatives to improve domain.
• Workday experience in the HCM and/or Recruiting modules required.

The Role Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading one or more areas of a large project and/or multiple concurrent projects potentially over longer periods of duration.
• Responsible for managing all stages of the project for the client, from planning and design phases through testing and deployment.
• Responsible for coordinating the work of others, regardless of people management responsibilities.
• Managing project FTE, scope, budget, quality, and timeline.
• Motivates colleagues to think outside of the box and bring ideas to fruition.
• Understands agendas and others' perspectives, recognizing and effectively balancing the interests and needs of one's own group with those of the broader organization.
• Develops processes and methodology.
• Provides a proactive interface between the external clients and the internal staff to ensure effective coordination and delivery of Workday projects.
• Able to consult to dependencies and integration aspects across and within Workday.
• Champions a Workday product area within and outside of the team.
• Responsible for client delivery and project satisfaction related to domain area.
• Integrates with other areas across and functions to provide a complete solution.
• Significantly contributes to and leads efforts to develop internal resources via mentoring, coaching, and directing work.
• Takes an active role in defining and leading internal initiatives for area.
• Visibility as an expert within the Workday ecosystem product groups/chats.
• Participates in client sales meetings, assisting with collateral creation where needed.
• Creates work estimates and solutions for small to large bodies of work.

The Requirements:

• 3 to 5 plus years' experience required including scope and requirements definition, problem solving and process improvements in current Internet-based technology environment.
• 2 to 3 years' experience leading a project implementation of Workday, PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP or similar applications.
• Experience leading and participating in cross-functional projects.
• Previous functional HCM or Recruiting deployment experience either as an internal consultant or with a consulting/software organization
• Ability to recognize personal skills, abilities, limitations and strengths, taking appropriate action to pursue developmental activities to strengthen skills and experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to frequent change.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project Management and Visio
• Travel up to 50%
• Workday BENEFITS certification required
• Workday Certification is a requirement of the role.
• Candidates who are not certified will be considered for the role, but they will need to successfully pass Workday certification as well as on-going successful re-certification

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Math, Human Resources, or relevant field of study.