Kainos · 1 month ago
Workday Learning and Talent Lead Consultant
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior LevelKainos is a company focused on transforming digital services and delivering innovative Workday solutions. As a Workday Learning and Talent Lead Consultant, you will implement and configure Workday solutions for global customers while leading project workstreams and mentoring junior team members.
ConsultingFinancial ServicesHealth CareInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for global customer base
Build relationships with customers, shaping and delivering solutions
Provide excellent guidance to customers, understanding their business and requirements
Support more junior members of the team and share your knowledge
Lead a functional workstream on a prime implementation throughout the full project lifecycle
Act as a role model within the capability and mentor junior consultants
Support the sales process including the production of estimates for delivery of work packages
Implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice
Deliver work to meet defined Service Level Agreements for Application Management Services
Travel to customer sites in the same region if required
Agree, set and review team goals aligned to Kainos and Workday
Provide support for team goals achievement
Review performance against goals and provide feedback
Conduct 1:1 monthly and/or project completion feedback meetings
Identify training to support team development
Review weekly workload forecasting and utilisation
Involved in recruitment/interviews
Review attrition and retention metrics
Qualification
Required
Strong understanding of Workday Learning and Talent Products /or other Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) as well as any specialist Capability
Strong understanding of Workday HCM Product and the interdependencies between HCM, Learning, and Talent
Strong knowledge of various Business Processes such as Start Performance Review, Complete Manager Evaluation for Performance Review, Launch Calibration, Enroll in Content, Drop Enrollment, etc
Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations
Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation
Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences
Strong commercial awareness and full understanding of project and business dynamics
Broad business and technology understanding and a good awareness of industry trends in either Human Resource management, Learning Management Systems, Financials or Enterprise Resource Planning or Payroll
Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure taking a balanced view of Customer demands and Kainos commercials
Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts
Strong consulting skills e.g. presenting, leading workshops, demonstrating and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers
Able to lead a functional workstream on a prime implementation throughout the full project lifecycle
Able to become an acknowledged subject matter expert e.g. Workday Product Lead
Willing and able to act as a role model within the capability and mentor and/or line manage more junior consultants
Willing and able to support the sales process including the production of estimates for the delivery of work packages
Able to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice
Commercial understanding of utilisation within a services organisation and the importance of these targets
Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services, specifically Consulting and Application Management Services
For Application Management Services, able to deliver work to meet defined Service Level Agreements
Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)
Preferred
Workday HCM, Learning, and Talent Certification
Professional qualifications in your area of expertise
Experience in post deployment services
Company
Kainos
Kainos provides digital services, software solutions, and IT consulting to help organizations transform operations and customer.
Founded in 1986
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2015-07-10IPO
1986-04-14Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Brendan Mooney
CEO
Richard McCann
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer
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