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Kognitiv Inc. · 5 hours ago

Workday Integrations Principal Consultant

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$107K/yr - $186K/yr

6+ years exp

Kognitiv Inc. is redefining what it means to be a Workday partner, focusing on innovation and a people-first mindset. The Workday Integrations Principal Consultant will lead complex Workday solutions and projects, partnering with clients to understand their strategic objectives and deliver high client satisfaction through effective relationship building and impeccable customer service.

ConsultingHuman ResourcesManagement Consulting

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Serve as a subject matter expert in a variety of strategic, high-impact projects from strategic planning through stabilization with no supervision

Provide subject matter expertise regarding key process decisions related to industry and areas of expertise

Lead multiple concurrent large, complex Workday solutions and projects for a global customer base. Design, build, test, and implement business requirements across multiple areas of Workday Integrations

Manage the project scope, quality, timeline, communication, and overall delivery. Provide oversight, guidance, instruction, learning opportunities, and coaching to team members

Conduct working sessions with clients and vendors 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

Consult to touch points, dependencies, and integration aspects across multiple area(s) of Workday to provide a comprehensive solution to clients

Understand different country regulatory and statutory requirements and how these can be met with Workday

Lead portions of client sales meetings as a Subject Matter Expert; scope potential projects for area(s) of expertise

Work across internal teams and clients to identify and resolve all issues that may impact project scope and⁄or Go Live; ensure alignment across project plans and allocated budgets

Frequently discuss and articulate lessons learned from previous experience, Workday best practices, and Kognitiv's Point of View

Strive to innovate and suggest new approaches to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively

Contribute to the organization's knowledge management repository through formal and informal avenues (ex: Q&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

Meet key performance indicators set for this role (ex: utilization target, service level agreements, customer satisfaction scores, etc)

Work in a fast-paced environment that requires tasks to be completed quickly and accurately

Demonstrate Kognitiv's core value, "act like an owner", in all aspects of work

Qualification

Workday IntegrationsWorkday OrchestrateWorkday Finance IntegrationsClient Relationship ManagementAdvanced Microsoft ExcelProject ManagementCoachingCommunicationMentoringProblem SolvingAdaptability

Required

6+ years of Workday Integrations experience as a consultant leading and deploying Workday implementations or supporting Workday Post-Production / AMS Services

Deep knowledge of Workday's Integration technology stack and complementary 3rd party/external systems in at least two areas of HR or Finance

Ability to lead workstream(s) on large scale projects (acquisition, phase X, etc) for the full project lifecycle – from initial scoping/planning, discovery, design, testing, and go live

Broad business and technology understanding and a deep awareness of industry trends in Enterprise Resource Planning, Human Resources, Finance, and/or Payroll

Proven ability to influence a wide variety of audiences, including clients, employees, and executive management

Demonstrated commitment and achievement to delivery excellence and client satisfaction; strong client focus with the ability to understand client needs and build relationships

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with customers and colleagues in a remote working environment

Ability to prioritize and organize work to ensure overall timeliness and quality standards with little supervision. Ability to effectively manage against timelines, deadlines, and goals

Experience managing global teams, whether in a people management or program/project management capacity

Proven ability to see around corners and understand both the big picture and individual needs

Understanding of scope and details of a project plan. Possess the ability to identify and communicate risks, issues, performance concerns, the need for resources, etc to internal and external stakeholders

Experience implementing complex, practical business solutions under competing deadlines and priorities while keeping a high attention to detail

Ability to be effectively and actively leading multiple, concurrent projects. Demonstrated ability to prioritize conflicting demands with little supervision

Willingness and ability to mentor, coach and direct other consultants

Able to come up with improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice

Understanding the importance of client satisfaction and can apply it in the process of servicing the client. Communicates client feedback to senior team members. Understands and follows internal processes in responding to client needs

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)