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Kainos · 2 weeks ago

Workday Data Consultant

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

Kainos is a company dedicated to creating real impact through innovative digital services and Workday solutions. As a Workday Data Consultant, you will implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions, focusing on transforming customer data and leading the data workstream during implementations.

ConsultingFinancial ServicesHealth CareInformation TechnologySoftware

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for our global customer base

Specializing in gathering and transforming the customer’s organizational and employee data prior to loading in to the Workday tenants

Build relationships with our customers to understand their data needs

Leading the delivery of solutions around their data that are aligned to their needs, fit for purpose and commercially viable

Work closely with other functional team leads and stakeholders to keep implementation flowing

Lead the data workstream on these implementations

Fill a leading role in aiding education and growth in the area of Workday Data Consulting within the Kainos Workday practice

Support the sales process including the production of estimates for the delivery of work packages

Implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice

Rotate through various Workday delivery services, specifically Consulting and Application Management Services

Travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)

Agreeing, setting and reviewing your and your team’s goals aligned to Kainos, Workday BU and your Capability

Providing support so that your and your team’s goals can be achieved

Reviewing and refining goals for relevance and to keep performance on track

Reviewing performance against goals and provide feedback

Conducting 1:1 monthly and/or project completion feedback meetings

Requesting and providing regular feedback in Workday

Completing End of Year reviews and agreeing the outcomes for the year

Identifying training to support your and your team’s development

Pursuing and supporting your and your team members’ career paths and progression

Reviewing weekly workload forecasting (staff allocations and timesheet checks) and utilization

Actively being involved in recruitment/interviews

Reviewing attrition and retention metrics

Qualification

Data analysisExcelWorkday HCM CertifiedConsulting skillsCustomer focusCommunicatorNetwork maintenanceCommercial understandingAttention to detailWork under pressure

Required

Strong knowledge and experience in data analysis, manipulation, reporting and formatting

Excellent knowledge of Excel

Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to spot errors and inconsistencies in large data sets

Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations. You will know when to push back, when to escalate, and when to go above and beyond to satisfy a customer

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

Broad business and technology understanding and a good awareness of industry trends

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 become an acknowledged subject matter expert e.g. Workday Product Lead

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 utilization within a services organization and the importance of these targets

Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services, specifically Consulting and Application Management Services

Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)

Preferred

Workday HCM or Financials Certified, or experience with other similar HCM/ ERP systems

Some understanding and appreciation for different data formatting characteristics across jurisdictions and countries, to suit our global customer base