[Remote] Senior Benefits Principal Consultant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cognizant is a global leader in business and technology services, and they are seeking a Senior Benefits Principal Consultant to bridge the gap between business and technical teams during Workday implementations. The role involves guiding clients through all phases of the project, leading other consultants, and ensuring smooth transitions from legacy systems to Workday HCM solutions.

Responsibilities

• Be a Workday product expert with knowledge of design, configuration, testing and implementation
• Reinforces company policies and procedures to others
• Drives and makes decisions regarding tactical direction of project workstreams
• Identifies dependencies and supports interplay between different workstreams within a project
• Leads, mentors, and oversees the work of other Consultants within their projects
• Guide the client through facilitated design sessions and configuration decisions based on best practices and an understanding of the client’s unique business requirements at all stages of the project
• Regularly engage and support the client through all phases of the project, ensuring a smooth transfer from legacy systems to the Workday HCM solution
• Perform multiple tasks under limited direction, while regularly keeping the client, your project team and your Engagement Manager abreast of changes or progress related to the project
• Willingness to take a leadership position on a project, or as a Cognizant or Workday product Partner Lead and/or Delivery Assurance Reviewer
• Display your hands-on expertise of the software, including iLoading client data, moving configuration from tenant to tenant, and configuring business processes and security
• Utilize your technical aptitude to convert and map data sources into data conversion templates via iLoads
• Act as a mentor to fellow consultants and analysts, including providing support for shadow assignments
• Actively participate in update training and internal opportunities to share one’s skills and learnings with others within the organization
• Additional duties as assigned by manager

Skills

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent
• 4+ years of Workday functional implementation experience, required
• 5 years Human Resources, Benefits, or Financial software experience, required
• 5 years implementing functional solutions with ERP or SaaS software, required
• Experience gathering business requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines
• Demonstrated functional experience in Human Resources, Benefits, or Financials Management
• Workday Certification in Workday Benefits or HCM would be preferred

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Company Overview

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