Workday Compensation Senior Principal Consultant - Global AMS (Application Managed Services)

The Workday Compensation Senior Principal Consultant Global Application Managed Services (AMS) is a well experienced post-production professional who is dynamic, fast-paced, and familiar with the managed services construct. As a Senior Principal Consultant, you will bring your functional skills, ability to keep the business context in sight, and roll-up-your-sleeves work ethic to a team with a positive, can-do attitude, a collaborative culture, and a passion for helping our clients to be successful.

Responsibilities:

• Onshore lead who leads Compensation workstream for the assigned set of accounts

• Apply and execute various AMS methodologies/activities in these Workday HCM engagements for the Compensation workstream

• Should collaboratively work with offshore & nearshore team on day -day activities, incidents, root cause analysis and other work requests

• Provides on-call support and holiday coverage as required

• Deep knowledge in SLA constructs and adherence

• Coordinate with external and internal stakeholders to create high business impact.

• Contribute to the operational efficiency of the Workday practice.

• Proactively identify and develop reporting dashboards to improve Workday utilization, creating solutions that support metrics for HR IT and the business at large.

• Work with clients to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframe.

• Maintain the Workday platform with a focus on reporting (including scheduled reports), business process maintenance, security administration, data loads and data audits

• Ensures system design fits the needs of the user. 

• Comfortable with leading multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment 

• Ability to ensure team delivers the project deliverables on time and do consistent timely reminders with vendors and project team

• Drive continual business processes improvements throughout the organization

• Lead a team of Workday consultants across multiple engagements

Skills & Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Computer Science or Engineering) or equivalent experience

• Certification in Workday Advanced Compensation is required

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Workday Compensation

• Experience in configuring merit, bonus, and stock plans

• Initiation and administration of a compensation cycle

• Experience with creating calculated fields, custom reports, and pay for performance configurations

• Ability to handle multiple engagements simultaneously

• Able to multitask and perform a variety of duties.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Willingness to go the extra mile to solve customer problems.

• Good Analytical skills with ability to solve complex incidents, provide suggestions\best practices

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Why choose Cognizant:

• Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
• Opportunity to do great work
• Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
• Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
• Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
• An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values:

• Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.
• Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
• Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.
• Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
• Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.