Workday HCM Principal Consultant - Global AMS (Application Managed Services)

The Workday HCM Principal Consultant – Global AMS (Global Application Managed Services) is a well experienced post-production Workday professional who is dynamic, fast-paced, and familiar with the managed services construct. As a Workday AMS Principal Consultant, you will bring your functional and business 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Onshore lead who leads HCM workstream for the assigned set of accounts. Certification in HCM Core is preferred.
• Apply and execute various AMS methodologies\activities in these Workday AMS engagements
• Should collaboratively work with the Offshore team on day -day activities, incidents, root cause analysis and other work requests
• Provides on-call support and holiday coverage as required
• A lead who drives the team on trend analysis, service improvements and value additions and contributes to asset and tools development for the practice
• An Expert in process monitoring and guide the team to implement the industry best practices.
• A lead who is well versed in estimation and should be provide effective participation and contribution on new proposals and RFP’s.
• Execute the day-to-day activities of Workday Integration project for a variety of customer contract
• Provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practice
• Lead a team of Workday consultants across multiple engagements
• Conduct sessions with customers to analyze business requirements and provide solutions to complex business problems
• Become a Workday HCM expert with deep knowledge of configuring HCM product and future product direction
• Mentor other consultants and actively share product knowledge with others to grow our practice

Skills & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5-7 years of Corporate Applications portfolio experience and at least 3-5 years’ experience in client facing roles handling managed services in a global delivery model
• Should have an expert level understanding of Workday Integrations
• Workday certification is mandatory
• 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.