Workday Financials/Professional Services Automation Senior Principal Consultant - Global AMS (Application Managed Services)

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full time
• Salary: Not specified
• The Workday Financials/Professional Services Automation 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 Workday Financials AMS 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.

Requirements

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Computer Science or Engineering) or equivalent experience.
• 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.
• Workday Certification: Workday Professional Services Automation certification is mandatory.
• Skills:
  • Expert level understanding of Workday Financials domain.
  • Ability 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday Professional Services Automation & Financials Workstream: Onshore lead who leads Workday Professional Services Automation & Financials workstream for the assigned set of accounts (Partner certification is mandatory).
• Execute AMS and Implementation Methodologies: Apply and execute various AMS and/or Implementation methodologies/activities in Workday FINS\PSA engagements.
• Collaborate with Teams: Collaboratively work with the offshore/nearshore teams on day-to-day activities, incidents, root cause analysis and other work requests.
• SLA Management: Good knowledge in SLA constructs and adherence.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate with external and internal stakeholders to create high business impact.
• Operational Efficiency: Contribute to the operational efficiency of the Workday practice.
• Reporting Dashboards: Proactively identify and develop reporting dashboards to improve Workday utilization, creating solutions that support metrics for IT and the business stakeholders.
• Issue Resolution: Work with clients to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframe.
• System Maintenance: Ensures system design fits the needs of the user. Maintains the Workday platform with a focus on reporting (including scheduled reports), business process maintenance, security administration, data loads and data audits.
• Project Delivery: Drive continual business processes improvements throughout the organization.
• Team Leadership: Lead a team of Workday consultants across multiple engagements.
• Vendor & Team Communication: Ensure team delivers the project deliverables on time and do consistent timely reminders with vendors and project team.

Application Instructions

• Not specified

Company Information

• Company: Cognizant
• Environment: Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
• Opportunities: Opportunity to do great work
• Community Support: Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer skills.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: #LI-Remote