Workday Student Principal Consultant - FInancial Aid and Student Financials

Position Overview

• Location Type: Onsite (Travel may be required)
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Salary: $106,171 - $159,257 (Annual, depending on experience and qualifications)

We are passionate about customer satisfaction and strive to be collaborative with our clients and each other every step of the way. Join our dedicated team of experienced Workday implementation professionals and become part of our dynamic, fast-paced, higher education transformation consulting practice. We are currently seeking thought leaders in the Workday Student Financial Aid and/or Student Financials space to deliver superior results to our clients.

Requirements

• Workday Certification: Current Workday certification in Student Financial Aid and/or Student Financials preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Workday Experience:
  • Experience gathering requirements, configuration design, prototyping, testing, and deploying solutions to meet customer requirements in the Financial Aid and/or Student Financials functional area.
  • Recent experience deploying Workday Student Financial Aid and/or Student Financials is strongly preferred.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Subject Matter Expertise in Financial Aid and/or Student Financials.
• Customer Service: Passion for exceptional customer service.
• Communication Skills: Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations and relationships.
• Reporting: Report writing experience highly desired.
• Software Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Execute the day-to-day activities of a Workday Student Financial Aid or Student Financials principal consultant.
• Serve as a functional expert in Student Financial Aid and/or Student Financials with deep knowledge of current functionality, design concepts, touchpoints with relevant functional areas, and in consideration of future product direction.
• Conduct sessions with customers to analyze business requirements, provide solutions to complex business problems, and transfer knowledge.
• Develop solutions to align with customer requirements and provide appropriate artifacts and deliverables.
• Actively share product knowledge with others to grow our practice.
• Support Workday Delivery Assurance reviews to achieve design and build sign-off.
• Identify strategies, risks, and options to determine ideal approaches that lead to meeting requirements for customers.
• Provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practices.
• Support business development activities such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities.

Application Instructions

• Applications will be accepted until 08/10/2025.

Company Information

• Incentive Program: This position is eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
• Travel: Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site if needed.