Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking Senior Principal Consultant - Global Application Managed Services (AMS)

The Workday Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking 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 Senior Principal Consultant (Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking), 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 functional lead who leads HCM workstream for the assigned set of accounts in the Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking track. • Apply and execute various AMS & Implementation methodologies/activities in these AMS engagements. • Should collaboratively work with the GDC 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 HCM 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 Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking is required • Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Workday Payroll, Absence, & Time Tracking • 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. #LI-Remote 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. Apply tot his job