Senior Principal Consultant Workday HCM
Posted Apr 28, 2025 - Cognizant
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Place
1 Permanent
Project Duration
Responsibilities
- Serve as a Workday HCM expert and lead architect with deep knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and implementation focusing on HCM, Recruiting, Learning, Payroll, Compensation & Benefits, Talent, and related areas
- Guide clients through facilitated design sessions and configuration decisions based on best practices and an understanding of the client’s unique business requirements at all stages of the project
- Regularly engage and support the client through all phases of the project, ensuring a smooth transfer from legacy systems to the Workday solution
- Perform multiple tasks under limited direction, while regularly keeping the client, the project team, and the Engagement Manager abreast of changes or progress related to the project
- Willingness and ability to take a leadership position on a project
- Act as a mentor to fellow consultants and analysts, including providing support for shadow assignments
- Actively participate in update training and internal opportunities to share one’s skills and learnings with others within the organization
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent
- 4 - 6+ years of hands-on functional Workday HCM experience
- 10+ years HCM software experience required
- Workday HCM certifications required, multiple highly desired
- Experience gathering business requirements, designing, and prototyping, testing, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines
- Demonstrated functional experience in HCM, Talent, Learning and Payroll Management
- Fluent Dutch and English
Skills
Languages: Neerlandés
Languages: English
HRIS: Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
HRIS: HCM
HRIS: Learning
Finance: Compensation
Finance: Payroll
Finance: Benefits