Workday Principal Data Consultant

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Perform in the role of a Workday Data expert with knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and implementation for both HCM and Finance
• ● Partner closely with your team and customers to achieve excellence in each phase of your projects
• ● Use Workday tools of iLoad, EIB, Object Transporter, Advanced Load, and Migration Recipe to do tenant to tenant migrations
• ● Design and generate data tracking and monitoring tools, and develop reports with accurate, easy to read, useful information
• ● Utilize your technical aptitude to convert and map data sources into data conversion templates via iLoads, EIB, and Advance Load
• ● Guide clients through the data extract and cleansing process, including loading customer data, moving configuration from tenant to tenant, and configuring business processes and security
• ● Create ETL scripts to transform and load data, and create strategies to improve and normalize client data
• ● Support the validation of data loaded into Workday
• ● 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, your project team and your Engagement Manager abreast of changes or progress related to the project
• ● Willingness to take a leadership position on a project, or as a Cognizant or Workday product Partner Lead and/or Delivery Assurance Reviewer.
• ● 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 or equivalent experience in Information Technology, MIS, or related field
• ● years ERP Data Conversion or HCM implementation experience
• ● years Workday experience highly desired
• ● Advanced experience of Excel
• ● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• ● Superior detail orientation, organization, and analytical skills
• ● Exceptional written and verbal communication capabilities; able to communicate effectively with diverse people and individuals at various levels within the organization
• ● Strong communication and presentation skills
• ● Ability to work well individually as well as in a team environment
• ● 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.