Collaborative Solutions
Workday Payroll (Continuous Value Services) Principal Consultant
USA - United States - Remote · Principal
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About the role
- This role demands a focus on customer satisfaction while working on competing priorities.
- Strong initiative and time management skills are paramount to success is this role.
- Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Become a Workday Payroll functional expert with deep knowledge of current functionality, design concepts, and touch points across HCM, Finance, Time Tracking, Absence, Integrations, and future product direction.
- Act as a mentor to fellow consultants and analysts, including providing support for shadow assignments.
- Drive the project or ticket by driving decisions and recommending best practices related to functionality.
- Meet utilization goals and contribute to the post-production internal initiatives to help drive client success and efficiencies.
- Execute the day-to-day activities of Workday project or tickets for a variety of clients including process design, package implementation lifecycle support, and project reviews.
- Support business development activities such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities.
- 2+ years Workday experience in an implementation or post-production environment support capacity.
- Proactive problem-solving abilities with the capability to identify issues, analyze options, and implement effective solutions.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage client expectations and clearly convey complex information to clients and team members.
Requirements
- Experience gathering requirements, designing, prototyping, testing, and deploying solutions to meet client requirements.
- Subject Matter Expertise in Payroll
- Proven experience managing multiple clients simultaneously, balancing competing priorities, and delivering consistent results.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Nice to have
- Current Workday certification in Workday Payroll highly preferred or prior Workday experience in Payroll.
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Professional (FPP) Certification Preferred.
Compensation
- Salary and Other Compensation
- Applications will be accepted until 09/20/2026The annual salary for this position is between $109,459 - $144,424 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.
Benefits
- Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting.
- Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
- Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
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