Workday Consultant

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Contract
  • Job #107271

Job Title: Workday Consultant
Contract Duration: 5 months, possible extension
Work Arrangement: Remote
Pay Rate: $60-63/hour
Note: US citizen and GC holders only for this role 

Responsibilities

  • Provides customer consulting and best practice guidance independently 70% of the time
  • Configures and administers systems 30% of the time
  • Manages vendor relationships independently 80% of the time
  • Supports and maintains vendor relationships as DSC (Designated Service Contact)
  • Conducts RCA (Root Cause Analysis) research and resolution by providing solution options and effort estimations.
  • Completes data analysis and validation across systems and processes
  • Provides technical support for HR Applications including updating help desk scripts and self-service knowledge articles
  • Manages customer and stakeholder relationships and expectations to achieve project initiatives
  • Coordinates with vendors for resolutions and enhancements
  • Ensures data integrity and stability of the HR Ecosystem
  • Guarantees government regulations impacting HR systems and processes are implemented
  • Consulting
    • Provide subject matter expertise to customers by advising customers on industry standards and leading best practices
    • Contribute to product feature prioritization and technology roadmaps
    • Utilize tools to map processes and identify fits and gaps
    • Provides guidance, consulting, and best practice approaches for customer requests
    • Participates in system architecture design/consulting with assistance from lead/management
  • Project Management
    • Manages moderate to complex project initiatives with moderate lead/management oversight
    • Manages small to medium project initiatives independently

Required Job Qualifications

  • Extensive Experience in Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation
  • Bachelor’s degree + 4 years’ experience in HR, IT or Cloud Based Solutions OR Technical Certification and/or College Courses + 6 years’ experience in HR, IT or Cloud Based Solutions OR 8 years’ experience in HR, IT or Cloud Based Solutions
  • Possess ability to manage workload, manage multiple priorities, and manage conflicts with customers/employees/managers and execute deliverables as required
  • Experience managing moderate to complex projects
  • Experience in customer consulting
  • Experience in cloud-based technologies (SaaS / IaaS / PaaS)
  • Experience in application configuration
  • Experience in application / product feature design
  • Experience in supporting and stabilizing system performance management
  • Experience in managing system change request and configuration prioritization
  • Experience in gathering business requirements and translating into technical documents
  • Problem solving /analytical thinking
  • Creative thinking
  • Ability to execute
  • Rapid prototyping
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