At Cognizant, we are passionate about customer satisfaction and strive to be collaborative with our clients and each other every step of the way. Join our dedicated team of experienced Workday implementation professionals and become part of our dynamic, fast-paced, higher education transformation consulting practice. We are currently seeking thought leaders to deliver superior results to our clients in any or all the following Workday Student functional areas: Financial Aid and/or Student Financials. Principal Consultants at this level will be expected to:
Responsibilities:
Execute the day-to-day activities of a Workday Student consultant
Serve as a functional expert with deep knowledge of current functionality, design concepts, touchpoints with relevant functional areas and in consideration of future product direction
Conduct sessions with customers to analyze business requirements, provide solutions to complex business problems, and transfer knowledge
Develop solutions to align with customer requirements
Actively share product knowledge with others to grow our practice
Support Workday Delivery Assurance Reviews to achieve design and build sign-off
Identify strategies, risks, and options for recommending approaches towards meeting requirements for customers
Provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practices
Support business development activities such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities
Skills & Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Experience gathering requirements, designing, prototyping, testing, and deploying solutions to meet customer requirements
Passion for exceptional customer service
Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site if needed
Experience with one or more of the Financial Aid or Student Financials modules in Workday required
Workday certifications desired but not required if significant client-side experience exists including subject matter expertise in one of the required functional areas
Report writing experience highly desired
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Why choose Cognizant:
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