Director, Workday Consulting

The Director Workday Consulting is a senior-level Workday leader with responsibility for platform strategy configuration integrations and team delivery across Workday HCM and Financials. This role serves as the architectural authority for Workday leads a high-performing support team and partners with stakeholders to drive scalable compliant and optimized enterprise solutions. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide project and team oversight of Workday HCM (Core HCM Talent Compensation Benefits Time Tracking Absence Recruiting) and Financials/FDM modules (GL AP AR Assets Expenses Procurement Projects/Grants Reporting) for all active projects.
• Act as the Workday architectural expert advising on system design configuration strategy security and cross-module impacts.
• Lead and develop a team of Workday Specialists and analysts; ensure project health performance monitoring and timely delivery.
• Configure and optimize Workday business processes calculations validations integrations and organizational structures for clients.
• Oversee integrations EIBs reporting audits data validation and error resolution.
• Lead Workday-related projects end to end including new modules enhancements and upgrades; facilitate stakeholder workshops and communications.

Service Delivery Expertise

• Lead develop and mentor a team in the delivery of technical and functional consulting expertise effectively managing team and individual performance.
• Initiate and focus team efforts to gather and analyze data to formulate best-practice recommendations specific to client needs.
• Effectively managing projects and the client engagement achieving project results based upon the agreed upon SOW.
• Collaborate with Sales to create project resource plans deliverables and timelines to meet client needs managing multiple clients.
• Measure project progress with a focus on project deliverables providing solutions for complex situations ensuring timely and on budget results.
• Solicit client feedback on project team performance making adjustments in support of measurable continuous improvement.

Market Expertise

• Expand and identify business opportunities developing and strengthening client relationships
• Develop and deliver innovative strategies and tools to target new and existing clients
• Provide strategic oversight and consulting services on all assigned engagements.
• Practice intellectual generosity sharing knowledge and experiences both internally and externally
• Expand and identify existing and new business opportunities by strengthening client relationships.
• Self-sufficient in scoping converting and delivering all aspects of consulting projects with full accountability for commercial service and reputational excellence.
• Practice intellectual generosity by sharing and contributing knowledge and experiences both internally and externally.
• Promote Cielo at professional business activities conferences and seminars.

 Cultural Expertise

• Provide and accept feedback while looking for opportunities to learn and help others
• Build trust and remain open-minded while purposely making good things happen 
• Effectively manage projects providing solutions design and implementing and generating project results for the organization.
• Demonstrate the highest level of ethical behavior and personal integrity
• Engage in positive and proactive communication with peers and colleagues building effective relationships within and across the business

Qualifications :

Position Requirements

Education:

• Workday HCM Core Certification (required)
• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration Information Systems or a related field strongly preferred. High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

• 6 years of progressive enterprise Workday experience including administration governance and cross-functional ownership.
• 3 years of experience in a supervisory or lead role managing teams or complex initiatives.
• Experience with data modeling data architecture entity relationships transformation logic and ETL concepts.
• Proven success leading complex Workday implementations enhancements or enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Experience in a consulting environment and/or internal Workday support organization.

Technical Skills

• Expert-level knowledge of Workday configuration security frameworks integrations and business process governance.
• Strong understanding of Workday HCM and Financials architecture reporting and analytics.
• Experience developing report strategies dashboards and analytics frameworks.
• Oversight of integrations including EIB and interface governance.
• Ability to align business and technical requirements at an enterprise level.
• Experience working with AMS providers and Workday to resolve issues and maximize platform value.

Certifications

• Workday HCM Core Certification (required).
• Additional Workday module certifications desired.

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong communication organization and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize multitask meet deadlines and work independently and collaboratively.
• Sound judgment discretion and commitment to confidentiality (including HIPAA/PHI and technology security requirements).
• Reliable and predictable attendance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Workday Studio REST/SOAP APIs PECI/PICOF payroll integrations or Reports as a Service (RaaS).
• Experience with Workday Prism Analytics.

Exposure:

• Understanding of the full life cycle of project/program execution following established project management methodology.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of talent acquisition platforms tools products and other complimentary technologies to support these platforms.
• Deep subject matter expertise in a variety of workstreams (change management risk assessment compliance sponsorship modeling user acceptance testing end-to-end testing end user training communications resistance management launch planning and configuration).
• Commercially astute.
• Proficient in Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook Smartsheet Lucidchart and other related software.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time