Workday Functional Consultant

Mercer Digital is seeking candidates for the following position:

Job Location - Bangalore/ Pune/ Gurgaon/ Noida/ Mumbai

What can you expect?

We are looking to hire Workday Consultant in Digital Solutions, Career; India COE and expect the candidate to:

• Plan and prioritize work for self, assist lead by providing inputs on in all the phases of delivery lifecycle, collate and report status/impediments with the greater project team.
• Lead / Manage – Small implementation projects / Launch implementations, manage workload for the team, assist team in all the phases of delivery lifecycle, collate and report status/impediments with the greater project team.
• Develop complex configuration for clients and Leads, manage data transformation and perform EIB Data loads.
• Provide go-live assistance and ongoing support.
• Lead and Involve in Data conversion Activities pertaining to Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll
• Coordinate with the Leads for project delivery
• Coordinate with the EM / PM and Client for project delivery
• Multi-task and engage on multiple projects at a time for lead activities.
• End to end ownership of assigned projects
• Provide leadership and key stakeholders with the information and venues to make effective, timely decisions.

What is in it for you?

• Diversify your career development, learn design and architecture approaches.
• Take up challenging role where you get to contribute as senior consultant / integrations lead for small implementations.
• Holidays (As Per the location)
• Shared Transport (Provided the address falls in service zone)

We will count on you for:

• Deliver solutions for at least one of Workday module Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll
• Identify scope, scope gaps & get them addressed.
• Identify right stakeholders in the project.
• Communicate & collaborate with project internal / external stakeholders for project success & plan inputs.
• Gather and document requirements, assess complexity and level of effort estimates, prioritizes capacity, and defines development and analysis timelines.
• Identify test scenarios, develop test scripts, and provide key support in Workday feature releases, security, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Mentor and Coach Team Members.
• Being flexible to work in multiple time zones and multiple teams.
• Drive Ops excellence culture and lead transformational project(s) with clear visible and measurable impact.
• Responsible for driving initiatives and ensuring results with a confined focus on timelines and quality

What you need to have:

• Excellent technical & functional skills across functional areas required for developing and delivering complex solutions across client implementations.
• Thorough Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll Configuration Build knowledge.
• Through knowledge on Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll Migrations, Data Conversion and Reporting Concepts.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent Presentation Skills.
• Adaptability to learn new skills.
• Self-driven
• Manage multiple projects & teams.

What makes you stand out?

• Adaptable communicator, facilitator, influencer and problem solver
• High attention to detail
• Good relationship skills, Proven ability to work on own initiative as well as in a team
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize time effectively.
• Ability to work in a global and remote team.
• Strong project management, communication, and customer service skills
• Track record of realizing solutions from conception to implementation and support
• Attention to detail and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Requirements gathering, Definition - Investigate the business / technical requirements for the client's Absence or Time Tracking needs, work collaboratively with business analysts and architects to clarify requirements and to achieve a consensus on the organization's needs and priorities.
• Provide a overview to the client.
• Design the Workday solution to meet the needs.
• Conducting sessions with client personnel to verify the required aspects of the concerned Module.
• Ability to Configure based on the filled Workbook.
• Perform self-reviews and smoke testing of the work delivered and review peer's work.
• Application Testing – Assist clients with the testing of the concerned Functional Module. Testing is driven by the scenarios from the client team.
• Production Support – Includes the practices and disciplines of supporting the Workday solution for a period of time post deployment.
• Migration Activities and Production Rollout – Assist with the rollout of the Workday solution into the production environment.
• Take timely, appropriate action to address stakeholder needs/expectations.
• Identify and manage issue resolution including escalation as needed.
• Interact and communicate effectively with mid and senior level management.
• Works with senior level management for understanding the future priorities and plans.
• Develop & manage communication plans with stakeholders aimed at improved collaboration.
• Leverage synergies between global information systems

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience with Workday Project Lifecycle
• Strong knowledge of Workday at least of the Module - Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll
• In-depth knowledge of Workday object model of and solution design approach around it
• Knowledge of Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll functional areas
• Self-motivated and ability to learn quickly through individual research and self-training.
• Ability to absorb new technologies and features quickly.
• Ability to train users in a classroom setting.
• Effective knowledge