▷ (Immediate Start) Senior Functional Consultant

Job Description Job Title: Senior Functional Consultant Qualification (Educational): Bachelor's Degree and Master's Location: Chennai, India Years of Experience: 4+ years Skill Sets Required: - Strong verbal and written communication skills to represent product and solution updates to both internal and external stakeholders. - Ability to work under pressure and meet strict timelines. - Strong documentation writing skills for both reports and functional subjects. - Willingness to extend working hours and connect with the ANZ time zone based on project needs. Roles & Responsibilities: Design: - Conduct solution design workshops and prepare design documentation (SDD, PFS, and Integration documents). - Liaise with COE/Product/PB teams for any customer requirements. - Conduct solution playback. - Provide knowledge transfer (KT) to the Ops team for preparing the process book. Configuration / Engineering: - Configure the product as per the finalized design document. - Test the configured and customized solutions. - Deploy and package the configured solution/customization/data in the next environment. Training: - Conduct user training using standard/tailored training material to align with the provided solution. Testing and User Acceptance Testing Support: - Assist the customer with test case/data development. - Triage and resolve issues raised by the customer. - Liaise with COE/Product/PB teams for new requirements. - Prepare updated solutions/data for deployment onto the next environment. Parallel Run Support: - Provide KT to the Ops team for starting the parallel run. - Assist the customer with parallel run strategy development. - Triage and resolve issues raised by the customer/Ops team. - Liaise with COE/Product/PB teams for new requirements. - Prepare a production cut-over plan along with project managers. - Prepare updated solutions/data for production cut-over. Go-Live and Hypercare Support: - Provide business-as-usual (BAU) support to the customer/Ops team. - Update the SDD document. - Liaise with the Product team for any open product items. Transition: - Prepare a transition checklist. - Provide KT to the support team. Product and Domain Knowledge: - Experience in any HR & Payroll product with at least 3-4 end-to-end implementations. - Robust knowledge of at least three additional modules apart from Payroll, including Core HR, Employee Information, Leave, Time Management, Compensation Planning, and Expense. - AU & NZ statutory knowledge (at least one region). - Preferably have knowledge of Workday (WD), SuccessFactors (SF), and Oracle Integration. - High-level understanding of integration systems/architecture. - Demonstrated end-to-end domain knowledge of generic HR and Payroll processes. Implementation Capabilities: - Test case documentation for configured solutions and customization, along with testing support. - Ensure fit-for-purpose system testing and user acceptance tests to ensure product quality. - Ability to independently conduct requirement gathering sessions, solution demos, and data migration. - Ensure adherence to RAMCO MAGNA Enterprise Methodology. - Assist the Project/Program Manager in drafting entry & exit and acceptance criteria. - Liaise with the Product team regarding bugs, new requirements, and roadmap items. - Ensure timely submission of deliverables while adhering to prescribed governance and approval processes. - Facilitate knowledge transfers and handovers to the support team. - Ensure adherence to SOW, contractual obligations, management commitments, and soft commitments. - Train and guide junior consultants on product and process.