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

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