Role Description
Role Proficiency:Independently analyze and develop applications and review and design solutions in their assigned area of responsibility on ERP/CRM systems. Manage and mentor a team
Outcomes
- Act creatively to develop applications and select appropriate technical options. Optimize application development maintenance and performance by employing design patterns and by reusing proven solutions while accounting for others' developmental activities
- Develop technical documents such as Functional Design Specifications Deployment documentation
- Perform design document reviews peer code reviews and suggest code improvements
- A single point of contact for the build and deployment issues and resolve them on time
- Learn technology business domain system domain individually and as recommended by the project/account
- Contribute to ERP/CRM Practice related activities for example (but not limited to) assembling content for case studies contributing to reusability coordinating internal seminars and conduct knowledge sharing sessions organizing sessions during and participating in hackathons etc.
- Select appropriate technical options for development such as reusing improving or reconfiguration of existing components.
- Identify the problem patterns and improve the technical design of the application/system
- Optimizes efficiency cost and quality.
- Interpret the application/feature/component design to develop the same in accordance with specifications.
- Code debug test and document and communicates product/component/feature development stages.
- Validate results with user representatives integrates and commissions the overall solution.
- Influence and improve customer satisfaction through things like (but not limited to) offering suggestions for code refactoring and for improvements in business processes completing sprint deliverables ahead of time helping client architects and product owners by way of design suggestions and/or explaining functionality to business stakeholders etc…
- Influence and improve employee engagement within the project teams
- Learn and implement technology newly released features after impact analysis wherever applicable.
- Attend industry/technology specific conferences (if applicable) and share the knowledge with the team.
- Conduct peer reviews and demand high quality standards from the reviewed deliverables.
- Conduct technical assessments for hiring candidates to developer/lead roles.
- Mentor and manage a team.
- Set goals for self and team in NorthStar. Provide timely feedback to team members
Measures Of Outcomes
- Number of applicable technical/domain certifications completed
- Adherence to process and standards (coding standards)
- Number of mandatory trainings (industry/technology specific trainings UST mandatory trainings) completed
- Average time taken for turnaround on production bugs Adherence to schedule / timelines
- Number of technical sessions conducted within Practice for the benefit of peers and team members.
- Contribution to RFPs and estimations in ERP/CRM Practice.
- Number of Leads who were guided and upskilled to lead a technical team.
- Number of process streamline documents prepared for ERP/CRM Practice
Requirement
Outputs Expected:
- Understand the requirements/user stories
Estimate
- Create and provide inputs for effort and size estimation and plan resources for projects.
- Follow scrum ceremonies.
Configuration And Coding
- Define coding standards templates and checklists. Perform code review of team members.
Test
- Review and create unit test cases scenarios and execution.
- Review test plan created by testing team.
- Provide clarifications to the testing team.
Manage Defects
- Perform defect RCA and mitigation.
- Identify defect trends and take proactive measures to improve quality.
Manage Project
- Manage delivery of modules. Manage user stories.
Documentation
- Create/review templates checklists guidelines standards for design/process/development.
- Create/review deliverable documents. Design documentation
Requirements
test cases and results.
Status Reporting
- Report status of tasks assigned.
- Comply with project related reporting standards and process.
Manage Knowledge
- Contribute project related documents share point libraries client universities.
- Review the reusable documents created by the team.
- Create knowledge sharing assets.
Release
- Execute and monitor release process
Interface With Customer
- Clarify requirements and provide guidance to development team
- Present design options to customers
- Implementation reviews with stakeholders.
- Work closely with customer architects to finalize design
Domain Relevance
- Advise software developers on design and development of feature / component with deeper understanding of the business problem being addressed for the client.
- Learn more about the customer domain and identify opportunities to provide value additions to customers
- Complete relevant domain certifications
Manage/Mentoring Team
- Set goals and provide regular feedback to team members.
- Understand aspirations of their team members and provide guidance opportunities etc.
- Ensure team members are upskilled and engaged in the project.
- Proactively identify any risks and work with mitigation measures.
- Mentor and motivate junior leads to upgrade their technical screening skills.
Assists Others In Resolving Complex Technical Problems
- Manage all aspects of problem management activities investigating the root cause ofrnproblems and recommends SMART (specific measurable achievable realistic timely)rnsolutions.
Development And Review Of Standards & Documentation
- Maintenance of software process improvement activities communicating to a range of individuals and teams.
Solution Definition & Design
- Define Architecture for the small sized kind of project.
- Design the technical framework and implement the same.
Skill Examples
- Proactively identifying solutions for technical issues.
- Ability to maintain technical evaluation procedures.
- Ability to estimate project effort based on the requirement.
- Perform and evaluate test results against product specifications.
- Break down complex problems into logical components.
- Interface with other teams designers and other parallel practice; including regular follow up for any conflicts during project execution.
- Create and articulate impactful technical presentations.
- Follow high level of business etiquette in emails and other business communication.
- Drive conference calls with customers and answer customer questions.
- Ability to work under pressure determine dependencies risks facilitate planning and handle multiple tasks.
- Build confidence with customers by meeting the deliverables in time with quality.
- Proactively ask for and offer help
Knowledge Examples
- Functional and technical designing on various ERP/CRM cloud platform features and automations.
- Thorough knowledge of coding best practices and understanding the limitations of coding.
- Experience using data loading tools.
- Experience with production deployment and solving deployment errors.
- Experience in integrating ERP/CRM with external systems using SOAP API REST API etc.
- Experience working in Agile methodology.
- Must have knowledge - HTML/HTML5 CSS XML AJAX Web-services.
- Experience with Google APIs JQuery/any other java-script framework ERP/CRM technology specific mobile development analytics etc.
- Deep knowledge on architecting solutions and applications on cloud-based infrastructures.
- Deep level proficiency in the specialist area.
Additional Comments
About the Role: Our consultants work with client stakeholders during deployments and after go-live to help them succeed and get the most out of their Workday. As a Workday Financials Adaptive Planning Functional Consultant, you will leverage your expertise across implementation and deployment projects. This will be a hands-on role and looking for certified consultants with a positive, can-do attitude who want to grow with our UST Workday practice. The Opportunity and Responsibilities:
- Architect and configure Adaptive Planning models for budgeting, forecasting, and workforce planning
- Collaborate with client stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable Workday solutions
- Provide guidance on best practices for modules such as Accounting Center, Procurement, Spend, and Reporting.
- Support integrations with third-party systems and ensure data integrity across platforms.
- Conduct smoke testing, regression testing, and manage bi-annual Workday releases.
- Mentor junior consultants and contribute to practice-wide knowledge sharing.
- Participate in governance meetings and provide input on roadmap and resource forecasting What you need:
- 4 years of experience in Workday Financials, including 2 years in Adaptive Planning.
- Proven implementation experience across multiple Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning projects.
- Strong understanding of Workday architecture, security, and business processes.
- Experience with configuration, reporting, and integration in Workday.
- Ability to efficiently manage multiple priorities and deadlines without compromising on quality or accuracy.
- Strong communication, presentation, and analytical mindset with attention to detail and quality.
- A strong focus on customer satisfaction while effectively managing client expectations Certifications: Must-Have:
- Adaptive Planning Certification Good-to-Have:
- Workday Reporting Certification
- Workday Accounting Center Certification What we believe: We’re proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we’ve been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. And today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone to champion diversity and inclusion and to place people at the center of everything we do. Humility: We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone. Humanity: Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves. Integrity: We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance. To support and promote the values of UST. Comply with all Company policies and procedures
Skills
workday financials ,workday adaptive planning, workday reporting planning
