Workday US Payroll Consultant

Role Overview: Kognitiv Inc. is committed to being a leader in the Workday ecosystem by prioritizing both customer and employee satisfaction. The company strongly believes that happy employees lead to happy customers. By ensuring that employees feel engaged, challenged, and empowered on a daily basis, Kognitiv aims to provide exceptional service to its customers. The company encourages its employees to take ownership of their work and contributions to the organization. Key Responsibilities: - Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements. - Assess client needs and propose recommendations or alternative solutions to meet client goals. - Identify process improvements and implement system enhancements. - Assist clients in testing Workday configuration, provide knowledge transfer, and develop documentation. - Troubleshoot processes, data, calculated fields, reports, business logic, and configuration. - Implement solutions successfully using the company's methodology while remaining agile to clients" changing needs. - Collaborate effectively on team-based projects. - Innovate and suggest new approaches to deploy Workday efficiently. - Work in a fast-paced environment to complete tasks quickly and accurately. - Prioritize conflicting demands on deliverables/projects across multiple clients without supervision. - Communicate lessons learned, best practices, and Kognitiv's Point of View to clients. - Complete deliverables within prescribed timelines and escalate issues as necessary. - Conduct research on problems, identify root causes, and implement corrective measures. - Contribute to the organization's knowledge management repository. - Provide guidance and coaching to team members. - Meet key performance indicators set for the role. - Demonstrate Kognitiv's core value of "act like an owner" in all aspects of work. Qualifications: - Minimum of 2+ years" experience leading and deploying Workday implementations. - Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in a remote working environment. - Consulting skills such as presenting, creating documentation, and explaining solutions. - Experience implementing business solutions under competing deadlines and priorities. - Commitment to delivery excellence and client satisfaction. - Ability to prioritize work and manage timelines with little supervision. - Initiative to build skills in other areas within and outside of Workday. - Capable of working on multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously. - Proficiency in Microsoft Excel. - Willingness to meet travel requirements (<5% a year). (Note: Applicants must have work authorization in the Employing Country without requiring sponsorship. Employees of Kognitiv clients or affiliated businesses may not be eligible. Application deadline is estimated as 2025-06-08, subject to change.),