Workday Talent Principal Consultant

The Workday Talent Principal Consultant is a Workday subject matter expert responsible for leading the design, configuration, and delivery of Workday Talent solutions. Acting as a trusted advisor to clients, this individual provides strategic guidance across Talent Management processes while driving successful implementation outcomes.

The Principal Consultant combines deep functional expertise with delivery leadership, pre-sales support, and mentoring responsibilities. They serve as a solution lead on complex engagements, support business development activities, and help develop the next generation of Workday consultants.

Responsibilities

- Serve as a Workday Talent subject matter expert across areas including Talent, Performance, Succession, Career Development, Goals, Skills Cloud, and Talent Marketplace.

- Lead client workshops and design sessions to gather requirements and define Workday Talent solutions aligned to business objectives and best practices.

- Own the design, configuration, testing, and deployment of Workday Talent solutions.

- Provide strategic guidance and recommendations to clients on talent management processes and transformation initiatives.

- Lead Talent workstreams on medium to large Workday implementations, managing solution decisions, risks, and dependencies.

- Partner with Recruiting, HCM, Learning, Reporting, Security, Integrations, and Change Management teams to deliver integrated solutions.

- Support testing, cutover, deployment, and knowledge transfer activities.

- Mentor consultants and analysts, providing coaching, quality reviews, and functional guidance.

- Support sales and business development activities, including solutioning, estimations, proposals, demonstrations, and client presentations.

- Contribute to practice development through knowledge sharing, methodology improvements, and internal training initiatives.

- Maintain expertise in Workday Talent functionality, emerging trends, and product innovations.

Skills & Requirements

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

- Active Workday Talent Certification required.

- 5+ years of Workday implementation experience.

- Proven experience leading Talent workstreams on end-to-end Workday implementations.

- Experience gathering requirements, leading workshops, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment.

- Experience supporting pre-sales activities

- Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including engagement with senior business stakeholders.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.

- Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK.

- Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site as needed.

Why choose Cognizant :

- Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas

- Opportunity to do great work

- Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit

- Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement

- Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific

- An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values:

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Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.

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Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.

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Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.

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Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.

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Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.

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