Workday HCM/Recruiting Senior Principal Consultant

Company: Cognizant
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Key Responsibilities

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  • Be a Workday product expert with knowledge of design, configuration, testing and implementation.
  • Reinforces company policies and procedures to others.
  • Drives and makes decisions regarding tactical direction of project workstreams.
  • Identifies dependencies and supports interplay between different workstreams within a project.
  • Leads, mentors, and oversees the work of other Consultants within their projects.
  • Guide the client through facilitated design sessions and configuration decisions based on best practices and an understanding of the client’s unique business requirements at all stages of the project.
  • Regularly engage and support the client through all phases of the project, ensuring a smooth transfer from legacy systems to the Workday HCM solution.
  • Willingness to take a leadership position on a project, or as a Cognizant or Workday product Partner Lead and/or Delivery Assurance Reviewer.
  • Display your hands‑on expertise of the software, including iLoading client data, moving configuration from tenant to tenant, and configuring business processes and security.
  • Utilize your technical aptitude to convert and map data sources into data conversion templates via iLoads.

Education And Experience Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of Workday functional implementation experience, required.
  • Experience gathering business requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines.
  • Passion for exceptional customer service and collaboration.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations. xwzovoh
  • Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on‑site if needed.

Posted: April 15th, 2026