Full Job Description
As a Workday Time Tracking & Absence Consultant in Kainos, you9ll work in a team to implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for our global customer base, typically leading a project workstream. You will build relationships with our customers, shaping and delivering solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose, and commercially viable. You9ll provide excellent guidance to customers, understanding their business and requirements. You9ll support more junior members of the team and share your knowledge with them.
MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:
022; At least 2-3 years of Workday Time Tracking and Absence implementation experience.
022; At least 2 years of Workday Time Tracking and Absence configuration experience in the last 3 years.
022; Certification in Workday Time Tracking and Absence
022; Strong understanding of Workday products either Time Tracking or Absence as well as any other specialist Capability
022; Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations. You will know when to push back, when to escalate, and when to go above and beyond to satisfy a customer
022; Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation. Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences
022; Strong commercial awareness and full understanding of project and business dynamics
022; Broad business and technology understanding and a good awareness of industry trends in either Human Resource management, Financials or Enterprise Resource Planning or Payroll
022; Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure taking a balanced view of Customer demands and Kainos commercials
022; Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts
022; Strong consulting skills e.g. presenting, leading workshops, demonstrating and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers
022; Able to lead a functional workstream on a prime implementation throughout the full project lifecycle
022; Able to become an acknowledged subject matter expert e.g. Workday Product Lead
022; Willing and able to act as a role model within the capability and mentor and/or line manage more junior consultants
022; Willing and able to support the sales process including the production of estimates for the delivery of work packages
022; Able to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice
022; Commercial understanding of utilization within a services organization and the importance of these targets
022; Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services, specifically Consulting and Application Management Services
022; For Application Management Services, able to deliver work to meet defined Service Level Agreements
022; Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)
DESIRABLE:
022; Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management Certification required
022; Previous Workday Your Way, Launch or Launch Express experience
Prior experience with Kronos, ADP or other software is a plus
Professional qualifications in your area of expertise
Experience in post deployment services
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT:
Your role may or may not involve managing people. Where you do have direct reports your responsibilities may include:
022; Agreeing, setting and reviewing your and your team9s goals aligned to Kainos, Workday BU and your Capability
022; Providing support so that your and your team9s goals can be achieved
022; Reviewing and refining goals for relevance and to keep performance on track
022; Reviewing performance against goals and provide feedback
022; Conducting 1:1 monthly and/or project completion feedback meetings
022; Requesting and providing regular feedback in Workday
022; Completing End of Year reviews and agreeing the outcomes for the year
022; Identifying training to support your and your team9s development
022; Pursuing and supporting your and your team members9 career paths and progression
022; Reviewing weekly workload forecasting (staff allocations and timesheet checks) and utilization
022; Actively being involved in recruitment/interviews
022; Reviewing attrition and retention metrics