Workday HCM Solution Architect, Senior Manager

Specialty/Competency: Workday

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Time Type: Full time

Travel Requirements: Up to 60%

A career in our Workday Human Capital practice, within Workday Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients leverage Workday technology as a tool to enhance and unify Human Resources, talent management, and finance. We focus on understanding the forces shaping their business and developing industry tailored solutions that support our clients through the entire lifecycle of the Workday implementation.

In joining, you'll be a part of a team that helps our clients reinvent the way they process human capital management and drive change across their businesses. Acting as a true business partner, we get to know their business and human capital processes so that we can zero in on bringing them strategic value through productivity and business effectiveness improvements with Workday.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.

• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.

• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.

• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.

• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.

• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.

• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.

• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.

• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.

• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Requirements and Preferences:

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum Degree Required:

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Year(s) of Experience:

8 year(s) of Workday product experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree Preferred:

Master's Degree

Preferred Fields of Study:

Business Administration/Management, Human Resources Management, Organizational Management, Computer and Information Science

Certification(s) Preferred:

Workday Services functional certification(s) preferably HCM Core and/or Engagement Manager certification

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates intimate-level abilities and/or a proven record of success managing efforts with identifying and addressing client needs:

• Implementing HR technologies, aligning HR and people objectives with business strategies, streamlining and standardizing HR policies, practices and processes, transforming the HR organization to be more effective in managing human capital, and managing the business units;

• Leading multiple workstreams and/or multiple projects with an understanding of the Workday HCM solutioning;

• Configuring and optimizing the Workday HCM Absence Management & Time Tracking module;

• Utilizing system application implementations and software configurations;

• Providing recommendations based on leading practices and relevant industry experience;

• Managing touchpoints with related Workday modules including Talent Management, HCM Core, Advanced Compensation, etc.;

• Participating and leading client discussions and meetings;

• Managing engagements or dedicated workstreams, including preparing concise, accurate documents and maintaining project economics while maintaining flexibility for unanticipated issues;

• Leading teams across different time zones and offshore centers with the ability to support sales cycle by participating/leading in proposal development and client orals presentations;

• Identifying and addressing client needs while building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement;

• Communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections;

• Preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials;

• Participating and leading client discussions and meetings;

• Managing engagements or dedicated workstreams, including preparing concise, accurate documents and maintaining project economics while maintaining flexibility for unanticipated issues;

• Supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust and seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation;

• Answering questions and providing direction to less-experienced staff; and, Coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.

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The salary range for this position is: $130,000 - $256,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: ~~~