Overview

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Our story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.”

Our Values:

Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team’s expertise in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

Learn more at careers.alight.com. 

Workday Solutions Associate (Illuminate Program)

Applicants for this role, which is part of Alight’s Early Career Development Program – Illuminate, must have prior work experience, have graduated within the past 3 years (no earlier than 2020), a master’s, or a professional degree.

Alight partners with clients to enable organizational transformation through the deployment of Workday, a next-generation Software as a Service (SaaS)-based solution. As a Workday Solutions Associate, you will collaborate with and support sales executives, solution consultants/architects, and delivery subject matter experts (SMEs) to understand the competitive Workday landscape and sales pipeline, support scoping efforts to ensure accurate and appropriate solutions are achieved for customers in a cost-effective manner, and execute Alight’s go to market approach by responding to client RFPs/RFIs. Workday Solutions Associates play an integral role by working with multiple clients across a wide spectrum of industries to address business challenges and needs. At Alight, we are committed to investing in your future by providing the training, coaching, and hands-on experience you need to effectively connect with clients and jumpstart your career.

A typical day can include the following:

  • Partnering with Sales Executives to gather client requirements and understand their strategic vision

  • Coordinating project scoping with Sales Executives, Solution Architects, and Delivery SMEs

  • Leveraging Workday knowledge/expertise to complete due diligence and prepare content for sales meetings

  • Collaborating with Solution Architects to document detailed system estimates for solutions and offerings

  • Supporting Sales Executives and Solution Architects in review of Statement of Work 

  • Creating content for RFPs/RFIs and sales presentations including timelines, estimates and scope assumptions

  • Owning maintenance and modification of business development tools including content for proposals and SOWs

  • Leveraging problem solving skills to manage issues and risks

  • Participating in internal Alight initiatives to support innovation and enable continuous career growth

 

You bring knowledge and expertise:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Proven ability to thrive and excel in a lean, fast-paced, dynamic environment with high-performance expectations

  • Able to multitask, work under pressure and meet deadlines

  • Focused on attention to detail and accuracy

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Proven ability to learn new tools, technologies, and methodologies

  • Ability to work with multiple teams including sales and delivery

  • Flexible within the role and displays a willingness to get involved in appropriate tasks as requested from time to time

  • Able to demonstrate customer management/service skills

  • Self-driven and resourceful to achieve goals independently as well as work well in groups

 

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years of prior work experience or master’s or professional degree

  • Human Capital Management, Financial Management, and Enterprise Resource Planning software knowledge is a plus (i.e. Oracle, PeopleSoft, Workday)

Available Start Dates:

January 22, 2024 and July 8, 2024

Location:

Virtual with optional office locations in Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Lincolnshire, IL, Miami (Doral), FL, or The Woodlands, TX

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.  Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 5 years in a row.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options. 

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test.  You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Alight is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

Diversity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law.   In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
 

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight takes into consideration a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography when determining an offer for a successful employment candidate, and Alight does so on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Therefore, an offer may fall anywhere between the estimated minimum base salary for this role of $58,300.00/year (for full time employees) and the estimated maximum base salary for this role of $75,000.00/year (for full time employees). In addition to a base salary, this position may be eligible for a bonus and/or other incentive plans. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://careers.alight.com/us/en/alight-us-benefits-2023

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

Alight Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.