Workday Consultant Absence /Time Tracking (US)

Overview

Job Locations:
US-TX-Texas-Virtual
US-IL-Illinois-Virtual
US-FL-Florida-Virtual

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. 

As a Workday Consultant, a typical day includes the following:

• Analyzes, defines, and documents complex business requirements and processes relating to functional areas of expertise (Absence or Time Tracking).
• Leads design and review of existing or new functionality/configuration with technical and functional resources at all levels, including members of management.
• Understands the scope and details of the project plan and is able to identify and communicate the need for resources for tasks or assigned areas of responsibility.
• Manages multiple, parallel projects/tasks using exceptional organizational and time management techniques to successfully complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Manages Workday projects/tasks through the various lifecycle stages, from business needs through design and delivery.
• Provide guidance and thought leadership on how skillset and capability can help resolve client needs and actively participate in all phases of the Workday life cycle.
• Monitors progress of tasks against plan, and reports status to leadership on project issues.
• Establishes and maintains client relationships.  Communicate client feedback to leadership as appropriate.
• Suggests improvements and proactively addresses issues.  Answers all inquiries in a timely basis.
• Demonstrates knowledge relating to Workday functional area and participates in training and development initiatives to keep abreast of current trends and practices.
• Contributes to knowledge management capital through activities such as sharing documented lessons learned, Q&A, documented deliverables, and regularly posting best practices and knowledge-sharing information to the internal info-sharing site.
• Understands quality standards for own work and monitors and manages work of team members, providing feedback as appropriate.
• Completes assigned tasks in prescribed timelines consistent with deliverables and asks for support and direction as appropriate. 
• Understands the scope and details of the project plan and is able to identify and communicate the need for resources for tasks or assigned areas of responsibility.
• May provide guidance, instruction, direction, and leadership to other team members.

Your Skills and Qualifications should reflect our values and will include:

• 3 to 5 plus years of previous experience implementing Absence or Time Tracking systems. Such experience may include Workday, PeopleSoft, SAP, ADP, Oracle E-Business, Ultipro, or other SaaS software solutions.
• Current Workday certification in Absence and/or Time Tracking or achievement of certification in Absence and/or Time Tracking required. 
• Workday deployment experience preferred.
• Previous consulting experience either as an internal consultant or with a consulting/software organization.
• Possesses strong facilitation/presentation skills.
• Experience in transforming business requirements into complex system configurations.
• Ability to be effectively and actively engaged on multiple, parallel projects.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize conflicting demands with little supervision.
• Demonstrates strong work ethic, setting an example for others.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient in advanced MS Excel Skills to be used to transform data. (advanced formulas).
• This opportunity does not offer sponsorship.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.
• Current Workday certification or Workday Pro Certification for Workday Absence or Time Tracking, or achievement of these certifications.

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Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical, business, or financial discipline or relevant field of study required.

This role does not support sponsorship.

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.

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 $55,000.00/year (for full time employees) and the estimated maximum base salary for this role of $178,600.00/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.