Overview

Job Location:
Pune – Business Bay

Company:

Mercer

Description:

Career Digital is seeking candidates for the following position based at our Delivery centers in India

Associate – Workday Practice – E

What can you expect?

We are looking to hire Associate – Workday Practice – E in Digital Solutions, Career; India COE and expect the candidate to:

  • Plan and prioritize work for self, assist lead by providing inputs on in all the phases of delivery lifecycle, collate and report status/impediments with the greater project team.
  • Lead / Manage – Small implementation projects / Launch implementations, manage workload for the team, assist team in all the phases of delivery lifecycle, collate and report status/impediments with the greater project team.
  • Develop complex configuration for clients and Leads, manage data transformation and perform EIB Data loads.
  • Provide go-live assistance and ongoing support.
  • Lead and Involve in Data conversion Activities pertaining to Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll
  • Coordinate with the Leads for project delivery
  • Coordinate with the EM / PM and Client for project delivery
  • Multi-task and engage on multiple projects at a time for lead activities.
  • End to end ownership of assigned projects
  • Provide leadership and key stakeholders with the information and venues to make effective, timely decisions.

What is in it for you?

  • Diversify your career development, learn design and architecture approaches.
  • Take up challenging role where you get to contribute as senior consultant / integrations lead for small implementations.
  • Holidays (As Per the location)
  • Shared Transport (Provided the address falls in service zone)

We will count on you for:

  • Deliver solutions for at least one of Workday module Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll
  • Identify scope, scope gaps & get them addressed.
  • Identify right stakeholders in the project.
  • Communicate & collaborate with project internal / external stakeholders for project success & plan inputs.
  • Gather and document requirements, assess complexity and level of effort estimates, prioritizes capacity, and defines development and analysis timelines.
  • Identify test scenarios, develop test scripts, and provide key support in Workday feature releases, security, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Mentor and Coach Team Members.
  • Being flexible to work in multiple time zones and multiple teams.
  • Drive Ops excellence culture and lead transformational project(s) with clear visible and measurable impact.
  • Responsible for driving initiatives and ensuring results with a confined focus on timelines and quality

What you need to have: 

  • Excellent technical & functional skills across functional areas required for developing and delivering complex solutions across client implementations.
  • Thorough Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll Configuration Build knowledge.
  • Through knowledge on Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll Migrations, Data Conversion and Reporting Concepts.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Excellent Presentation Skills.
  • Adaptability to learn new skills.
  • Self-driven
  • Manage multiple projects & teams.

What makes you stand out?

  • Adaptable communicator, facilitator, influencer and problem solver
  • High attention to detail
  • Good relationship skills, Proven ability to work on own initiative as well as in a team 
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize time effectively.
  • Ability to work in a global and remote team.
  • Strong project management, communication, and customer service skills
  • Track record of realizing solutions from conception to implementation and support
  • Attention to detail and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Requirements gathering, Definition – Investigate the business / technical requirements for the client’s Absence or Time Tracking needs, work collaboratively with business analysts and architects to clarify requirements and to achieve a consensus on the organization's needs and priorities.
  • Provide a overview to the client.
  • Design the Workday solution to meet the needs.
  • Conducting sessions with client personnel to verify the required aspects of the concerned Module.
  • Ability to Configure based on the filled Workbook.
  • Perform self-reviews and smoke testing of the work delivered and review peer’s work.
  • Application Testing – Assist clients with the testing of the concerned Functional Module. Testing is driven by the scenarios from the client team.
  • Production Support – Includes the practices and disciplines of supporting the Workday solution for a period of time post deployment.
  • Migration Activities and Production Rollout – Assist with the rollout of the Workday solution into the production environment.
  • Take timely, appropriate action to address stakeholder needs/expectations.
  • Identify and manage issue resolution including escalation as needed.
  • Interact and communicate effectively with mid and senior level management.
  • Works with senior level management for understanding the future priorities and plans.
  • Develop & manage communication plans with stakeholders aimed at improved collaboration.
  • Leverage synergies between global information systems      

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Experience with Workday Project Lifecycle
  • Strong knowledge of Workday at least of the Module – Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll
  • In-depth knowledge of Workday object model of and solution design approach around it
  • Knowledge of Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ HCM/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll functional areas
  • Self-motivated and ability to learn quickly through individual research and self-training.
  • Ability to absorb new technologies and features quickly.
  • Ability to train users in a classroom setting.
  • Effective knowledge transfer skills in non-classroom environment.
  • Passion for customer service.
  • Excellent English verbal and written communication skills. Ability to maintain a home office for remote work.

Eligibility:

  • Should be Workday HCM Core Absence/ Time Tracking/ Benefits/ Compensation/ Recruiting/ Talent and Performance / Payroll certified
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Workday & overall 12 years’ experience is minimum.

Education:

  • B.E /B.Tech /MCA /BSc.