Own and develop solution approaches, effort estimates, and budgetary assumptions aligned to customer requirements and opportunity strategy.
Support and guide the transition from sales to delivery, ensuring continuity of design intent and solution integrity.
Establish trusted advisor relationships with executive sponsors and senior business stakeholders, providing strategic guidance throughout the engagement lifecycle.
Provide quality assurance oversight and thought leadership on in-flight implementations, contributing to project success and customer satisfaction.
Collaborate cross-functionally with functional, technical, data, reporting, integration, security, testing, and change management teams to ensure cohesive solution delivery.
Own the end-to-end functional solution architecture across the full project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with client business goals, Workday leading practices, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
Provide functional leadership on multiple concurrent Workday implementations, overseeing the relevant functional domains within HCM or Financial Management.
Drive and facilitate key client sessions, including Architect Workshops, Solution Reviews, and Design Confirmation Sessions, to ensure robust solution design and stakeholder alignment.
Serve as the primary functional escalation point for Engagement Managers and project teams, driving issue resolution and maintaining project momentum.
Promote and contribute to the continuous improvement of implementation methodologies, accelerators, and delivery tools, ensuring adherence to standardised delivery practices.
Mentor and develop consultants and senior consultants by providing coaching, quality reviews, and opportunities for professional growth.
Champion knowledge sharing across practices to foster innovation, consistency, and continuous improvement in solution delivery.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent professional experience.
7+ years of Workday, ERP, HCM, or Financial Management implementation experience, including multiple end-to-end deployments.
Deep expertise within either Workday HCM or Workday Financial Management.
Proven experience leading solution design on complex enterprise transformation programmes.
Strong Workday implementation experience with a track record of delivering successful customer outcomes.
Experience supporting pre-sales activities including solutioning, estimations, RFPs, RFIs, proposals, and customer presentations.
Ability to work in a diverse, fast-paced environment and effectively collaborate across teams.
Ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously.
Ability to identify delivery risks and develop effective mitigation strategies.
Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills, including engagement with executive sponsors and C-level stakeholders.
Experience mentoring consultants and driving delivery excellence across project teams.
Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK.
Occasional travel may be required based on customer and business needs.
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Why choose Cognizant
Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
Opportunity to do great work
Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs
Cognizant Core Values
Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.
Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.
Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.
