
Workday Solutions Consultant
- Portland, ME
- $89,400-183,500 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Proactively recommend and drive process improvements and innovative solutions to add value to the business and drive more customers to our HRIS Consulting business.
- Define and configure customer system changes in support of business strategy and process in accordance with a customer’s Statement of Work.
- Partner with functional areas, business partners, business leaders, and cross-functional teams to understand business strategy and process and how technology delivery can change, support, or automate those processes.
- Manage customer projects that require multiple resources, dependencies, and ensuring objectives are delivered on time and on budget.
- Lead and drives technology initiatives that span multiple HR Connect platforms
- Consult with HR Connect Product owners on capabilities of Workday, ServiceNow, or other technologies. Research product roadmaps and how Unum can best leverage functionality to support business goals and objectives.
- Configure HR information systems across multiple HR disciplines including, absence management, time entry, benefits, service delivery, etc. in support of business strategy and process.
- Proactively identify process and/or configuration gaps. Recommend, influence, drive and implement opportunities to improve the employee, manager, and HR experience. Drive end user adoption of existing and newly implemented technologies.
- Influence product direction of key technologies such as Workday, ServiceNow, etc., through active membership and contribution to vendor communities. Develop and build relationships with other customers, product managers and other influencers at Workday, ServiceNow, etc. Represent Unum at events, conferences, and user groups for Workday, ServiceNow, etc.
- Train customer HR professionals on critical technology functionality, as needed.
- Manage technical vendor relationships related to implementation projects and/or ongoing support. Negotiate with, influence and drive vendors to support Unum and project delivery.
- Document business process, job aids, training materials and test plans.
- Support ongoing upgrades/functionality releases for Workday, ServiceNow, etc. to ensure planning and managing of the continuous delivery of system updates, including updates to supporting material SOPs, job aids and other relevant documentation.
- Establish and develop relationships with partners throughout the enterprise, including Information Technology, Sales and Client Management, Client Success, Legal, etc. to ensure optimal cross functional system optimization and process design.
- Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to new members of the HR Connect onboarding team.
- Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Human Resources, or a related field) or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 5-6 years of HRIS and business analysis experience.
- Experience configuring a large global HRIS platform required. Extensive configuration and user support experience in Workday/ServiceNow/ADP/UKG application strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Workday/ServiceNow/ADP/UKG module integration and downstream, cross-functional impacts.
- Demonstrated project management skills for medium-large sized projects and the ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously while meeting deadlines and quality standards.
- Functional knowledge in key HR competencies including benefits, absence management, payroll, etc.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential.
- Strong customer service orientation and skills; ability to thrive in a team environment as a change agent and the ability to work independently is required.
- Must be comfortable working with a variety of employees ranging from employee to senior executive level.
- Must have proven track record of successfully proposing, documenting, and implementing improvements to systems and processes in a global environment.
- Computer skills: Workday/ADP/UKG, ServiceNow, strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook.