The role involves leading Workday HCM implementations, analyzing client requirements, training clients, managing projects, and enhancing HR processes.
The Opportunity
As a Workday Implementation Consultant - Core HCM Lead - Senior Manager, you will play a pivotal role in helping clients optimize their human resources processes and enhance talent management through the implementation of Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) applications. Within our Technology Consulting practice, you will analyze client requirements, implement HCM software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilization of Workday HCM applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.
As a Senior Manager, you will leverage your skills and professional network to deliver quality results. You will motivate and coach teams to solve complex problems, applying sound judgment to recognize when to take action and when to escalate. Your ability to develop and sustain high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our firm.
In this role, you will craft and convey clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story, apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems, and validate outcomes with clients. You will direct teams through complexity, demonstrating composure in challenging situations, and initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
Responsibilities
- Leading the implementation of Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions to optimize client human resources processes
- Analyzing client requirements and designing tailored Workday HCM solutions to meet strategic objectives
- Providing training and support to clients for seamless integration and utilization of Workday applications
- Collaborating with clients to enhance talent management and workforce planning strategies
- Managing project budgets and timelines to deliver successful Workday implementations
- Guiding teams in business process improvement and change management initiatives
- Applying analytical thinking to identify opportunities for business analysis and process optimization
- Building and maintaining relationships with clients to address human resources challenges
- Utilizing skills in benefits administration and human resources metrics to support client needs
- Promoting inclusion and diversity within project teams to foster a collaborative work environment
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 8 years of Workday product experience
- Workday Services functional certification(s)
What Sets You Apart
- Master's degree preferred
- Demonstrating advanced skills in Workday Human Capital Management
- Leading complex Workday implementation projects with strategic insight
- Innovating processes to enhance client service delivery
- Applying systems thinking to identify and solve underlying issues
- Excelling in coaching and developing high-performing teams
- Navigating ambiguity with composure and strategic questioning
- Validating outcomes and acting on client feedback effectively
The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $280,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
As a Workday Implementation Consultant - Core HCM Lead - Senior Manager, you will play a pivotal role in helping clients optimize their human resources processes and enhance talent management through the implementation of Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) applications. Within our Technology Consulting practice, you will analyze client requirements, implement HCM software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilization of Workday HCM applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.
As a Senior Manager, you will leverage your skills and professional network to deliver quality results. You will motivate and coach teams to solve complex problems, applying sound judgment to recognize when to take action and when to escalate. Your ability to develop and sustain high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our firm.
In this role, you will craft and convey clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story, apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems, and validate outcomes with clients. You will direct teams through complexity, demonstrating composure in challenging situations, and initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
Responsibilities
- Leading the implementation of Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions to optimize client human resources processes
- Analyzing client requirements and designing tailored Workday HCM solutions to meet strategic objectives
- Providing training and support to clients for seamless integration and utilization of Workday applications
- Collaborating with clients to enhance talent management and workforce planning strategies
- Managing project budgets and timelines to deliver successful Workday implementations
- Guiding teams in business process improvement and change management initiatives
- Applying analytical thinking to identify opportunities for business analysis and process optimization
- Building and maintaining relationships with clients to address human resources challenges
- Utilizing skills in benefits administration and human resources metrics to support client needs
- Promoting inclusion and diversity within project teams to foster a collaborative work environment
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 8 years of Workday product experience
- Workday Services functional certification(s)
What Sets You Apart
- Master's degree preferred
- Demonstrating advanced skills in Workday Human Capital Management
- Leading complex Workday implementation projects with strategic insight
- Innovating processes to enhance client service delivery
- Applying systems thinking to identify and solve underlying issues
- Excelling in coaching and developing high-performing teams
- Navigating ambiguity with composure and strategic questioning
- Validating outcomes and acting on client feedback effectively
The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $280,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
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