Implementation Specialist
Implementation Specialist IV
Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of an Implementation Specialist for a contract position in Marietta, GA. The opportunity will be nine months with a strong chance for a long-term extension.
Position Summary: Join our dynamic team in Marietta as a key player responsible for enhancing, configuring, and expanding the functionality of Workday HCM and related modules. This global functional position offers an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse team and make a significant impact on our HR technology landscape.
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Project Execution
- Manage new project/enhancement requests from initiation through post-implementation support, including configuration.
- Collect and translate business process requirements into a functional solution design.
- Partner with the integration team to ensure proper integration with functional configuration.
- Configure Workday to meet the functional needs.
- Prepare project deliverables, including project plans, process flows, functional requirements, and UAT test plans and test scripts.
- Lead cross-functional HR Technology projects through design and implementation.
- Ongoing Support
- Preserve overall system health; regularly engage with HR Operations and the business to understand operational challenges and aid in root cause problem resolution.
- Monitor the health of modules and drive continuous process improvements, leveraging a clear understanding of local requirements (e.g., regulatory changes) and how they would impact the system.
- Monitor Workday community for reported bugs, fixes, and new enhancements relative to assigned modules.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.
- 5 years of implementation and support experience with Workday and/or other related HR systems.
- Expertise in implementing and configuring Workday Core HCM and at least 2-3 of the following: Recruiting, Onboarding, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, Performance Management, Talent Management, and Business Processes on a global scale.
- Well-developed leadership and project management capabilities with demonstrated success completing multiple cross-functional, cross-business, and cross-cultural projects.
- Proven ability to effectively manage time and prioritize projects to meet established deadlines; must be able to engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Excellent analytical skills with a strong working knowledge of problem-solving, root cause analysis, and associated solution implementation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work and/or lead effectively on virtual teams training sessions.
- Ability to breakdown high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and ability to distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
- Ability to drive and challenge the business on their requirements.
- Track record of being the go-to person for designing functional and technical system solutions to solve business problems.
- Proven ability to deal with and resolve ambiguity and to manage conflict.
- Self-starter with proven ability to anticipate problems and take proactive, decisive action, giving regard to the impact on the system, business needs, and user population.
- Solid understanding of software lifecycle development (SDLC) methodologies.
- Familiar with data privacy and other regulatory requirements.
If this job is a match for your background, we would be honored to receive your application!
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