Workday HCM Data Conversion Principal Consultant

Cognizant Workday Practice is seeking a Principal Data Consultant experienced in Human Capital Management. As a Principal Data Consultant, you will guide clients through the transformation, implementation, and operation phases of a Workday implementation. This role is best suited for self-starters who are eager to work across a range of customers and dive headfirst into all phases of Workday system implementations. We provide world-class, on-the-job training and an incredibly supportive network of mentors. Join our dedicated team of experienced Workday implementation professionals and become part of our dynamic, fast-paced transformation consulting practice.

Responsibilities:

• Become a Workday HCM and Data expert with knowledge of design, configuration, testing, and implementation.
• Partner closely with your team and customers to achieve excellence in each phase of your projects.
• Learn to use the Workday tools of iLoad, EIB, Object Transporter, Advanced Load, and Migration Recipe to do tenant to tenant migrations.
• Design and generate data tracking and monitoring tools, and develop reports with accurate, easy to read, useful information.
• Utilize your technical aptitude to convert and map data sources into data conversion templates via iLoads.
• Guide clients through the data extract and cleansing process, including loading customer data, moving configuration from tenant to tenant, and configuring business processes and security.
• Create ETL scripts to transform and load data, and create strategies to improve and normalize client data.
• Support the validation of data loaded into Workday.
• Regularly engage and support the client through all phases of the project, ensuring a smooth transfer from legacy systems to the Workday HCM solution.
• Perform multiple tasks under limited direction, while regularly keeping the client, your project team