Leads the architecture, design, development, and deployment of Workday Extend applications and automations. Oversees Extend workstreams for complex implementations, facilitates client workshops, translates business requirements into secure solutions, and supports testing, cutover, and post-go-live activities. Provides technical leadership, mentoring, pre-sales support, solution estimation, demonstrations, and practice development while collaborating with functional, integration, reporting, security, and project management teams.
The Workday Extend Principal Consultant is a senior technical consultant responsible for leading the design, development, and delivery of Workday Extend solutions. Acting as a trusted advisor, this individual helps organisations maximise the value of their Workday investment by designing and deploying custom applications, automations, and user experiences that extend standard Workday functionality.
The Principal Consultant combines deep Workday Extend expertise with delivery leadership, pre-sales support, and mentoring responsibilities. They lead Extend workstreams on complex implementations, support business development activities, and contribute to the growth of the Workday practice through knowledge sharing and technical innovation.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a Workday Extend subject matter expert, providing guidance on solution architecture, application design, and Workday best practices.
- Lead client workshops and technical design sessions to define Extend solutions aligned to business requirements.
- Design, develop, and deploy custom applications using Workday Extend.
- Lead Extend workstreams on medium to large Workday implementations, managing solution decisions, risks, and dependencies.
- Translate business requirements into scalable, supportable, and secure Extend applications.
- Partner with Functional, Integrations, Reporting, Security, and Project Management teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Advise clients on Workday extensibility, automation opportunities, user experience design, and platform capabilities.
- Support testing, deployment, cutover, and post-go-live activities throughout the project lifecycle.
- Mentor consultants and developers, providing coaching, quality reviews, and technical guidance.
- Support business development activities including solutioning, estimations, proposals, demonstrations, and customer presentations.
- Contribute to practice development through methodology enhancements, reusable assets, internal training, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Maintain expertise in Workday Extend functionality, emerging technologies, and Workday product innovations.
Skills & Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
- Active Workday Extend Certification preferred.
- Additional certifications in Workday Integrations or Workday Architecture are desirable.
- 5+ years of Workday implementation experience.
- Proven experience leading Workday Extend workstreams on end-to-end Workday implementations.
- Experience designing and developing applications using Workday Extend.
- Strong understanding of application architecture, integration patterns, security concepts, and software development best practices.
- Experience gathering requirements, facilitating workshops, solution design, development, testing, and deployment.
- Experience supporting pre-sales activities including estimations, proposals, demonstrations, and solution presentations.
- Strong consulting, stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills.
- Ability to mentor team members and provide technical leadership across projects.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.
- 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.
- Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site as needed.
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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.
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