Sierra-Cedar delivers industry-focused client success by providing consulting, technical, and managed services for the deployment, management, and optimization of next-generation applications and technology. We offer a competitive benefits package including 401(k), Health, Disability, and Life. Sierra-Cedar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Sierra-Cedar is seeking certified and experienced HCM/Compensation Solution Architect for our Workday Higher Education practice. If you are passionate about Workday technology, assisting clients, and all the challenges that go with being a consultant, you will want to be a part of our team. Our people have the skills and business expertise to provide exceptional consulting services to clients, helping them gain the optimum benefit from their Workday software. This position requires 50% travel with projects executed on-site at Sierra-Cedar client locations nationwide.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Be the Workday functional expert and lead clients through the entire systems development lifecycle
- Guide clients through all project phases including discovery, design, configuration and testing
- Assist clients in fully integrating the Workday system into their current business environments
- Advise client on options, risks, and any impacts on other processes or systems
- Configure the Workday system to meet each client's unique business requirements and provide insight on best practices
- Work with the client and data migration team to help convert legacy data into Workday
- Assist the integration team with design, configuration and testing delivered and custom integrations
- Complete tasks efficiently and in a timely manner, reporting progress to managers
- Continually seek ways to improve the process of delivering Workday solutions
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Experience as a functional lead in the following areas: Recruiting, Talent and Performance Management
- Experience implementing Academic and Activity Pay
- Experience with 3rd party integration providers
- Experience with Workday calculated fields
- Advanced MS Excel Skills (formulas, pivot tables, v lookups) and MS Office Skills
- SHRM, PRH, SPHR, CEBS certification a plus
REQUIREMENTS:
- Workday HCM, Benefits, and Compensation certifications are required for this position
- Minimum of two to three (2-3) years' experience implementing Workday Core HCM, Benefits, or Compensation as a Workday Lead/Solution Architect in Higher Education environments
- Extensive experience as a functional lead in the following areas: Core HCM, Benefits, and Compensation
- Experience re-engineering HR business processes
- Experience and ability to translate business requirements to system configuration
- Experiencing developing functional business integration requirements
- Experience as a functional lead in the following areas: Recruiting, Talent and Performance Management
- Experience implementing Academic and Activity Pay
- Experience with 3rd party integration providers
- Experience with Workday calculated fields
- Advanced MS Excel Skills (formulas, pivot tables, v lookups) and MS Office Skills
- SHRM, PRH, SPHR, CEBS certification a plus
CONSULTING SKILLS
Show that you have the ability to manage project scope and client expectations
Be on top of things by taking the initiative to follow-through on assignments and issue resolution
Think outside the box and show you have the ability to develop creative solutions
Be a good teammate by clearly and effectively communicating with your project team and your client
Be a good communicator by consistently producing clear, concise and accurate status reports
Know when and how to address your clients and build confidence and trust with them
Know when the details are important by displaying effective analytical skills
Quality and reputation matters, be in the game by showing your dedication to success
Skills Required
- Workday HCM, Benefits, and Compensation certifications
- Minimum of two to three years' experience implementing Workday Core HCM
- Extensive experience as a functional lead in Core HCM, Benefits, and Compensation
What We Do
Sierra-Cedar specializes in meeting sophisticated clients' enterprise information technology needs in higher education, public sector, healthcare, and commercial markets. We are a trusted and reliable service provider capable of supporting our clients’ mission-critical core applications from end-to-end with consulting services, managed services, and hosting alternatives focused on Oracle ERP applications with private and Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosting options. Our partnership with Oracle began more than 25 years ago. Since then, Sierra-Cedar has delivered more than 2,500 Oracle ERP projects for clients. We staff our projects with veteran teams of Oracle application professionals to provide a full-service implementation approach. Our efficiency, paired with our experienced resources, project delivery methods, service innovations, and proven approach, yields tremendous value for our clients. The substantial advantages Sierra-Cedar delivers make us a highly differentiated Oracle Cloud Application implementation service provider. Sierra-Cedar began its AWS journey in 2016, recognizing the potential of this next-generation cloud platform to create more value for our PeopleSoft clients. Our unique Service Level Agreement (SLA) serves clients, whether large or small, with the same high level of personalized service. Sierra-Cedar’s largest managed services PeopleSoft environments support the needs of organizations with more than 40,000 employees, 450,000 students, and 31,000 concurrent users. Our smallest hosted Peoplesoft environments include only a few dozen system users. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, Sierra-Cedar is a certified partner of Oracle and AWS. Our singular combination of hosting experience, service offerings, and industry focus enables Sierra-Cedar to deliver exceptional AWS hosting and Oracle implementation services.
