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.
Sierra-Cedar is seeking certified and experienced HCM/Compensation Solution Architect. 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
REQUIRED SKILLS
Workday HCM Core and Compensation certification is required for this position
Minimum of two to three (2-3) years' experience implementing Workday HCM and Compensation as a Workday Lead/Solution Architect
Experience implementing compensation plans in public sector/government is a plus
Extensive experience as a functional lead in at least 3-4 disciplines: Human Resources, Benefits, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Absence, Succession Planning, Performance Management, Time Tracking, Recruitment
Experience and ability to translate business requirements to system configuration
Experience re-engineering HR business processes
Experiencing developing functional business integration requirements
Experience with 3rd party integration providers
Advanced MS Excel Skills (formulas, pivot tables, v lookups) and MS Office Skills
Experience with Workday calculated fields
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 Core and Compensation certification
- 2-3 years' experience implementing Workday HCM and Compensation
- Experience with HR business processes
- Advanced MS Excel skills
- Experience re-engineering HR business processes
- SHRM, PRH, SPHR, CEBS certification
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.
