at Collaborative Solutions in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
The Associate Director, Workday Reporting & Analytics Consulting Services is a practice leadership role that provides expert guidance, advice, and development support to the Reporting and Analytics team and our clients.This individual will assist the sales team with activities that include oral presentations, estimations, and contract support. This person works closely with Engagement Managers, Project Managers, Managing Consultants, and other leaders while serving as a liaison between the Reporting and Analytics team and executive management. This person will assist in identifying business needs, staffing projects, and ensuring that the work/life balance of our consultants is monitored and adjusted appropriately.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Project Oversight:
Oversight responsibility for projects across the practice
Oversee and assist engagement/project managers and team members when needed to identify project needs, reduce risk and develop solutions and strategies
Sales Support:
Support the RFP response and pursuit process for Consulting work
Team Leadership:
Assist in the recruitment, development, and management of a diverse, remote team of consultants supporting Workday Reporting
Promote a team-oriented, challenging and innovative work environment
Lead and manage Managers and Consultants to ensure consultants are adhering to the activities, processes and procedures outlined in Workday and Cognizant's Implementation Methodology
Drive team and individuals to achieve high customer satisfaction levels
Ability to establish immediate credibility with clients and within the company; can build consensus and achieve goals through influence
Ability to build trust-based relationship and identify and foster business development opportunities
People Development:
Perform role of mentor and coach
Analyze team skills and provide for cross training to maintain teams' ability to staff projects appropriately
Advise management team on team members' level of expertise and availability
Performance Management:
Establish direct reports' goals and objectives during the bi-annual review process
Direct the collection of performance feedback from customer and engagement/project manager on a quarterly basis or upon completion of project for your entire team
Direct the collection of all internal contributions for team members assuring data is received by HR on a quarterly basis
Drive bi-annual performance review process for the team
Skills and Experience:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Minimum of 5 years of Workday consulting implementation experience
Minimum of 1 year of experience in a Senior Manager role
Minimum of 3 years of experience managing and leading Workday Reporting consultants
Workday Financials certification with Record to Report specialization required
Workday Prism Analytics and Accounting Center certifications preferred
Proven experience leading a virtual team for 3+ years
Required characteristics: fast learner, detail oriented, decisive, and enjoy fast paced work environments
Must work well within and across teams to get things accomplished
Possess sales engagement experience estimating and presenting to prospects
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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:
Start with a point of view: I apply my expertise to gain trust and to lead our clients forward.
Seek data, build knowledge: I use facts to guide my actions and decisions.
Always strive, never settle: I act with agility and creativity, determined to stay one step ahead.
Work as one: I deliver solutions that draw upon the full power and scale of Cognizant.
Create conditions for everyone to thrive: I include, enable, and invest in everyone around me.
Do the right thing, the right way: I always make the ethical choice.
At Collaborative Solutions, we believe diversity makes us stronger and that all employees must feel a sense of belonging to thrive. We know that through living our values of People, Collaboration, Knowledge, Balance, and Integrity, we are all better together—for each other and for our customers.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to consideration of all qualified applicants without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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