Workday Time Tracking & Absence Senior Lead Consultant

KainosCanada, United States

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Join Kainos and Shape the Future

At Kainos , we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people-first culture , where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

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Workday Time Tracking & Absence Senior Lead Consultant

KainosCanada, United States

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Join Kainos and Shape the Future

At Kainos , we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people-first culture , where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

As a Workday Time Tracking & Absence Consultant in Kainos , you’ll work in a team to implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions for our global customer base, typically leading a project workstream. You will build relationships with our customers, shaping and delivering solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose, and commercially viable. You’ll provide excellent guidance to customers, understanding their business and requirements. You’ll support more junior members of the team and share your knowledge with them.

MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:

At least 2-3 years of Workday Time Tracking and Absence implementation experience.
At least 2 years of Workday Time Tracking and Absence configuration experience in the last 3 years.

Certification in Workday Time Tracking and Absence

Strong understanding of Workday products either Time Tracking or Absence as well as any other specialist Capability

Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations. You will know when to push back, when to escalate, and when to go above and beyond to satisfy a customer

Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation. Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences

Strong commercial awareness and full understanding of project and business dynamics
Broad business and technology understanding and a good awareness of industry trends in either Human Resource management, Financials or Enterprise Resource Planning or Payroll
Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure taking a balanced view of Customer demands and Kainos commercials
Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts
Strong consulting skills e.g. presenting, leading workshops, demonstrating and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers
Able to lead a functional workstream on a prime implementation throughout the full project lifecycle
Able to become an acknowledged subject matter expert e.g. Workday Product Lead
Willing and able to act as a role model within the capability and mentor and/or line manage more junior consultants
Willing and able to support the sales process including the production of estimates for the delivery of work packages
Able to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice
Commercial understanding of utilization within a services organization and the importance of these targets
Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services, specifically Consulting and Application Management Services
For Application Management Services, able to deliver work to meet defined Service Level Agreements
Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)

DESIRABLE:

Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management Certification required
Previous Workday Your Way, Launch or Launch Express experience
Prior experience with Kronos, ADP or other software is a plus
Professional qualifications in your area of expertise
Experience in post deployment services

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT:

Your role may or may not involve managing people. Where you do have direct reports your responsibilities may include:
Agreeing, setting and reviewing your and your team’s goals aligned to Kainos , Workday BU and your Capability
Providing support so that your and your team’s goals can be achieved
Reviewing and refining goals for relevance and to keep performance on track
Reviewing performance against goals and provide feedback
Conducting 1:1 monthly and/or project completion feedback meetings
Requesting and providing regular feedback in Workday
Completing End of Year reviews and agreeing the outcomes for the year
Identifying training to support your and your team’s development
Pursuing and supporting your and your team members’ career paths and progression
Reviewing weekly workload forecasting (staff allocations and timesheet checks) and utilization
Actively being involved in recruitment/interviews
Reviewing attrition and retention metrics
Embracing our differences

At Kainos , we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.

We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

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