Sr Functional Consultant - Payroll & Time Tracking (French Speaking)
Workday · Paris, France · 3mo ago
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About the Team
Workday’s PATT Consulting teams are driven by a passion for our products and the success of our customers in implementing our best in class cloud solutions.
We’re a diverse group of people, with an invaluable mix of experience and backgrounds, located across multiple locations within the region.
About the Role
Our team promotes Workday’s core values with ‘Employees’ being the first of them! This is why we:
offer flexible work schedules;
empower you to follow your desired career path & achieve professional and personal goals
encourage work-life balance and wellbeing;
are proud to champion equal opportunities for everyone.
We are looking for someone to join our team who is eager to learn with a creative mindset, support their colleagues and have fun.
In this role you will ensure the successful implementation of the Workday Absence and Time Tracking (PATT) solutions with customers through product and implementation expertise.
We are looking for a hardworking, innovative and collaborative Absence Management and Time Tracking Consultant to join our team. In this role you will ensure the successful implementation of the Workday solutions with customers through product and implementation expertise.
The ideal candidate for this position should have extensive experience implementing Absence and Time Tracking systems, requirements gathering, configuration, data conversion, and testing. You should be detail oriented, self-motivated, proactive, results-oriented and able to successfully partner with customers and your project team. Be ready to be challenged and have fun!
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Master Workday Absence and Time Tracking.
Perform the following on a client engagement: understand client business requirements, configure the Workday solution, demonstrate the configurations through the building of prototype configuration, assist the client in testing.
Work with the client to help convert legacy data into Workday.
Assist the Integration Consulting team in helping to configure and test integrations between Workday and 3rd party/custom solutions.
Understand Workday’s Implementation Methodology and use it on all client engagements.
Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday's proven solutions.
Mentor and share product knowledge with other consultants.
Help deliver successful project outcomes and lasting client relationships.
About You
This role requires a blended mix of Functional and Technical Consulting skills relating to the implementation of business software applications. Workday Consultants act as trusted advisors to our Customers, guiding them through the functional aspects of the Workday platform. If you have existing or transferable experience in any of the following areas, then we’d love to hear from you:
Basic Qualifications
8+ years Consulting experience, either as an Internal Consultant or with a Consulting/Software Company
8+ years experience working with, or Implementing a Tier 1 business software application such as: Workday, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Ultimate Software, ADP, Ceridian or similar applications
Language Skills: Business fluent English and French required
Other Qualifications
Business analysis and requirements gathering skills
A strong presenter with excellent verbal and written Communication skills
Ability and desire to learn technology quickly through a mix of different mediums
Resourceful and adaptable; you’ll be comfortable working
Experience with Payroll compliance and/or legislation
Remotely, utilizing a variety of tools with a high degree of autonomy
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
Workday Pay Transparency Statement (For EU Locations Only)
Listed below is the base salary range applicable to this position. Workday pay ranges (and the precise pay offered to the successful candidate) are based on a number of objective criteria such as relevant experience and skills, and educational qualifications, level of responsibility, demands of the role, work location and business need. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants awarded by Workday Inc. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location Base Pay Range: €66,300 EUR - €99,500 EUR FranceOur Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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