Sr. Principal Consultant, Workday Benefits (Certified)

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Are you looking to join a dynamic company that truly values their employees, offers great benefits, and has a “people first” culture? At ERPA, we encourage our employees to be innovative and welcome new ideas. Empathy, responsibility, passion, and agility are the values that ERPA emulates in the workplace and seeks in our employees.

ERPA is a client-focused technology services firm committed to maximizing the value of our clients' Workday investments. We specialize in implementing Workday solutions for higher education and government organizations, while also providing comprehensive, ongoing support for clients across diverse industries. Our team partners closely with clients to optimize their Workday environments, offering services such as application management, Workday evolution and expansions (Phase X implementations), follow-on solutions, analytics, and continuously enhance the user experience.

Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Sr. Principal Workday Benefits Compensation Consultant on our Workday HCM team! This role will be responsible for solutioning, navigating, and optimizing Workday Benefits. The span of responsibility will be to ensure the successful implementation and/or production support (post go-live) for Benefits and at least one or more additional Workday modules under the HCM umbrella such as: Advanced Comp, Talent/Performance, Recruiting, Learning, HCM Reporting, and/or Data Conversion.

This role will actively contribute to the development of ERPA’s Workday practice and should showcase innovation, strategic thinking and have the drive to make ERPA a Workday partner of choice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide consulting services on multiple client engagements with limited direction
• Understand client business requirements and provide guidance throughout design, configuration and prototype, and assist clients with testing and move to Production efforts
• Support clients during Annual Events such as: Annual Talent/Performance, Merit, Open Enrollment, ACA, etc. as needed
• Partner with Engagement Managers to keep them informed of project status, changes, etc.
• Collaborate with cross-functional counterparts to ensure clear lines of communication and project alignment
• Accurately maintain forecast in a timely manner
• Partner with the Sales team and serve as a Subject Matter Expert while assisting with sales presentations, demos, and LOEs
• Stay up to date on industry knowledge, Workday enhancements, and be able to advise on Workday best practices
• Build strong relationships with clients, gained through trust and exceptional customer service

Experience And Education Requirements:

• Minimum of four years of experience as a lead Workday Benefits Consultant at a Workday partner firm is required
• Must have extensive hands-on experience troubleshooting, configuring, and navigating Workday Benefits              
• Must have experience independently leading at least two Workday Phase 1 implementations and two Workday Phase X implementations.
• Experience independently assisting Workday customers through Open Enrollment support required
• Experience independently assisting customers through Affordable Care Act (ACA) support required
• Workday Partner Certifications and hands-on experience required in Workday Benefits AND at least one of these: Advanced Comp, Learning, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent, Reporting, PEX
• Employment is contingent upon obtaining a Workday Launch certification.
• All required Workday Partner certifications must remain in Active status throughout employment with ERPA.
• Strong organizational skills are required. Must be able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, along with a detailed understanding of Workday Benefits processes and best practices to make appropriate implementation recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a team environment, coupled with a desire to have fun while building something new (required)

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job. 

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ERPA is an equal opportunity employer, as well as a substance and tobacco free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent on successfully passing the pre-employment drug screen and background investigation which may include reference checks, criminal background investigation, and when applicable licensing verification. 

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We will not consider any applicants that require sponsorship for employment visa status either now or in the future.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!