Senior Manager - IT Implementation Consulting

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## Company: Mercer ## ## Description: HRDT is seeking candidates for the following position based at our Delivery centers in India **What can you expect?** - Plan and prioritize work for self, assist lead by providing inputs on in all the phases of delivery lifecycle, collate and report status/impediments with the greater project team. - Proven experience in managing complex projects involving Workday implementations, upgrades, and process improvements. - Lead / Manage – Launch Implementation projects / Your Way implementations, manage workload for the team, assist team in all the phases of delivery lifecycle, collate and report status/impediments with the greater project team. - Coordinate with the EM / PM and Client for project delivery - Multi-task and engage on multiple projects at a time for lead activities. - End to end ownership of assigned projects - Provide leadership and key stakeholders with the information and venues to make effective, timely decisions. **We will count on you for:** - Lead Payroll Projects and ability to work on multiple assignments. - Ability to conduct Workshop Sessions independently and handle Customer queries and Address on time. - Experience in configuring and customizing Workday Payroll module to meet the specific needs of the organization. - Ability to Work as a team and coordinate the deliverables with other Consultants. - Deliver solutions for in scope Payroll, Reporting/ Dashboards related Payroll for implementation. - Identify scope, scope gaps & get them addressed. - Identify right stakeholders in the project. - Communicate & collaborate with project internal / external stakeholders for project success & plan inputs. - Leading or participating in Workday implementation projects from planning to execution. - Gather and document requirements, assess complexity and level of effort estimates, prioritizes capacity, and defines development and analysis timelines. - Identify test scenarios, develop test scripts, and provide key support in Workday feature releases, security, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). - Mentor and Coach team members. - Being flexible to work in multiple time zones, multiple teams. - Drive Ops excellence culture and lead transformational project(s) with clear visible and measurable impact. - Responsible for driving initiatives and ensuring results with a confined focus on timelines and quality. **What you need to have:** - Excellent technical & functional skills across functional areas required for developing and delivering Payroll solutions across client implementations. - Should have Payroll Parallel and History Load Experience. - Excellent Country Specific Taxation Knowledge and Payroll Year End Activities. - Excellent interpersonal skills - Excellent communication skills. - Excellent Excel Skills. - Adaptability to learn new skills. - Self-driven - Manage multiple projects & teams. **What makes you stand out?** - Adaptable communicator, facilitator, influencer and problem solver - High attention to detail - Good relationship skills, Proven ability to work on own initiative as well as in a team - Ability to multi-task and prioritize time effectively. - Ability to work in a global and remote team. - Strong project management, communication, and customer service skills - Track record of realizing solutions from conception to implementation and support - Attention to detail and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. - Payroll Accounting Knowledge is preferrable. **Duties and Responsibilities:** - Develop and implement strategies for maximizing the organization's use of the Workday platform to enhance business processes and achieve operational goals. - Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of Workday implementation, upgrades, and ongoing optimization projects. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery. - Manage a team of Workday professionals, including analysts, consultants, and developers. Provide guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback to ensure team success. - Payroll Requirements, Definition - Investigate the business / technical requirements for the client’s Payroll needs, work collaboratively with business analysts and architects to clarify requirements and to achieve a consensus on the organization's needs and priorities. - Provide an overview to the client on Payroll capabilities of Workday - Design the Workday solution to meet the needs. - Should have strong Payroll Configuration knowledge. - Conducting sessions with client personnel to verify the required aspects of the payroll; help them fill up Payroll requirements template. - Application Testing – Assist clients with the testing of the delivered reports. Testing is driven by the scenarios from the client team. - Production Support – Includes the practices and disciplines of supporting the Workday solution for a period of time post deployment. - Production Rollout – Assist with the rollout of the Workday solution into the production environment. - Take timely, appropriate action to address stakeholder needs/expectations. - Identify and manage issue resolution including escalation as needed. - Interact and communicate effectively with mid and senior level management. - Works with senior level management for understanding the future priorities and plans. - Develop & manage communication plans with stakeholders aimed at improved collaboration. - Leverage synergies between global information systems **Knowledge and Skills:** - Experience with Workday Project Lifecycle - Demonstrated ability to lead and manage teams, providing clear direction, setting goals, and fostering a collaborative environment. - Extensive experience working with Workday Payroll, Reporting and Data Conversion for Payroll, including Cross Functional knowledge of Absence and Time Tracking, configuration, implementation, and maintenance. - Strong knowledge of Workday Advanced Reports, Dashboards and other complex reporting needs. -