Workday Integrations Manager
Cognizant
In this role you lead the delivery of Workday integration programs for multiple clients, guiding cross-functional teams through design, build, testing, deployment, and post-production support. You collaborate with client and internal stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable integration solutions and ensure delivery excellence. You act as a senior technical mentor and escalation point, shaping integration strategies and maintaining governance. The position offers impact across HCM, Payroll, and Financials with a focus on quality, scalability, and customer outcomes.
Pay / Benefits- entrepreneurial environment that welcomes ideas
- learning opportunities
- global operations across regions
- volunteer/outreach programs
- affinity groups
- opportunities to do great work
- Lead and oversee delivery of Workday integration solutions across HCM, Payroll, and Financials with emphasis on quality, scalability, and performance
- Guide full lifecycle delivery: design, build, test, deployment, post-production support
- Proactively manage project risks, issues, and dependencies with Engagement Managers
- Provide direction on integration strategies, design approaches, and best practices aligned to client requirements
- Ensure consistency with methodologies, governance, and architecture standards
- Review and validate integration designs (Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, REST/SOAP) for robustness
- Offer hands-on guidance on complex integrations, troubleshooting, and performance optimization
- Serve as senior escalation point for technical delivery challenges
- Build and manage client relationships across business and IT stakeholders
- Facilitate design workshops, delivery reviews, and issue resolution sessions
- Ensure transparency in delivery status, risks, and outcomes
- Escalation point to maintain client confidence and satisfaction
- Manage resource allocation and utilization across projects
- Forecast demand and align team skills to ensure optimal delivery
- Lead, mentor, and coach consultants on delivery execution and client engagement
- Support development through shadowing, feedback, and continuous learning
- Foster a delivery-focused, high-performance culture
- Ensure consistency and quality across deliverables and documentation
- Promote adoption of delivery frameworks, accelerators, and reusable assets
- Contribute to continuous improvement of integration delivery practices
- Support sales activities including estimation validation, SOW reviews
- Participate in proposals, orals, and solution discussions as required
- Identify opportunities for additional client value and service expansion
- 5+ years’ experience in Workday integrations with a strong delivery and implementation focus
- Proven experience leading multiple concurrent projects or workstreams in a consulting environment
- Hands-on knowledge of Workday integration technologies (Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, PECI, RaaS, REST/SOAP)
- Experience translating business requirements into scalable integration solutions
- Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders, facilitate workshops, and drive delivery outcomes
- Strong understanding of integration frameworks, patterns, and data flows
- Experience supporting sales pursuits, estimations, and SOW development
- Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- Minimal travel required but willing to travel on-site as needed
- Eligible for SC Clearance - UK resident for last five years and legally entitled to work in the UK
- communication
- leadership
- problem-solving
- Workday Studio
- EIB
- Core Connectors
Reference: WJ-747_30186714