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[Remote] Senior Benefits Principal Consultant

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-06-16

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Collaborative Solutions, LLC is a company that specializes in Workday implementations. They are seeking a Senior Benefits Principal Consultant to bridge the gap between business and technical teams, guiding clients through the transformation and implementation phases of Workday.

Responsibilities

  • Be a Workday product expert with knowledge of design, configuration, testing and implementation
  • Reinforces company policies and procedures to others
  • Drives and makes decisions regarding tactical direction of project workstreams
  • Identifies dependencies and supports interplay between different workstreams within a project
  • Leads, mentors, and oversees the work of other Consultants within their projects
  • Guide the client through facilitated design sessions and configuration decisions based on best practices and an understanding of the client’s unique business requirements at all stages of the project
  • Regularly engage and support the client through all phases of the project, ensuring a smooth transfer from legacy systems to the Workday HCM solution
  • Perform multiple tasks under limited direction, while regularly keeping the client, your project team and your Engagement Manager abreast of changes or progress related to the project
  • Willingness to take a leadership position on a project, or as a Cognizant or Workday product Partner Lead and/or Delivery Assurance Reviewer
  • Display your hands-on expertise of the software, including iLoading client data, moving configuration from tenant to tenant, and configuring business processes and security
  • Utilize your technical aptitude to convert and map data sources into data conversion templates via iLoads
  • Act as a mentor to fellow consultants and analysts, including providing support for shadow assignments
  • Actively participate in update training and internal opportunities to share one’s skills and learnings with others within the organization
  • Additional duties as assigned by manager

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree required or equivalent
  • 4+ years of Workday functional implementation experience, required
  • 5 years Human Resources, Benefits, or Financial software experience, required
  • 5 years implementing functional solutions with ERP or SaaS software, required
  • Experience gathering business requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines
  • Demonstrated functional experience in Human Resources, Benefits, or Financials Management
  • Workday Certification in Workday Benefits or HCM would be preferred

Benefits

  • Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program , based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) plan and contributions
  • Long-term/Short-term Disability
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Company Overview

  • Collaborative Solutions, a Cognizant company, is a leading global Finance and HR Transformation consultancy that leverages world-class cloud solutions to help deliver successful outcomes for clients. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.collaborativesolutions.com/.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Collaborative Solutions, LLC has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 17 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 12 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 6 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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