Kognitiv Inc.

• Lead the implementation and configuration of global Workday solutions. • Conduct interactive sessions with clients to identify and fulfill their needs. • Manage project scope, quality, and timelines to deliver excellence. • Serve as the client’s voice providing third-party perspective. • Troubleshoot issues when they arise and mentor less experienced consultants.

• Responsible for the strategic oversight, security, and maintenance of the organization’s global information technology infrastructure. • Ensures 24/7 system availability. • Manages the lifecycle of physical and virtual assets. • Oversees third-party Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to support a distributed workforce. • Accountable for the performance of IT Managed Service Providers (MSPs). • Oversees procurement, international logistics, deployment, and secure decommissioning of hardware. • Implements and enforces security protocols including Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Endpoint Protection, and Zero-Trust architecture. • Exercises direct supervisory authority over Technical Support Analysts, including hiring, performance management, training, and professional development. • Manages the administration and optimization of core SaaS applications and collaboration tools. • Monitors the health of physical and virtualized environments; leads incident response and risk mitigation activities. • Acts as Project Lead for internal technology initiatives.

• Leads, develops, and performance-manages a team of accountants/analysts while fostering an ownership mindset to produce timely and accurate financial reports. • Owns end-to-end accounting processes (AP, AR, general ledger, month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting) across global entities, ensuring compliance with GAAP/IFRS and internal controls. • Primary liaison between the organization and external auditors, preparing necessary documentation and managing the audit process. • Drives process improvements, automations, and cross-functional initiatives to enhance efficiency and scalability. • Provides strategic insights, mentors team members, and influences stakeholders on accounting matters in a remote/global setting. • Oversees multi-entity consolidations, tax compliance support, and ad-hoc projects.

Role Description Workday Project Managers coordinate, monitor, and lead projects from kickoff through Go-Live. This includes building strong relationships with client and internal stakeholders, driving engagement in project teams, and articulating a clear vision to achieve project goals. Project managers drive project scope and timeline, enforce accountability across project teams, and maintain proper documentation and communication to ensure a timely, successful, and smooth delivery within budget. Project Managers have a key focus on delivering impeccable customer service and streamlining internal operations. Responsibilities - Lead multiple, concurrent Workday projects for a global customer base. - Manage the project scope, quality, resources, and timeline to ensure projects are successfully delivered to plan on time and within budget. - Monitor and communicate project status, milestones, and overall performance to stakeholders. - Own, create and maintain documentation (status reports, RAID logs, dashboards, project plans, etc.) to track performance. - Identify risks and issues within the project plan, communicate risks to stakeholders and internal management, and drive initiatives to mitigate/resolve risks in a timely manner. - Ensure Testing Phase is managed appropriately according to Kognitiv's Methodology; leverage best practices to guide formulation of Test Strategy, report on testing outcomes, and drive efficient issue identification and resolution. - Manage, guide, motivate and facilitate collaboration for project teams. - Set a clear vision, expectations, goals, and milestones for the project. - Lead retrospectives and incorporate lessons learned into new approaches which drive projects’ success. - Manage changes to project scope, schedule, budget, and roles & responsibilities. - Partner with management to ensure appropriate resources and tools are assigned according to the project plan. - Assist clients and management with the evaluation and development of project plans. - Assist in sales engagements when applicable, including scoping projects, estimating level of effort and timeline. - Contribute to knowledge management repository through formal and informal avenues, such as sharing documented lessons learned, Q&A, documented deliverables, facilitation of Workday knowledge sharing sessions, regularly posting best practices and knowledge sharing information to team(s) and mentoring and training junior team members. Qualifications - 2+ years’ experience in program/project management within Information Technology and/or managing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. - Workday PM experience is highly preferred. - Experience managing global teams in a project/program management capacity. - Ability to lead and balance multiple, concurrent clients, and projects across various industries. - Ability to influence a wide variety of audiences and stakeholders across all levels of organizations (employees to C-Suite) to drive business outcomes. - Experience and understanding of different development/project methodologies, such as Waterfall and Agile. - Strong initiative and independence, needing limited oversight and direction during critical decision points or issues in the project/program. - Impeccable customer focus and commitment to client satisfaction; proven ability to understand client needs, build relationships, and position yourself as a trusted leader. - Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. - Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with customers and colleagues in a remote working environment. - Experience implementing complex, practical business solutions under competing deadlines and priorities while keeping a high attention to detail. - Ability and desire to drive process improvement and standardization throughout the company. - PMP or equivalent certification is preferred. - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to frequent change. - Ability to meet travel requirements (<5% a year). Requirements - USA Pay Range: $83,950 USD - $170,000 USD - Kognitiv is committed to a transparent and equitable compensation structure, which is determined by a variety of factors including skill set, experience, education, market data, and internal equity. Company Description Kognitiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

• Owns end-to-end payroll operations for the entire company, including processing, tax withholdings, benefits integration, garnishments, reporting, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions and entities. • Ensures adherence to all applicable local, state, federal, and international payroll laws, tax regulations, and internal controls. • Drives process improvements, system enhancements, automations, and policy updates to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. • Provides strategic insights on payroll metrics, labor costs, and compliance risks; influences cross-functional decisions with global stakeholders and leadership. • Oversees payroll-related audits, year-end processes, and ad-hoc projects. • Acts as the primary point of contact for payroll inquiries, escalations, and vendor relationships in a remote/global setting. • Builds team capabilities through training, knowledge sharing, and high-impact contributions.

• Fully owns end-to-end analysis and reporting (variance analysis, financial modeling, performance metrics); ensures outputs drive real business decisions across global operations • Proactively resolves issues and leads small-to-medium improvements (e.g., dashboard enhancements, process tweaks) • Shares insights confidently with global stakeholders and influences cross-functional changes in a remote setting • Provides light mentorship to junior team members and contributes to team knowledge base • Supports forecasting, budgeting cycles, ad-hoc analyses, and trend identification from multi-entity data • Demonstrates growing business acumen by shifting from transactional work to analyzing and improving processes • Collaborates effectively across time zones while treating processes as their own “business unit.”

• Serve as a subject matter expert in a variety of strategic, high-impact projects from strategic planning through stabilization with no supervision. • Provide subject matter expertise regarding key process decisions related to industry and areas of expertise. • Lead multiple concurrent large, complex Workday solutions and projects for a global customer base. • Design, configure, test, and implement business requirements across multiple Workday Financial module(s). • Manage the project scope, quality, timeline, communication, and overall delivery. • Provide oversight, guidance, instruction, learning opportunities, and coaching to team members. • Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements. • Assess actual client needs and propose recommendations and/or alternative solutions to meet client goals. • Advise clients on best practices, recognize, and recommend process improvements, and implement system enhancements. • Consult to touch points, dependencies, and integration aspects across multiple area(s) of Workday to provide a comprehensive solution to clients. • Understand different country regulatory and statutory requirements and how these can be met with Workday. • Lead portions of client sales meetings as a Subject Matter Expert; scope potential projects for area(s) of expertise. • Work across internal teams and clients to identify and resolve all issues that may impact project scope and/or Go Live; ensure alignment across project plans and allocated budgets. • Frequently discuss and articulate lessons learned from previous experience, Workday best practices, and Kognitiv's Point of View. • Strive to innovate and suggest new approaches to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively. • Contribute to the organization's knowledge management repository through formal and informal avenues (ex: Q&A, documented deliverables, facilitation of Workday knowledge sharing sessions, regularly posting best practices, etc). • Act as a mentor and coach for less experienced team members. • Meet key performance indicators set for this role (ex: utilization target, service level agreements, customer satisfaction scores, etc). • Work in a fast-paced environment that requires tasks to be completed quickly and accurately. • Demonstrate Kognitiv's core value, "act like an owner", in all aspects of work.

• Implement and configure Workday solutions for a global customer base. • Design, configure, test, and deploy business requirements across multiple Workday HCM module(s) while remaining flexible to clients' changing needs. • Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements. • Assess actual client needs and propose recommendations and/or alternative solutions to meet client goals. • Advise clients on best practices, recognize, and recommend process improvements, and implement system enhancements. • Lead, consult, execute, and prioritize conflicting demands on medium to high complexity projects across multiple, concurrent clients without supervision for area(s) of expertise. • Frequently discusses, and can articulate to clients, lessons learned from previous client experience, Workday best practices, as well as Kognitiv's point of view. • Ensure customers understand and take advantage of Kognitiv and Workday best practices. • Manage the project scope, quality, and timeline for area(s) of expertise. • Provide guidance, instruction, direction, and coaching to team members. • Review team members' work as necessary to ensure quality. • Perform research on problems, identify the true cause, and present/implement corrective measures to the client. • Seek opinions and feedback on alternative solutions from team members to solve client needs. • Contribute to the organization's knowledge management repository through formal and informal avenues (ex: Q&A, documented deliverables, facilitation of Workday knowledge sharing sessions, regularly posting best practices, etc). • Act as a mentor and coach for less experienced team members. • Strive to innovate and suggest new approaches to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively. • Gain an intermediate understanding of touch points, dependencies, and integration aspects across different Workday area(s). • Meet key performance indicators set for this role (ex: utilization target, service level agreements, customer satisfaction scores, etc).

• Design, configure, test, and execute client business requirements within Workday Advisory areas • Conduct collaborative sessions with clients • Assess client needs, propose recommendations, and offer alternative solutions • Troubleshoot various aspects such as business processes and configuration • Provide guidance and mentorship to team members • Cultivate a deep understanding of Workday's deployment methodology.

• Architect Solutions: Design, configure, and deploy Workday Student • Lead client sessions to understand their needs and advise on best practices • Mentor junior talent and manage project scope and quality • Perform research into complex issues and present corrective measures