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About the Team
We believe that everything starts with learning. And that by changing the way the world learns we can change the world for the better. If thats a mission that excites you youll be in great company at Sana in Workday.About the Role
About the Role Engagement Manager
As an Engagement Manager you are the senior owner of some of Sanas most strategic customer engagements. You lead complex multi-phase implementations and drive long-term value realisation for our enterprise customers. You act as the primary point of accountability for the overall success of the engagement: from discovery and solution design through deployment and change management to adoption expansion and measurable business impact.
You will orchestrate cross-functional teams (product solutions CS data partners) and engage with senior customer stakeholders to ensure Sanas solutions are aligned with their strategic priorities. You combine strong project and program management discipline with a consultative mindset and commercial awareness ensuring that projects are delivered on time within scope and budget while uncovering opportunities to deepen and expand the partnership.
Key Role Responsibilities:
In this role you will:
Own end-to-end customer engagements
Serve as the overall engagement owner for assigned accounts accountable for successful implementation and ongoing value realisation.
Lead complex deployments of Sana for medium and large enterprise customers from discovery and design through go-live and post-launch optimisation.
Lead project and program delivery
Define and manage project scope plan timelines risks and dependencies across multiple work streams.
Ensure delivery within the budget and scope outlined in the Statement of Work proactively managing changes and trade-offs.
Coordinate internal Sana resources and external partners to deliver against project objectives.
Engage senior customer stakeholders
Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with executive sponsors and key decision makers.
Facilitate steering committees and executive readouts clearly articulating progress risks and business impact.
Align Sanas roadmap and capabilities with the customers strategic priorities and success metrics.
Drive adoption and measurable impact
Define track and report on success metrics and KPIs for each engagement.
Work closely with customer project managers and business owners to promote adoption ensure change readiness and drive continuous improvement.
Identify optimisation and expansion opportunities that increase the value customers realise from Sana.
Provide strategic and solution guidance
Translate business requirements into solution designs and implementation plans in collaboration with Solution Engineering and Product.
Advise customers on best practices for learning change management and digital adoption leveraging Sanas capabilities.
Challenge and refine customer requirements where needed to ensure viable scalable and high-impact solutions.
Collaborate cross-functionally and with partners
Work effectively with Sales to scope new engagements shape proposals and ensure a smooth transition from presales to delivery.
Manage third-party partners or vendors as part of the overall project team maintaining accountability for overall outcomes.
Provide structured feedback to Product and Engineering based on customer needs and deployment learnings.
About You
Basic Qualification:
1-3 years of progressively responsible experience in Enterprise software implementation management consulting or customer success / professional services roles.
Minimum Educational Requirement Bachelors degree (or foreign equivalent) in Business Management Information Systems Computer Science Engineering or a closely related field.
A Masters degree in a related field is preferred but not lieu of a bachelors degree the employer will accept an equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible experience.
Fluency in English is mandatory; additional languages are a plus.
Other Qualifications:
You will thrive in this role if you:
Are naturally curious always seeking to learn and view every challenge as a growth opportunity.
Have strong project and program management skills with a solid track record leading complex implementations in a Professional Services or Customer Success environment.
Are comfortable engaging with Clevel and senior stakeholders with excellent communication and presentation skills.
Possess grit and determination allowing you to weather setbacks and persist towards ambitious goals.
Are driven by excellence and high standards in planning execution and stakeholder management.
Embody humbleness and a collaborative mindset always ready to learn from others and cocreate solutions.
Are deeply committed to our mission of changing the way the world learns and have a genuine passion for driving customer impact.
Are strong at building relationships working cross-functionally and influencing internal and external stakeholders.
Can manage multiple priorities and engagements in parallel maintaining structure and clarity for all parties involved.
Promote a positive and inclusive working environment and contribute to the culture of the Impact team.
Have international and/or cross-cultural experience and are comfortable working with global customers.
Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work were combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections maintain a strong community and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways so rather than a number of required days in-office each week we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers prospects and partners (depending on role). This means youll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business team and personal needs while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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