Sr Engagement Manager Diversified Industries

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About the Team

About the Role

The Engagement Manager will be an expert with the Workday Deployment Methodology. They will lead/manage mid to large deployments and resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. They will also support executive level expectations by providing internal suggestions to management based on field experience as to how to potentially enhance the Workday Deployment Methodology.

The ideal candidate for this role will be in the Central time zone and have experience managing FIN projects but also have experience in HCM or Payroll.

o Become a guide in Workdays Implementation Methodology and demonstrate it on all engagements.

o Lead the implementation of 3 - 5 simultaneous projects.

o Show strength in the Workday product suite Financials HCM and/or Payroll.

o At times participate in the sales cycle to gather requirements formulate delivery approach and develop a proposal/SOW.

o Provide guidance and mentoring to those Professional Service resources working on their implementations.

o Ensure projects are accurately planned staffed and tight management of scope and budget/resource forecasting.

o Work with the internal customer project manager to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframes.

o Present at Executive Steering Committee meetings.

o Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday standard methodologies.

o Be a liaison for professional services when interacting with sales and/or development.

o Find opportunities to position other service offerings.

o Ensure the client can serve as a reference upon completing their implementation.

o Assist in the transition of the customer from professional services to product support.

o Ensure the project is delivered within the budget outlined in the SOW.

o Present clients with change orders in the event theyre asking Workday to perform tasks that are outside the scope of the SOW.

About You

Basic Qualifications for a P3 Engagement Manager

o 2 years experience of project management with HCM Payroll or Financial implementations within medium enterprise large enterprise higher education and/or state and local governments.

o 2years of experience implementing Workday Oracle SAP PeopleSoft or similar applications.

Basic Qualifications for a P4 Senior Engagement Manager

o 4 years experience of project management with HCM Payroll or Financial implementations within medium enterprise large enterprise higher education and/or state and local governments.

o 4years of experience implementing Workday Oracle SAP PeopleSoft or similar applications.

Other Qualifications

o Consulting experience either as an internal consultant or with a consulting/software company.

o Solid grasp with at least one of the following business areas: Human Resources Benefits Payroll General Ledger Accounts Payable/Receivable or Services procurement.

o Project Management experience a must. Experience with Scope managing timelines and budgets.

o Excellent communication organization time management and social skills.

o Passion for customer service.

o Business development skills.

o Knowledge of Internet technology and cloud-based applications.

o Previous service sales experience a plus. Successful candidates have a balance of functional (business) and technical experience.

o Ability to travel up to 50%

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidates compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including but not limited to geography experience skills job duties and business need among other things. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.

Additional Considerations:

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