Sr Director, EMEA Technical Platform Consulting

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About the Team

About the Role

As the Sr Director of EMEA Technical Platform Consulting you will lead an organization of approximately 45 consultants across 8 direct reports who manage teams spanning the EMEA region. You will be responsible for the performance growth and strategic direction of the entire platform consulting practice ensuring your teams deliver exceptional value to customers while hitting key business objectives.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Building and developing a high-performing organization hiring mentoring and retaining a diverse team of technical and advisory consultants and ensuring your managers are equipped to do the same within their teams

• Driving customer satisfaction and delivery excellence setting the standard for customer engagement and ensuring your organization consistently delivers successful technical implementations across Data Integration and Extend

• Owning business performance managing and delivering against revenue utilization margin and other operational targets on a quarterly and annual basis

• Shaping the strategic direction of the practice leading your organizations pivot toward AI ensuring consultants are upskilled on AI capabilities and aligned with Workdays broader company mission

• Leading the AI upskilling initiative championing the development of AI advisory skills across the team so they can guide customers on how to take advantage of Workdays AI-powered solutions

• Collaborating across functions partnering with Sales Delivery Engagement Management Resource Management Product and Partner organizations to effectively staff engagements and build the capabilities needed across Workday and partner consulting resources

• Contributing to the broader Professional Services organization leading and participating in internal initiatives that shape the strategic direction of Services across EMEA and globally

About You

About You

The role requires a blended mix of Functional and Technical Consulting skills relating to the implementation of business software applications. Workday Consultants act as trusted advisors to our Customers as a result we are Business Consultants who are experts in the functional aspects of the Workday platform. If you have existing or transferable experience in any of the following areas then wed love to hear from you:

Basic Qualifications

• 8 years of experience leading and developing high-performing Directors and Senior Managers

• 10 years of experience building high-performing teams and driving project or program outcomes

• 15 years of relevant experience in professional services consulting or enterprise software implementation

• Proficient in English and German (if based in Germany) is essential

Other Qualifications

• Business Acumen Ability to understand and interpret business situations to make sound decisions including analysing market trends financial performance and operational data to identify opportunities for growth and improvement across the EMEA consulting practice

• Decision Making Skilled at evaluating multiple courses of action assessing risk and balancing data-driven analysis with sound judgment to make decisions that impact organisational performance customer outcomes and resource allocation

• Leadership Ability to guide influence and inspire a large geographically distributed organisation toward shared goals including fostering a positive and inclusive work environment driving organisational change and aligning teams with Workdays mission and values

• People Management Experienced in overseeing and developing a multi-layered management organisation including motivating individuals resolving conflicts delegating effectively and fostering an environment where team members grow their careers and deliver their best work

• Thought Leadership Ability to influence others by demonstrating deep expertise in platform consulting and AI advisory services generating innovative ideas and inspiring your organisation and customers to adopt new approaches and ways of working

• Process Improvement Skilled at identifying analysing and enhancing existing business processes to improve operational efficiency customer satisfaction and team productivity including consulting delivery methodologies onboarding and performance management

• Experience in large-scale international enterprise software implementation (HCM Financials or Platform)

• Familiarity with AI concepts and a passion for driving AI adoption within a consulting organisation

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt your style to different audiences across cultures and seniority levels

Workday Pay Transparency Statement (For EU Locations Only)

Listed below is the base salary range applicable to this position. Workday pay ranges (and the precise pay offered to the successful candidate) are based on a number of objective criteria such as relevant experience and skills and educational qualifications level of responsibility demands of the role work location and business need. 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 awarded by Workday Inc. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.

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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