About the Role
Our team promotes with ‘Employees’ being the first of them. This is why we:
1. offer remote working schedules aligned to our 'Flex' working model
2. empower you to follow your desired career path & achieve professional and personal goals
3. encourage work-life balance and wellbeing;
4. are proud to champion equal opportunities for everyone
Are you willing to drive our customers to success in a fast-paced environment, achieving the transformation they are looking for?
Project Managers at Workday are called Engagement Managers. Engagement Managers are delivery specialists in their area of expertise. In this case the world of Business Applications and more specifically the full scope of the Workday solution related to the Office of the oCFO and oCHRO within our Government Vertical.
As an Engagement Manager at Workday you are more than just a Project Manager, you are a trusted advisor to our customers - you’ll engage, guide and ensure success in their implementation of Workday’s leading cloud enterprise software products for our Enterprise customers.
As the engagement manager you drive our customers’ implementations by setting up the project planning, staffing, governance and shaping the development of the key project results like the project charter or the issues log. As the main point of contact for both customer and Workday teams, it will important to build close relationships with the Customer Project Manager to resolve issues that stand in the way of project success. Management of the agreed budget is part of the roll to support delivery of the project efficiently and profitably.
What you’ll be doing
5. Share your experience and provide oversight over other projects and their success within the framework of our Delivery Assurance quality control
6. Project manage Workday product implementations
7. Participate in the sales cycle when requested to capture requirements, formulate delivery approach and develop a proposal/SOW
8. Provide guidance and mentoring to Professional Services resources working on your implementations
9. Ensure projects are accurately planned and staffed
10. Collaborate to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframes
11. Work with Workday Partners to ensure project compliance
12. Present at Executive Steering Committee meetings
13. Be a liaison for Professional Services when interacting with sales and/or business development
14. See opportunities to position other service offerings
15. Ensure the client can serve as a reference upon completing their implementation
16. Assist in the transition of the customer from Professional Services to Product Support
17. Ensure the project is delivered within the budget outlined in the SOW
After your first 12 months we expect you to:
18. Become an authority in Workday's Implementation Methodology and use it on all engagements
19. Share your knowledge and experience in the context of Delivery Assurance and internal initiatives
20. Demonstrate competency in leading the Workday HCM, Financials, and/or Planning product suite implementations
21. Have Full project P+L ownership
About You
The role requires a blended mix of business skills, customer focus and desire to support the Delivery team to secure their success.
Basic Qualifications
22. 5+ years delivering complex enterprise business applications projects, including projects within Local and National Government
23. Global deployment's experience is a great addition to your experience.
24. Ability to travel up to 50%
25. Location: London or Reading
Other Qualifications
26. Experience deploying, ERP technology solutions
27. Proficiency in business English a must. Proficiency in any other European languages would be beneficial but not essential
28. Experience/extensive knowledge of in Finance Processes and Human Resources processes knowledge
29. Cross functional knowledge will be advantageous
30. Strong presentation skills
31. Willingness to ‘roll up one’s sleeves’ and assist wherever needed.
32. Demonstrates initiative, flexibility and follow-through
33. Enjoying an environment of constant innovation and change
34. Experience working with cross-functional teams in a fast-pace, collaborative environment
35. Promote a positive and inclusive working environment.
Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.