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Posted:
14.03.2025
Expiry Date:
28.04.2025
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About the Role
Our team promotes with ‘Employees’ being the first of them. This is why we:
* offer remote working schedules aligned to our 'Flex' working model
* empower you to follow your desired career path & achieve professional and personal goals
* encourage work-life balance and wellbeing;
* 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 key project results like the project charter or the issues log. As the main point of contact for both customer and Workday teams, it is 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 role to support delivery of the project efficiently and profitably.
What you’ll be doing
* Share your experience and provide oversight over other projects and their success within the framework of our Delivery Assurance quality control
* Project manage Workday product implementations
* Participate in the sales cycle when requested to capture requirements, formulate delivery approach, and develop a proposal/SOW
* Provide guidance and mentoring to Professional Services resources working on your implementations
* Ensure projects are accurately planned and staffed
* Collaborate to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframes
* Work with Workday Partners to ensure project compliance
* Present at Executive Steering Committee meetings
* Be a liaison for Professional Services when interacting with sales and/or business development
* See opportunities to position other service offerings
* Ensure the client can serve as a reference upon completing their implementation
* Assist in the transition of the customer from Professional Services to Product Support
* Ensure the project is delivered within the budget outlined in the SOW
After your first 12 months we expect you to:
* Become an authority in Workday's Implementation Methodology and use it on all engagements
* Share your knowledge and experience in the context of Delivery Assurance and internal initiatives
* Demonstrate competency in leading the Workday HCM, Financials, and/or Planning product suite implementations
* Have Full project P+L ownership
About You
The role requires a blended mix of business skills, customer focus, and a desire to support the Delivery team to secure their success.
Basic Qualifications
* 5+ years delivering complex enterprise business applications projects, including projects within Local and National Government
* Global deployment experience is a great addition to your experience.
* Ability to travel up to 50%
* Location: London or Reading
Other Qualifications
* Experience deploying ERP technology solutions
* Proficiency in business English is a must. Proficiency in any other European languages would be beneficial but not essential
* Experience/extensive knowledge of Finance Processes and Human Resources processes
* Cross-functional knowledge will be advantageous
* Willingness to ‘roll up one’s sleeves’ and assist wherever needed.
* Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, and follow-through
* Enjoying an environment of constant innovation and change
* Experience working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
* 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.
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