Principal Engagement (Project/ Delivery) Manager - Higher Education

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About the Team

Workday is the leader in enterprise-class, software-as-a-servic​e​ (SaaS) solutions for managing global businesses. Our solutions combine the lower cost of ownership of SaaS with a modern approach to applications. Founded by PeopleSoft veterans Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri, Workday delivers Human Capital Management, Payroll, Financial Management and Student solutions for midsize and large organizations.

As an Engagement Manager in our Higher Education practice, you will be the key player on a team that guides customers through the deployment lifecycle, solution delivery, and issue management by partnering with Workday Delivery leadership, consultants, and resource management. You will be the Workday leader responsible for managing the Customer experience through deployments. You will be tasked with managing a portfolio of project engagements, including external customer facing engagements (initial and subsequent add-on deployments) as well as internal Workday engagements.

About the Role

As an Engagement Manager, you will be tasked with ensuring the successful implementation of the Workday products for our Higher Education customer base. The Engagement Manager, through building key relationships with the client executive leadership and implementation team(s), will drive the implementation from planning through multiple moves to production. In addition, the Engagement Manager will be involved in the development of several key project deliverables (e.g., charter, project/staffing plan, issue logs, project status reporting, etc.) and work with the Client project manager to resolve issues that stand in the way of project success. The Engagement Manager will also be responsible for managing to the agreed upon budget and delivering the project profitably.

What you’ll be doing:

• Project manage one or more Workday product implementations concurrently
• Participate in the sales cycle when requested to gather requirements, formulate delivery approach and develop a proposal/SOW
• Provide guidance and mentoring to Professional Services resources working on your implementations
• Ensure projects are properly planned and staffed
• Manage and measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Work with the client project manager to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframes
• Present at Executive Steering Committee meetings
• Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday best practices
• Be a liaison for Professional Services when interacting with sales and/or development
• Identify 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
• Present client with change orders in the event they're asking Workday to perform tasks that are outside the scope of the SOW

Expected results within 12 months:

• Become a specialist in Workday's Implementation Methodology as well as the Student Deployment Approach for use on all engagements
• Demonstrate competency in the Workday Platform and Student product suites
• Full project P+L ownership

About You

Basic Qualifications: Principal Engagement Manager (P5)

• Demonstrable experience (8+ years) of project managing Medium and/or Large Enterprise ERP solution preferably within the Higher Education customer base.
• Prior consulting experience either as an internal consultant or with a consulting/software company.
• Experience implementing Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Ellucian or a similar application.
• Working knowledge with at least one of the following: HCM, Financials, SIS (Student Information System) business areas.

Basic Qualifications: Sr Engagement Manager (P4)

• Demonstrable experience (6+ years) of project managing Medium and/or Large Enterprise ERP solution preferably within the Higher Education customer base.
• Prior consulting experience either as an internal consultant or with a consulting/software company.
• Experience implementing Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Ellucian or a similar application.
• Working knowledge with at least one of the following: HCM, Financials, SIS (Student Information System) business areas.

Other Qualifications:

• Previous experience with project management tools (Microsoft Project, Smartsheets, etc).
• Experience in project management incorporating financial business processes and financial reporting
• Experience managing 3rd parties on a project
• Business development experience
• Previous service sales experience is a plus. Successful candidates have a balance of functional (business) and technical experience
• Ability to travel 50 percent or more of the time

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $133,800 USD - $200,600 USD based on min and max pay range.

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $127,100 to $217,100 USD

Posting End Date: 02/28/25

The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated.

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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 candidate’s 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 Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.GA.Atlanta

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $133,800 USD - $200,600 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $127,100 USD - $217,100 USD

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $133,800 - $200,600 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

02/28/2025

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