Strategic Implementation Lead

2 days ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Workday Full time
Workday is Revolutionizing the Enterprise Software Market

We're a company that's changing the way businesses operate, and we need talented individuals to help us achieve our vision. At Workday, you'll be part of a team that's dedicated to making a brighter workday for everyone.

About the Team

Our Canadian practice is seeking a highly skilled Engagement Manager to guide customers through the solution delivery and deployment lifecycle. You'll partner with Workday leadership, consultants, and resource management to ensure successful implementation of the Workday solution.

About the Role

The ideal candidate will have strong financials expertise or HCM expertise and experience managing complex ERP implementations. You'll be responsible for project managing one or more Workday Financials/HCM/Payroll implementations concurrently, participating in the sales cycle, providing guidance and mentoring to Professional Services resources, and ensuring projects are properly planned and staffed.

  • Project manage one or more Workday Financials/HCM/Payroll 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 collaboratively minimize and manage project risks proactively with customers
  • Work with the client project manager to identify and resolve issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframes
  • Work with Delivery Assurance to ensure compliance with agreed to checkpoints
  • 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 other internal stakeholder groups
  • 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

About You

Basic Qualifications

  • 2+ years of managing complex ERP implementations, with a strong focus on Financials/HCM or Payroll
  • 2+ years implementing Workday, PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP or similar applications

Other Qualifications:

  • Become an authority in Workday's Implementation Methodology for use on all engagements
  • Demonstrable proficiency in the Workday product suite
  • Full project P+L ownership
  • Consulting experience strongly preferred with a software consulting or with a professional services consulting firm
  • Strong ability to support HR transformation and organizational change management initiatives within the context of a technology deployment
  • Experience implementing Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Ultimate or a similar application.
  • Previous experience with project management tools (Microsoft Project, Smartsheets, etc).
  • Previous service sales experience is a plus. Successful candidates have a balance of functional (business) and technical experience
  • Ability to travel up 25% percent or more of the time
  • French language preferred but not required

Salary Information

The estimated salary range for this role is $120,000 - $180,000 per year, depending on location and experience.

Benefits and Flexibility

At Workday, we offer a comprehensive benefits package and flexible work arrangements to support our employees' well-being and productivity. Our flexible work policy allows employees to spend at least half of their time in the office or in the field, enabling them to create a schedule that suits their needs.

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