Workday Engagement Manager

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

As an Engagement Manager within Cognizant’s Workday Practice, you will lead Workday implementations from start to finish for commercial clients across EMEA. You’ll act as the primary point of contact, managing budgets, resources, and ensuring client satisfaction and project profitability. This role requires strong leadership, management, and mentoring skills, with a focus on customer and team success.

Responsibilities

• Become an expert in Cognizant’s Cynergy™ (Workday) Implementation Methodology.
• Manage multiple Workday product implementations in the Project Manager role.
• Participate in the sales cycle by gathering requirements, formulating delivery approaches, and developing proposals/SOWs.
• Ensure projects are properly planned and staffed.
• Track issues and risks, communicate status, and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to other consultants.
• Ensure projects are delivered within the budget outlined in the SOW.
• Present client with change orders to address changes in scope, timeline, or cost.
• Present at Executive Steering Committee meetings.
• Work with Workday’s Delivery Assurance to ensure compliance with checkpoints.
• Assist in the transition of the customer from professional services to product support.
• Ensure the client can serve as a reference upon completing their implementation and identify opportunities for additional service offerings.

Skills and Requirements

• Successful project management experience leading medium to large ERP implementations, preferably in a consulting environment.
• Previous Workday experience and certification (PM, Launch) strongly preferred.
• Prior experience supporting Workday implementation projects for Commercial industries preferred.
• Knowledge of ERP, specifically HCM, Finance, and Payroll.
• A practitioner background in HR, Finance, or Payroll is a plus.
• PMP certification is a plus.
• Minimal travel required, but willingness to travel on-site if needed.

Company Information

Cognizant offers an entrepreneurial environment, opportunities to contribute ideas, and a commitment to community outreach and learning. They operate globally with Affinity groups to meet employee needs.

Application Instructions

• Not specified in the provided job description. Please refer to the Cognizant careers website for application details.

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