Workday Engagement Manager

Kainos Group plc; Buenos Aires; Presencial; ARS 190.000 - 250.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A consulting firm is seeking a Workday Engagement Manager in Buenos Aires. The role involves managing Workday implementations, serving as a key client liaison, and ensuring successful project delivery. Candidates should have experience in IT solutions, strong commercial management skills, and effective communication abilities. Join a team that values diversity and innovation.

Servicios

People-first culture

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Career growth opportunities

Formación

• Established manager of systems implementations with IT solution delivery experience.
• Full lifecycle project management experience required.
• Two years in consulting or IT services.

Responsabilidades

• Manage implementation of global Workday programs from pre-sales to handover.
• Act as key client interface between functional and technical teams.
• Provide functional insight and thought-leadership in Workday capabilities.

Conocimientos

Project management

Client engagement

Commercial management

Business communication

Problem-solving

Negotiation

Descripción del empleo

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Workday Engagement Manager

Apply locations Buenos Aires time type Full time posted on Posted 27 Days Ago job requisition id JR_15570

Join Kainos and Shape the Future

At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS:

As a Workday Engagement Manager (Consultant) in Kainos, will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of Workday solutions for clients by working closely with client business teams and internal sales and delivery teams to define the scope, objectives and approach of solutions that are fit for purpose and commercially viable.

This is a senior position accountab le for the entire delivery lifecycle

Your key responsibilities include:

• Commercially managing the implementation of global Workday programmes from pre-sales through implementation to hand over to AMS (Application Management Services).

• Acting as the key client interface between functional and technical teams and the client.

• Pragmatically offering domain experience (HCM, Fins, Payroll or where relevant to a Workday Capability) to provide functional insight and thought-leadership.

• Managing all aspects of delivery including project planning, resourcing, milestone tracking, commercial management and customer satisfaction.

• Leading and supporting blended teams of colleagues, client and partner resources to share knowledge and develop an integrated delivery ethic.

• Agree in g objectives, outputs, milestones, timescale with client, together with associated contract and commercial terms.

• Identifying requirements, business processes, application configurations, testing plans and other artefacts to be documented to ensure shared understanding and facilitate knowledge transfer.

• Creat ing well structured & accurate deliverables and present ing to client steering level groups to secure proposed recommendations and agreement.

• Identify ing and actioning appropriate ly opportunities to win business, including negotiating and closing at a senior client level.

MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:

• You will be an established manager of systems implementations with direct experience in the successful delivery of IT solutions within a consulting environment, coupled with exceptional personal drive and ambition to progress your career.

• Full lifecycle project management experience, from initial opportunity through to requirement development / definition, functional solution design, implementation, data-migration, system testing, user acceptance testing, go-live and service management.

• Two years of experience with a consulting / IT services environment.

• Strong commercial management , influencing and negotiation skills.

• Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations. You will know when to push back, when to escalate, and when to go above and beyond to satisfy a customer

• Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation. Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences

• Strong business writing skills with experience in the production of business cases, requirement documentation, tender documents, contracts, statements of work and change requests.

• Demonstrable success in identifying and taking appropriate action on opportunities for additional business.

• Ability to provide effective pre-sales support as required, including devising and costing viable, winning solutions working closely with a sales team.

• Sound commercial judgement, with a proven track record in the execution of contract and commercial terms applying to the project.

• Commercial experience of running a team with experience in managing distributed teams.

• Good team player, with a willingness and ability to act as a role model within the capability and mentor and/or lead and manage people

• Ability to make sound decisions under pressure, taking a balanced view of client demands and Kainos commercials

• A positive “can do” attitude towards the commercial, technical and staffing challenges facing Kainos

• Able to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice

• Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)

Embracing our differences

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.

We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

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At Kainos we use technology to solve real problems for our customers, overcome big challenges for businesses, and make people’s lives easier. We build strong relationships with our customers and go beyond to change the way they work today and the impact they have tomorrow.

Our two specialist practices, Digital Services and Workday, work globally for clients across healthcare, commercial and the public sector to make the world a little bit better, day by day.

Our people love the exciting work, the cutting-edge technologies and the benefits we offer. That’s why we’ve been ranked in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies on numerous occasions.