Engagement Leader – Higher Education & Nonprofit (Hybrid)

Workday, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in the United States is seeking an Engagement Manager for our Higher Education practice.

You will lead deployment lifecycles, guide solution delivery, and coordinate with Workday Delivery leadership, consultants, and resource management to ensure a superior customer experience across multiple engagements. The role requires extensive ERP project management experience (6+ years), familiar with Workday or similar systems, and strong skills in risk, scope control, and stakeholder

Qualifications

• 6+ years of project management in Medium and/or Large Enterprise ERP deployments, preferably Higher Education.
• 6+ years of consulting experience either as an internal consultant or with a consulting/software company.
• Experience implementing Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Ellucian or a similar ERP.
• Working knowledge of at least one of: HCM, Financials, SIS.

Responsibilities

• Project manage one or more Workday product implementations concurrently.
• Participate in the sales cycle to gather requirements and formulate delivery approach.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to Professional Services resources.
• Ensure projects are properly planned and staffed.
• Manage and measure project performance using appropriate tools.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
• Identify opportunities to position other service offerings.

Skills

Project management

Client engagement

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Budget management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheets

Job description

Workday, Inc. in the United States is seeking an Engagement Manager for our Higher Education practice.

You will lead deployment lifecycles, guide solution delivery, and coordinate with Workday Delivery leadership, consultants, and resource management to ensure a superior customer experience across multiple engagements. The role requires extensive ERP project management experience (6+ years), familiar with Workday or similar systems, and strong skills in risk, scope control, and stakeholder