Senior Workday Engagement Lead — Remote

Cognizant; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Engagement Manager to lead end‑to‑end Workday ERP implementations in a consulting environment. You will act as the project face, manage budgets, and coordinate staffing while ensuring client satisfaction and project profitability.

The role requires 5+ years of Workday project leadership, prior Workday consulting experience, and willingness to travel on-site as needed. UK work eligibility for SC clearance is noted as a requirement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience leading medium to large Workday implementations.
• Workday Consulting/Partner experience essential.
• A practitioner background in HR, Finance, or Payroll is a plus.
• PMP certification is a plus.
• Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site if needed.
• Eligible for SC Clearance – you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the face of the project, leading Workday implementations from start to finish.
• Manage 1–2 large Workday implementations in the Project Manager role.
• Participate in sales to gather requirements and develop delivery approaches.
• Ensure proper project planning and staffing.
• Track issues and risks and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to Collaborative consultants.
• Deliver the project within the SOW-defined budget and present change orders if scope changes.
• Present at Executive Steering Committee meetings.
• Coordinate with Delivery Assurance to meet checkpoints and quality standards.
• Assist in transitioning the customer from professional services to product support.
• Position the client as a reference and identify opportunities for other services.

Skills

Workday implementations

Workday consulting

HR/Finance/Payroll background

PMP

Travel willingness

UK work eligibility for SC clearance

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Engagement Manager to lead end‑to‑end Workday ERP implementations in a consulting environment. You will act as the project face, manage budgets, and coordinate staffing while ensuring client satisfaction and project profitability.

The role requires 5+ years of Workday project leadership, prior Workday consulting experience, and willingness to travel on-site as needed. UK work eligibility for SC clearance is noted as a requirement.