Senior Workday Engagement Manager (Certified)

ERPA; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ERPA is seeking a Workday Senior Engagement Manager to build lasting client relationships while overseeing Phase 1 implementations and AMS/Phase X portfolios. You will manage budgets, engage with clients, and lead cross-functional teams through full project lifecycles.

The role requires strategic thinking, innovation, and a drive to position ERPA as a Workday partner of choice. You will collaborate with consultants and clients to ensure projects stay within scope, deliver value, and achieve

Qualifications

• 3+ years leading commercial Workday engagements through full lifecycle
• Active Workday EM/PM certification required and must remain active
• Ability to learn new systems quickly (JIRA, ServiceNow, Salesforce, etc.)
• Experience managing projects using Smartsheet
• Excellent verbal and written communication with proactive stakeholder alignment
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• Willingness to travel up to 25% as needed

Responsibilities

• Be the culture champion for ERPA’s core values (E empathy, R responsibility, P passion, A agility)
• Serve as the key connection between consultants and the client
• Lead multiple Workday engagements concurrently
• Keep projects within SOW scope and meet milestones and budget targets
• Monitor project health, risks, issues, and escalations
• Conduct status updates and manage governance cycles (weekly/monthly/quarterly)
• Assist with work assignments and resource management for Workday engagements
• Ensure high customer satisfaction and referenceability

Skills

Project leadership

Client management

Team coordination

Communication

Education

Workday EM/PM certification

Tools

JIRA

ServiceNow

Salesforce

Smartsheet

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.Are you looking to join a dynamic company that truly values their employees, offers great benefits, and has a “people first” culture? At ERPA, we encourage our employees to be innovative and welcome new ideas. Empathy, responsibility, passion, and agility are the values that ERPA emulates in the workplace and seeks in our employees.ERPA is a client‑focused technology services firm committed to maximizing the value of our clients' Workday investments. We specialize in implementing Workday solutions for higher education and government organizations, while also providing comprehensive, ongoing support for clients across diverse industries. Our team partners closely with clients to optimize their Workday environments, offering services such as application management, Workday evolution and expansions (Phase X implementations), follow‑on solutions, analytics, and continuously enhance the user experience.

Position Summary:

Are you a team-oriented, collaborative Workday Senior Engagement Manager that wants to be part of an amazing team? Don’t miss out on this great opportunity! Our Workday Senior Engagement Manager plays a critical role in building lasting relationships with ERPA’s Workday customers, while managing Phase 1 implementations, as well as a portfolio of AMS and Phase X clients. This role is responsible for budget management, client engagement, and cross‑functional team leadership throughout the full project lifecycle. You will contribute to the development of ERPA’s Workday practice and should showcase innovation, strategic thinking and have the drive to make ERPA a Workday partner of choice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a culture champion for ERPA’s core values (E empathy, R responsibility, P passion, A agility)
• Be the key connection between our consultants and the client
• Lead multiple Workday engagements concurrently
• Ensure projects stay within defined scope of Statement of Work (SOW) and meet agreed milestones and budget targets
• Gauge and report project health and monitor risks, issues, and escalations
• Conduct status updates and manage weekly, monthly and quarterly customer governance
• Assist with work assignments & resource management for Workday engagements
• Ensure customer satisfaction remains exceptional and customers are referenceable

Experience Requirements:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience independently leading commercial Workday engagements throughout the full project lifecycle with a Workday partner (Launch Express is a plus!)
• A Workday EM/PM certification is required and must remain in Active status throughout employment with ERPA
• Ability to learn new systems quickly (JIRA, ServiceNow, Salesforce, etc.)
• Prior experience managing projects utilizing Smartsheet
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, along with a proactive approach to ensure alignment with customers, consultants, and other internal stakeholders
• Must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to travel up to 25%, as neededDemonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a team environment, coupled with a desire to have fun while building something new (required)

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job.

Applicants are considered for all positions in accordance with statutes and regulations concerning non-discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, non-disqualifying disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.

ERPA is an equal opportunity employer, as well as a substance and tobacco free workplace.

All offers of employment are contingent on successfully passing the pre‑employment drug screen and background investigation which may include reference checks, criminal background investigation, and when applicable licensing verification.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We will not consider any applicants that require sponsorship for employment visa status either now or in the future.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over‑achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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