Transformation - Workday Manager

Grant Thornton (US); Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 147,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton (US) is seeking a Workday Manager to deliver advisory and implementation services across client organizations within the Technology Transformation Practice. You will be empowered by a strong team to help clients realize their vision and elevate your own skills.

From day one, you will help manage full life cycle Workday projects, document requirements, configure modules, and develop training materials. Travel up to 40% is expected as projects scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required; Master’s is a plus.
• Minimum 4 years of work experience in a similar consulting practice.
• Four full life cycle Workday implementations are required.
• Knowledge of Workday modules and Workday applications.
• Industry certifications are required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead advisory and implementation work within client organizations.
• Document business requirements and design transformational goals.
• Configure applications and conduct unit testing.
• Create training materials and user guides.
• Conduct end-user training sessions for deployment.
• Provide post-production support and ongoing maintenance.
• Engage in pre-sales activities as needed and meet billing targets.
• Travel up to 40% to support client projects.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Project management

Client delivery

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, HR, Information Technology, MIS, or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Workday modules

Workday applications

System integration & data connectivity

Job description

Job Description
As a Workday Manager, you’ll perform advisory and implementation services to address business needs throughout client organizations for the Technology Transformation Practice – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.

As a Workday Manager, you’ll perform advisory and implementation services to address business needs throughout client organizations for the Technology Transformation Practice – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.
From day one, you’ll be empowered by the greater Technology Transformation team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

• Assist in full life cycle implementations including planning, design, & build phases
• Responsible for documenting business requirements, system design and transformational goals
• Configure applications and conduct iterative unit testing
• Help to create training materials and quick reference guides to support user adoption
• Conduct training classes to prepare end users for deployment
• Provide post-production support
• Participate in full life cycle implementations
• Assist in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures
• Participate in pre-sales activities as needed
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization)
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, HR, Information Technology, MIS, or related field required, Master’s degree is a plus
• Minimum 4 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level
• Minimum of 4 full life cycle implementations of Workday
• Knowledge of Workday modules
• Industry recognized professional certification required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of software development lifecycles, key metrics, and reports
• Experience with application integration & back-end data connectivity applications
• Experience installing/configuring/implementing Workday Applications
• Exposure or training on Workday Applications
• Knowledge of Workday Applications
• Proven ability delivering complex and time sensitive projects
• Strong leadership skills, able to conduct meetings and write technically oriented documents
• Able to work with clients to understand current state processes and define future state processes based on business objectives
• Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 40%

The base salary range for this position is between $147,200 and $196,880. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job‑related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate