Workday - Engagement Manager

Avaap; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Workday Engagement Manager, where you will lead impactful projects in government implementations. This role not only requires a seasoned professional with a Workday certification but also someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, managing budgets and resources effectively. You'll have the opportunity to build key client relationships and drive project success while ensuring adherence to best practices. With a competitive compensation package and a range of benefits, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact while enjoying a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Open PTO

Competitive vision, dental, and medical

Paid parental leave

401(k) match

Company-paid disability and life benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Tech and Fitness stipends

Qualifications

• Must have Workday Project Manager certification and experience leading implementations.
• Excellent communication skills are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Manage project implementation including budget, resources, and timeline.
• Coordinate project team work and present at Executive Steering Committee meetings.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Project management

Customer service

Collaboration

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Education

Workday Project Manager certification

Background in HR, Finance, or Payroll

Tools

Avaap methodology

Job description

Avaap is seeking a seasoned, certified Workday Engagement Manager with experience implementing Workday in Government.

An Engagement Manager serves as a project team leader and drives projects to a successful outcome. An individual in this role manages one or more implementations' budget, resources, and time, ensures compliance with agreed-upon checkpoints, and smoothly transitions to product support.

Responsibilities Include:

• Manages the implementation for one or more projects including budget, resources, and time
• Builds and maintains an accurate project schedule for the engagement; tracks issues and risks, communicates status and escalates concerns
• Coordinates and monitors the work of a project team
• Presents at Executive Steering Committee meetings
• Ensures that work produced is consistent with contract requirements and that project margins are maintained
• Manages own time, availability, progress against project plan, and billable hour expectations; supports project team members in doing the same
• Provides sales support including but not limited to proposals, presentations, work estimates, and Statement of Work (SOW) writing
• Presents client with change orders when requested tasks are outside the scope of the Statement of Work (SOW)
• Drives adoption of and adherence to Avaap practices, policies, and procedures across the project team
• Owns and manages key client relationships as well as other client-side relationships influencing project success (e.g. internal partners, vendors, employees and/or customers)
• Leverages current Avaap methodology, best practices, and tools to deliver client solutions; ensures consistency across projects, identifies opportunities for improvement, and drives enhancements
• Completes other related responsibilities as assigned based on client or business needs

Desired Experience And Skills:

• Current Workday Project Manager (PM) aka Engagement Manager (EM) certification.
• Previous experience leading Workday implementations in an EM/PM capacity.
• A practitioner background in the functional areas of HR, Finance, or Payroll, is highly desired.
• A background in SLED is desired.

Pay Transparency:

Compensation for roles at Avaap varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific business unit, team, role, skillset, and level of experience. As required by law, Avaap provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired.

• Base Salary Range is $140,000 to $180,000 plus 25% variable compensation is available for this specific role. At Avaap it is not typical to be hired at the top of the base salary range.
• During the interview process, alignment to level will be determined and should level differ from position applied for, a new compensation range will be provided for the appropriate role.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills along with the ability to communicate effectively
• Must be able to perform work indoors and remain stationary at a computer
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
• Passion for exceptional customer service and collaboration
• Ability to work remotely or out of one of Avaap’s physical office locations
• Current permanent U.S. work authorization required

Featured Avaap Benefits:

• Open PTO
• Competitive vision, dental, and medical, including fertility coverage
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) match
• Company-paid disability and life benefits
• Employee Assistance Program, including behavioral health services
• Tech and Fitness stipends

Presented benefits available to full-time US employees. Speak with your recruiter about offerings outside of the US.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Business Development and Sales

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting