Workday Engagement Manager

When you join Kainos, you get to think beyond limitations to make an immediate and positive impact – like transforming digital services for millions of citizens or helping Fortune 500 companies get live and thrive on Workday.

You’ll be part of a people-first culture that is growing around the world. We’re a creative, committed, and diverse group of individuals who succeed as a team.

At Kainos your ideas are heard and valued and you’ll leave a legacy that you can feel proud of. Join us and discover how our people write our story.

As a Workday Engagement Manager in Kainos, you’ll fully manage the successful implementation of Workday solutions for customers by working closely with customer business teams and internal delivery teams to drive the scope, definition and delivery of solutions that are fit for purpose and commercially viable. You’ll take accountability for the complete delivery lifecycle alongside the sales and capability Solution Architects. You’ll manage all aspects of your projects, which will typically be either one large, complex project or multiple smaller projects. This will include project planning, resourcing, milestone tracking, commercial management and customer satisfaction.

Your key responsibilities include:

Commercially managing the implementation of global Workday programmes from pre-sales through implementation to hand over to AMS (Application Management Services).

Acting as the key client interface between functional and technical teams and the client.

Pragmatically offering domain experience (HCM, Fins, Payroll or where relevant to a Workday Capability) to provide functional insight and thought-leadership.

Managing all aspects of project delivery including project planning, resourcing, milestone tracking, commercial management and customer satisfaction.

Leading and supporting blended teams of colleagues, client and partner resources to share knowledge and develop an integrated delivery ethic.

Agreeing objectives, outputs, milestones, timescale with client, together with associated contract and commercial terms.

Identifying requirements, business processes, application configurations, testing plans and other artefacts to be documented to ensure shared understanding and facilitate knowledge transfer.

Creating well structured & accurate deliverables and presenting to client steering level groups to secure proposed recommendations and agreement.

Identifying and actioning appropriately opportunities to win business, including negotiating and closing at a senior client level.

MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:

Experience working with Workday or other SaaS delivery methodologies

Commercial experience of managing and supporting geographically distributed and blended teams of colleagues, client and partner resources to share knowledge and develop an integrated delivery ethic

Excellent commercial management, influencing and negotiation skills

Excellent communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact and credibility. Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences

An emerging role model within Kainos and wider Workday ecosystem

Excellent business writing skills with experience in the production of business cases, requirement documentation, tender documents, contracts, statements of work and change requests

Demonstrable success in identifying and taking appropriate action on opportunities for additional business.

Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure taking a balanced view of customer demands and Kainos commercials

Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts

Understanding of risk management and able to manage risk

Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)

Support the operations function ensure that our consultant pool is used in the most commercially advantageous way, balancing development needs and personal preferences

DESIRABLE:

Professional qualifications where applicable in your Capability

Identify talent for rapid development within the capability

Experience of managing, mentoring and developing teams

PRINCE 2 (or similar) certification

Strong functional domain expertise including areas such as HR and Finance (including Payroll)

So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together.

Embracing our differences

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

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