Senior Director, North America Workday Financials Delivery Leader

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The Senior Director, North America Workday Financials Delivery Leader is an inspirational leader responsible for managing and leading a high-performing team of Workday Financials delivery consultants across deployment and managed services. Their key focus areas include profitability maximization, colleague development and leadership, sales alignment and support, and practice innovation and optimization. Providing key input to the practice strategy and vision, the North America Financials Delivery Leader has primary accountability to understanding market trends and client and colleague needs to drive practice profitability by strategically identifying innovative solutions, supporting sales in revenue generating opportunities, and creating modern and optimized delivery models.  This role is responsible for collaborating across the globe to create a consistent approach to delivery, including the education and support necessary for empowering their teams to be successful. 
 

The Role

As a vital member of the leadership team, the North American Financials Workday Leader collaborates closely with business leaders to shape and execute strategic goals. This role plays a pivotal part in shaping the organization’s success by driving strategic alignment, client satisfaction, and profitability.
 

Strategic Vision and Execution:

• Define and coordinate delivery models, methodologies, and processes aligned with market trends and client needs.
• Ensure consistency and adherence across global operations.

Client-Centric Approach:

• Foster a client consulting mindset within the team to drive growth in client relationships and achieving client outcomes.

Market Insights and Innovation:

• Understand market drivers and trends to optimize revenue and profitability.
• Focus on innovation, delivery efficiency, automation, and methodology enhancements.

Sales Alignment:

• Collaborate with Sales & Solutions teams to drive revenue.
• Creatively model delivery efforts and engage in client conversations about our strategy.

Profitability Maximization:

• Implement appropriate delivery models and leverage global resources.
• Align hiring strategy with profitability targets, practice needs, and revenue forecasts.

Client Engagement and Workday Expertise:

• Speak to clients about Workday trends and Strada best practices.
• Provide input to overall practice strategy and lead vision-aligned initiatives.
• Serve as Executive Sponsor on engagements needing additional governance and strategic support.

Colleague Development and Leadership:

• Create an engaging environment focused on delivery experience.
• Support continuous growth and effective coaching for future leaders.
• Champion global product and process education for effective client consultations.
• Develops and cascades appropriate goals and OKRs that align to the overall strategic direction and vision.

The Requirements

• 7+ years professional services delivery experience with client consulting experience required (Workday preferred).
• Strong content and product knowledge across Workday delivery and administrative processes (i.e., HCM, Payroll, Financials) – Workday certification and experience required.
• Develops new insights into situations, develops ideas