Senior Engagement Manager, Testing Services - Higher Education
WorkdayAbout the role
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About the Team
Implementing a new HCM or Financials system is a significant transition for any company. At Workday, we realize that testing plays a significant role in ensuring the deployment’s success leading to an exceptional customer experience. Our Workday’s Testing Services team supports the testing workstream in our deployments across all industries and sizes and helps our customers meet their transformation objectives.About the Role
The Senior Engagement Manager, Higher Education will be an expert with the Workday Deployment Methodology. They will lead/manage mid to large deployments and resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. They will also support executive level expectations by providing internal suggestions to management, based on field experience, as to how to potentially enhance the Workday Deployment Methodology.
About You
Basic Qualifications (Must Haves): Senior Engagement Manager, Higher Education
5-8 years of project management experience leading Higher Education ERP deployments using Workday Student or similar technologies.
5 years of consulting experience either as a consultant with a professional services company or as an internal consultant.
Basic Qualifications (Must Haves): Engagement Manager, Higher Education
3-5 years of project management experience leading Higher Education ERP deployments using Workday Student or similar technologies.
A minimum of 3 years of consulting experience either as a consultant with a professional services company or as an internal consultant.
Other Qualifications
Solid background in Unit and End-to-End testing cycles in Workday's deployment methodology.
Understanding of technical design documents, configurations, integrations and data conversion
Previous background in consulting with prior experience with test management tools such as JIRA, Smartsheet etc.
Good verbal, presentation, and written communication skills, with proficiency in partnering with various internal teams and customers
Ability to work across different Workday SKU’s
Resourceful and adaptable; you’ll be comfortable working in a new role, using a variety of tools with a high degree of autonomy
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
Note: We are working in a hybrid model (50% remote and 50% in-office / at customer). The role will ideally be based in one of the following Workday office locations: Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Denver, CO, Boulder, CO Austin, TX, Frisco TX, Berwyn, PA or Salt Lake City, UT. Other Workday offices will be considered.
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location: USA.IL.Chicago
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