Senior Manager, BT Change Enablement

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About the Team

Business Technology(BT) in Workday continues its mission to deliver unparalleled value to our business partners and customers. The Program and Business Operations team works with stakeholders within BT and outside to define, align on, and implement the strategic programs and operations. The team is also responsible for standardizing program methodologies, tools and operations/metrics across the BT organization to provide a unified experience to business stakeholders and customers.

About the Role

The Manager, BT Change Management will be passionate about communications and will help coordinate both internal and external facing Business Technology communications. In addition, you will work across teams to find opportunities for storytelling and recognition. You will also lead a team of change communication specialists with a structured methodology /process. The candidate will be someone who is fast paced, a great collaborator and problem solver, an excellent communicator, and a strong writer. This position plays a significant role on a fast-paced team, and the candidate needs to be prepared to skillfully handle ambiguity, run multiple programs and prioritize requests. 

About You

Responsibilities:

•  Manage a team of enablement resource leads across the strategic operations for Business Technology and continue to develop their skills.  

• Prioritize initiatives and tasks for the team, while providing assistance as needed.

• Partner closely with key stakeholders and the Employee & Executive Communications Team counterparts to develop proactive and reactive communications to Workmates on meaningful and relevant updates, including news-related items. These communications will be distributed in the form of emails, Slack, slides, Intranet updates, and conversations.

• Develop the voice of the Business Technology organization and work across Workday to improve the understanding and key objectives of the organization.

• Create plans for key projects to enable the function, strategic partnerships and day-to-day operations across various sites

• Collaborate and advise other team members on how to inform and engage their functions within Business Technology

• Create templates, implement guidelines, and best practices for announcements, newsletters, and presentations for internal operational reviews, stakeholder updates and functional specific information sharing.

• Communicate program and process changes to Senior Leadership to ensure buy-in and provide consistency across teams.

• Leads change management & enablement  communication with a structured methodology / process

• Devises core themes, messages, and methods to advance change

• Serve as a change champion by inspiring project leaders and stakeholders to be change enthusiasts

• Apply structured change methodologies that integrate with