About this role
With the release of Workday Student, Higher Education is quickly becoming the hottest market in the Workday ecosystem. Alchemy is the only Workday partner that is 100% focused on Higher Education projects and holds the largest number of successful Workday deployments in the space. We are highly regarded as Workday’s Premier Higher Education Partner, and we proudly celebrate this achievement.
At Alchemy, we believe that success begins with people, and we’ve made it our mission to hire individuals with great potential and to provide them with the tools and resources needed to build rewarding Workday consulting careers.
Read more about Alchemy’s values here: https://alchemy.us/about/.
Your Role
The Senior Engagement Manager will oversee and take full ownership of overall project deliverables and milestones to ensure the successful deployment of the Workday HCM, Financials, and/or Student product, ensuring projects are deployed on time, within budget, and according to our customers’ high-quality expectations.
Your Responsibilities
- Ensure Workday deployments are properly planned, staffed, and delivered successfully
- Communicate and work effectively with customer stakeholders/steering committees, customer project managers, and internal teams to ensure a positive, sustainable result
- Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
- Identify the risks associated with the project and appropriately escalate project issues to customer team and internal stakeholders
- Develop risk mitigation solutions as needed with input from the internal project team and stakeholders
- Support the sales cycles by assisting with scoping, project estimation, and Statement of Work (SOW) review
- Maintain Workday certifications
About You (Required Skills)
- 5-10 years project/engagement management experience with large enterprise (LE) Workday implementations
- Solid understanding of the Workday HCM, Financials, and/or Student product suites
- Higher Education industry experience
- Experience developing and managing project plans
- Ownership and management of large budgets ($10M+) with strong project financial acumen
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated leadership ability in a team environment and ability to motivate project team members
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations
- Bachelor's Degree or commensurate work experience
- Ability and willingness to travel 25%+
Candidates/Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
About You (Bonus Skills)
- Project Management certification (PMP)
- Experience with Smartsheet and Workday Projects
For You (What We Offer)
- Market competitive compensation packages and annual merit program
- A remote work environment
- One-time home office reimbursement for new hires
- Expense allowance per pay period (towards technology, office, and/or wellness)
- Investment in your ongoing Workday training
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits that begin on day one
- HSA, FSA, STD, LTD, and life benefits
- Unlimited paid time off. We want you to take care of yourself and those who matter most to you
- Ten (10) paid holidays
- One (1) paid flex day
- 401(k) with employer annual contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) council
- Quarterly awards and recognition
- Award-winning culture. Alchemy is a Great Place to Work-certified company!
Other facts
About Alchemy.us
Alchemy partners with Higher Education institutions to maximize your investment in Workday technology, delivering a proven approach with a deeply experienced team to unlock the full potential of these transformative solutions.
With founders Mike Duffield and Bill Wilson (both Workday alumni) at the helm, Alchemy proudly carries on a software-industry legacy of fun, values-based, people-centric companies.
DEEP WORKDAY EXPERTISE
Alchemy knows the entire portfolio of Workday solutions inside and out, especially Workday Student. Many of our teammates are Workday alumni who bring informed insight, tenacity, and the highest standards of integrity to every project.
ACCELERATED TIME TO VALUE
Alchemy delivers automated productivity tools that reduce the effort, cost, and resources required to implement your Workday applications. Our consultants leverage a library of pre-configured business processes, data conversion scripts, pre-built integrations, and reports to accelerate repeatable tasks on every project.
IMPROVED BUSINESS EFFICIENCY
Alchemy’s deployment team combines deep Workday expertise with proven best practices that improve business processes and drive efficiencies across the campus. Our delivery programs are specifically designed for institutions of Higher Education and include change management to drive broad end-user adoption.
FOCUS ON THE ENTIRE LIFECYCLE
Once you go live, our high-touch Production Services program helps to extend your support team, train students and staff, manage updates and optimize your Workday environment.
Interested in working for a new, innovative Workday partner and growing your career? Check out our job openings on our website: https://alchemy.us
What you'll do
- The Senior Engagement Manager will oversee project deliverables and milestones to ensure successful deployment of Workday products. Responsibilities include planning, staffing, and delivering projects on time and within budget while managing customer expectations.
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