Workday Engagement Manager

The Cognizant Workday Practice is seeking an Engagement Manager with successful end-to-end medium to large ERP implementation experience in a consulting environment for our thriving Portfolio practice.

As an Engagement Manager, you’ll act as the face of the project, tasked with successfully leading Workday implementations from beginning to end.

You’ll communicate and address any budget or resourcing constraints, while keeping in mind our customer’s satisfaction, and the project’s success and profitability.

This individual enjoys being a leader, manager, and mentor to others and thrives on customer, company, and team accomplishment.

Key Responsibilities

• Become an expert in Cognizant’s Cynergy™ (Workday) Implementation Methodology and use it on all engagements, while demonstrating competency in the Workday product suite- HCM, Payroll, and/or Financials.
• Manage 1 - 2 large Workday product implementations in the Project Manager role.
• Participate in the sales cycle when requested to gather requirements, formulate delivery approach, and develop a proposal/SOW.
• Ensure projects are properly planned and staffed.
• Track issues and risks, communicate status, and elevate concerns appropriately, while working with the client project manager to identify/resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframes.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to other Collaborative consultants.
• Ensure the project is delivered within the budget outlined in the SOW.
• Present client with change orders to address changes in scope, timeline or cost that is different from the SOW.
• Present at Executive Steering Committee meetings.
• Work with Workday’s Delivery Assurance to ensure compliance with checkpoints.
• Assist in the transition of the customer from professional services to product support.
• Ensure the client can serve as a reference upon completing their implementation, and identify opportunities to position other service offerings.

Skills and Requirements

• Successful project management experience leading medium to large ERP implementations
• Previous Workday Consulting/Partner experience essential
• Knowledge of ERP, specifically HCM, Finance, and Payroll.
• A practitioner background in HR, Finance, or Payroll is a plus.
• PMP a plus.
• Minimal travel required, but must be willing to travel on-site if needed.
• Eligible for SC Clearance - you must have been a UK resident for the last five years and be legally entitled to work in the UK
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• Why choose Cognizant
• Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
• Opportunity to do great work
• Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
• Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
• Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
• An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs
• Cognizant Core Values
• Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.
• Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
• Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.
• Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
• Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) engineers modern businesses.

As one of the world’s leading professional services companies, we help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast changing world.

Together, we’re improving everyday life.

Founded in 1994 as a technology development arm of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, we were spun off as an independent company in 1996, and have worked closely with large organizations to help them build stronger businesses ever since.

Today, Cognizant engineers modern businesses to improve everyday life, helping some of the world’s most established companies remain the most loved brands.

In today’s fast-changing technology landscape, we work with our clients to advance every aspect of how they serve their customers: digitizing their products, services and customer experiences; automating their business processes; and modernizing their technology infrastructures.

Cognizant’s Workday practice was formed in 2020 through the acquisition of Collaborative Solutions, a leading global finance and HR transformation consultancy.

Our 1,700+ experts provide full lifecycle services—advisory, deployment, and post-production—using your proven, proprietary tools.

With headquarters in the US and a rapidly expanding footprint that extends from India and China to Europe, North America, South America and the Middle East, we’re committed to building digital talent all around the globe so everyone can benefit from the full spectrum of human ingenuity.

We collaborate locally with clients, in person and in their local languages.

We believe that the opportunity presented by technology has never been greater, and because of that opportunity, Cognizant will continue to work with clients to modernize their businesses, making everyday life even better for them..

Our Commitment to Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer.

Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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