Senior Workday Engagement Manager

Kainos

Lead implementation of Workday solutions managing customer businesses and internal teams as a Senior Engagement Manager. Collaborate on execution throughout delivery lifecycles with a focus on customer satisfaction and commercial viability.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Fully manage the successful implementation of Workday solutions.
Drive the scope, definition, and delivery of solutions that are fit for purpose and commercially viable.
Accountability for the complete delivery lifecycle alongside the sales and capability Solution Architects.
Manage all aspects of projects including planning, resourcing, milestone tracking, commercial management, and customer satisfaction.
Act as the key client interface between functional and technical teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in implementing back office systems with direct experience in the successful delivery of solutions within a consulting environment/ IT services environment.
Full lifecycle project management experience, from initial opportunity through to requirement development / definition, functional solution design, implementation, data-migration, system testing, user acceptance testing, go-live and service management.
Demonstrable deployment service delivery experience with a consulting / IT services environment.
Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts.
Understanding of risk management and able to manage risk.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations.
Commercial experience of managing and supporting geographically distributed and blended teams of colleagues, client and partner resources to share knowledge and develop an integrated delivery ethic.
Support the operations function ensure that our consultant pool is used in the most commercially advantageous way, balancing development needs and personal preferences.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Workday solutions implementationproject managementrequirement developmentfunctional solution designdata migrationsystem testinguser acceptance testingservice management

Soft Skills

customer satisfactionclient interfacenetworkingrisk management