Engagement Manager
Meridian Partners
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $140,000 - $170,000 per year
About the role
- Serve as the primary point of contact for client executive stakeholders throughout the engagement lifecycle.
- Build trusted advisor relationships, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and proactive communication.
- Drive strategic discussions on project objectives, success measures, and long-term roadmap alignment.
- Oversee all aspects of Workday implementation delivery, including project planning, resourcing, financial management, and risk mitigation.
- Apply Meridian’s Workday Delivery Framework (MDF) and Workday Delivery Implementation Methodology to ensure consistent execution across all project phases.
- Facilitate steering committee meetings, executive status updates, and issue/risk reviews.
- Lead cross-functional teams including Solution Leads, Functional Consultants, and Technical Specialists.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Provide mentorship and professional development for project team members and emerging leaders within the Workday Practice.
- Ensure deliverables meet Meridian’s internal quality assurance standards and contractual obligations.
- Drive adherence to scope, schedule, and budget through proactive change and risk management.
- Champion repeatable best practices and contribute to the continuous enhancement of Meridian’s project delivery framework.
- Support pre-sales and business development activities, including RFP responses, scoping, and project estimation.
- Identify expansion opportunities within existing clients to promote long-term partnerships and Workday optimization initiatives.
- Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing and cross-practice collaboration across HCM, Payroll, Financials, and Integrations.
Requirements
- Workday Partner Project Management Certification is REQUIRED
- 5+ years of Workday full-cycle implementation experience
- 3+ years experience as an EM/PM in Public Sector, managing multiple, concurrent Workday deployments for state or local agencies
- Strong knowledge of Workday delivery methodology, governance, and best practices
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience
- Ability to work standard East Coast hours
Benefits
- Generous time off and flexible remote environment
- 401(k) with company match that immediately vests
- Comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision, caregiver/adoption support, financial coaching, EAP
- Company-paid life insurance
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Hard Skills & Tools
Workday implementationproject planningfinancial managementrisk mitigationchange managementproject estimationHCMPayrollFinancialsIntegrations
Soft Skills
communicationleadershipmentorshipcollaborationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementrelationship buildingstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingteam management
Certifications
Workday Partner Project Management Certification