Senior Engagement Manager

. Project manage one or more Workday Financials/HCM/Payroll implementations concurrently .

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$112,000 - CA$168,000 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

ERPOracle

Key responsibilities & impact

Project manage one or more Workday Financials/HCM/Payroll implementations concurrently
Participate in the sales cycle when requested to gather requirements, formulate delivery approach and develop a proposal/SOW
Provide guidance and mentoring to Professional Services resources working on your implementations
Ensure projects are properly planned and staffed
Manage and measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
Perform risk management to collaboratively minimize and manage project risks proactively with customers
Work with the client project manager to identify and resolve issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframes
Present at Executive Steering Committee meetings
Ensure the client takes advantage of Workday best practices
Be a liaison for Professional Services when interacting with Sales and other internal stakeholder groups
Identify opportunities to position other service offerings
Ensure the client can serve as a reference upon completing their implementation
Assist in the transition of the customer from Professional Services to Product Support
Ensure the project is delivered within the budget outlined in the SOW
Present client with change orders in the event they're asking Workday to perform tasks that are outside the scope of the SOW

What you’ll need

4+ years of managing complex HCM and/or ERP implementations, with a strong focus on Financials/HCM or Payroll
3+ years deploying Workday, PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP, Ultimate Kronos or similar software
Prior experience working for a professional services consulting firm or supporting HCM/ERP implementations within the customer
Previous experience with project management tools (Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, etc.)
Ability to travel up 25% - 50% percent of the time
Bilingual in French and English language preferred but not required
Previous experience managing full project lifecycle, including P+L ownership is a plus
Strong ability to support HR transformation and organizational change management initiatives within the context of a technology deployment
Previous SaaS sales experience is a plus.

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Hard Skills & Tools

HCM implementationsERP implementationsWorkdayPeopleSoftOracleSAPUltimate Kronosproject managementrisk managementorganizational change management

Soft Skills

guidancementoringcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationleadershippresentationcustomer relationship managementstakeholder engagementadaptability