Responsible for the overall success of an assigned group of deploying and production customers
Orchestrates the development and maintenance of executive relationships
Takes accountability for the successful deployment of the Workday solution
Positions additional value into a customer portfolio
Ensures customers consume the components of their Success Plan
Encourages an effective reference motion
Collaborate with internal sales, consulting, and product teams
Success is measured on customer satisfaction, subscription revenue retention, & subscription revenue growth
Collaborate with Account Executives and Service Executives to help position and sell or upsell Workday product, deployment, and postproduction services
Have overall responsibility for the successful deployment of the Workday solution, driving adoption, guiding customers in the implementation of new features and products and selling additional services to support their strategy
Participate in sales cycles to help support implementation related activities for prospects that will become part of their portfolio
Drive customer self-sufficiency by ensuring customers understand how to engage with the Workday services organization
Partner with workmates to position additional value available through in-subscription adoption, additional subscription products, or activation of offerings from our platform ecosystem
Participate in partner selection for non-Workday primed engagements
Guide large, partner-led accounts with global complexity such as M&A and divestitures
Create the strategic plan across the customer architecture serving on and actively participate in customer steering committee meetings and nurturing executive relationships
Provide direction and support to Workday and service partner project teams especially as it relates to scope, budget, timeline, and critical deployment issues, may act as the point of contact to facilitate and resolve escalated customer and/or project issues
Engage other service resources as necessary to support account planning and feature adoption strategies
Leverage customer relationships as needed for prospect references
Requirements
10+ years’ experience deploying large, sophisticated Cloud SaaS ERP (HCM & Fins) solutions at a project and program manager level within the any of the following: Healthcare, Diversified Industries, State, Local, Federal Government, FSI, Higher Education arenas
2+ years direct experience with a cloud-native HR or Finance software (such as Workday, SuccessFactors, NetSuite, or a similar product) as an implementation leader, business function owner, hands-on configuration resource, or workmate
8+ years of developing and maintaining C-level relationships resulting in successful partnerships and strategic alignment.
Excellent stakeholder management skills
Ability to empower and lead a matrixed team of individuals at multiple levels within an organization
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple customers’ demands balancing customer satisfaction with revenue and profitability targets
Dedication to continuous improvement
Proven ability to develop and implement effective account strategies
Strong customer insights skills
Exceptional relationship management skills
Travel 50%
Ability to travel 30%
Benefits
As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants.
For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here .
Our Approach to Flexible Work: spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners; remote 'home office' roles have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments.
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