Workday Engagement Manager

At Kognitiv Inc., we’re redefining what it means to be a Workday partner. As one of the fastest-growing companies in the ecosystem, we bring deep expertise, innovative thinking, and a people-first mindset to everything we do. We’re not just building better Workday solutions—we’re building a company where talented people thrive.

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Workday Engagement / Project Managers coordinate, monitor, and lead projects from kickoff through Go-Live. This includes building strong relationships with client and internal stakeholders, driving engagement in project teams, and articulating a clear vision to achieve project goals. Engagement Managers drive project scope and timeline, enforce accountability across project teams, and maintain proper documentation and communication to ensure a timely, successful, and smooth delivery within budget. Engagement Managers have a key focus on delivering impeccable customer service and streamlining internal operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Workday Phase 1 and Phase X projects, including implementation planning, scheduling, resource coordination, and risk management

• Lead Workday projects for a global customer base. Manage the project scope, quality, resources, and timeline to ensure projects are successfully delivered to plan on time and within budget.

• Monitor and communicate project status, milestones, and overall performance to stakeholders. Own, create and maintain documentation (status reports, RAID logs, dashboards, project plans, etc) to track performance.

• Identify risks and issues within the project plan, communicate risks to stakeholders and internal management, and drive initiatives to mitigate/resolve risks within a timeline manner. Escalate performance concerns to internal management as applicable.

• Ensure Testing Phase is managed appropriately according to Kognitiv's Methodology; leverage best practices to guide formulation of Test Strategy, report on testing outcomes, and drive efficient issue identification and resolution.

• Manage, guide, motivate and facilitate collaboration for project teams. Set a clear vision, expectations, goals, and milestones for the project.

• Lead retrospectives and incorporate lessons learned into new approaches which drive projects’ success.

• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, budget, and roles & responsibilities.

• Partner with management to ensure appropriate resources and tools are assigned according to the project plan.

• Assist clients and management with the evaluation and development of project plans.

• Assist in sales engagements when applicable, including scoping projects, estimating level of effort and timeline.

• Contribute to knowledge management repository through formal and informal avenues, such as sharing documented lessons learned, Q&A, documented deliverables, facilitation of Workday knowledge sharing sessions, regularly posting best practices and knowledge sharing information to team(s) and mentoring and training junior team members.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Workday Engagement Management / Project Management experience, managing Phase 1 and Phase X Workday implementations
• Experience with different Workday methodologies such as Launch and Your Way.
• Workday PM, PMP or equivalent certification is preferred.

• Experience managing global teams in a project/program management capacity.

• Ability to lead and balance multiple, concurrent clients, and projects across various industries. 

• Ability to influence a wide variety of audiences and stakeholders across all levels of organizations (employees to C-Suite) to drive business outcomes.

• Strong initiative and independence, needing limited oversight and direction during critical decision points or issues in the project/program.

• Impeccable customer focus and commitment to client satisfaction; proven ability to understand client needs, build relationships, and position yourself as a trusted leader.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with customers and colleagues in a remote working environment.

• Experience implementing complex, practical business solutions under competing deadlines and priorities while keeping a high attention to detail.

• Ability and desire to drive process improvement and standardization throughout the company.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to frequent change.

• Ability to meet travel requirements (<5% a year).

Pay Transparency Statement

Kognitiv is committed to a transparent and equitable compensation structure, which is determined by a variety of factors including skill set, experience, education, market data, and internal equity. Candidates invited to a recruiter screen can expect a candid discussion of our compensation philosophy, the specific salary range for this position, and the variable pay opportunities that may be available for this role. For details on our comprehensive benefits package, please visit our careers website.

Kognitiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Kognitiv will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

Work Authorization

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Kognitiv.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Kognitiv or an affiliated Kognitiv business may not be eligible for consideration.

Estimated Application Deadline

This job postings' application deadline is an estimate, but ultimately the fill date is flexible and the job will remain open until filled. Any updates on deadlines will be communicated through this job posting.