Sr Engagement Manager

We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul.

About Workday

• Your work days are brighter here.
• We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us.
• As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most.
• The minute you join, you’ll feel it.
• Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other.
• Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm.
• We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care.
• So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.
• Join our team and experience Workday!
• It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing.
• At Workday, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.
• We work hard, and we're serious about what we do.
• But we like to have a good time, too.
• In fact, we run our company with that principle in mind every day: One of our core values is fun.
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• Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work.

Responsibilities

• Engagement Manager will be an expert with the Workday Deployment Methodology.
• They will lead/manage mid to large deployments and resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• They will also support executive level expectations by providing internal suggestions to management, based on field experience, as to how to potentially enhance the Workday Deployment Methodology.

Requirements

• Basic Qualifications 7+ years experience of project management with HCM, Payroll, Financial or Student implementations within medium enterprise, large enterprise, higher education and/or state and local governments.
• 3+years of experience implementing Workday, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft or similar applications.
• Other Qualifications Previous experience with project management tools (Microsoft Project, Smartsheets, etc).
• Successful candidates have a balance of functional (business) and technical experience Demonstrated executive presence, including outstanding communication skills, confidence, and the ability to inspire and influence others, is highly valued.
• Strong influencing skills, including persuasive communication and the ability to drive consensus and effectively collaborate with stakeholders, are crucial.
• Proven ability to effectively lead service delivery, ensuring customer satisfaction through streamlined processes, efficient resource allocation, and a focus on meeting expectations, is essential.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize, organize, and effectively handle workload to meet scheduled completion dates and enhance productivity, are key to success in this role.

Preferred

• Experience in project management incorporating financial business processes and financial reporting Experience overseeing 3rd parties on a project Business development experience Previous service sales experience is a plus.

Pay

• Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process.
• Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things.

Benefits

• Workday pay ranges vary based on work location.
• 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.
• Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here .

Ability to travel 50 percent or more of the time Workday Pay Transparency Statement The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.

Primary Location

USA.GA.Atlanta Primary Location Base Pay Range: $122,800 USD - $184,200 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $116,600 USD - $207,200 USD Our Approach to Flexible Work With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote.

We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter. Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision-making to any degree. Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law. Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email accommodations@workday.com , as far in advance as possible. Are you being referred to one of our roles?

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