Principal Project Manager, Workday
German & English Speaker
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Enterprise management cloud platform
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Enterprise management cloud platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide an all-in-one management cloud solution for the rapidly changing business requirements of the modern world.
Role
Who you are
- Are you willing to drive our customers to success in a fast-paced environment, achieving the transformation they are looking for?
- The role requires a blended mix of business skills, customer focus and leadership to guide and support the deployment to achieve customers' and team's success
- Languages: German and English
- 5+ years of proven program/project management experience; ability to balance multiple projects and prioritise time well
- 5+ years of experience in the area of HCM, Payroll, Financials or Supply Chain
- Multinational organisation and ERP implementation experience
- Successful candidates have a balance of functional (business) and technical experience
- Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills, including comfort with communication with senior executives
- Leadership abilities to empower and focus the project team on deployment objectives
- Consistent track record in Project Management delivery within a Professional Services environment
- Passion for customer success
- Able to efficiently research customer issues and questions with a follow through to resolution
- Experience of managing 3rd parties in a project
- Willingness to ‘roll up one’s sleeves’ and assist wherever needed
What the job involves
- As an Engagement Manager at Workday you are more than just a Project Manager, you are a trusted advisor to our large enterprise customers - you’ll engage, guide and ensure success in their implementation of Workday’s leading cloud enterprise software products
- You will empower and drive our customers’ implementations by setting up the project planning, staffing, governance and shaping the development of the key project deliverables
- You will lead cross functional teams to successfully deliver large to complex Workday deployments
- As the main point of contact for both customer and Workday teams, you will be working hand in hand with the Customer Project Manager to resolve issues, that stand in the way of project success, in creative and effective ways
- Your role is to deliver the expected value to our Customer on time and on budget, with the best Customer experience from project start up through go-live
- Customer deployment success and satisfaction
- Scope and risk management
- Project budget and forecast management
- Timely and transparent communication
- Effective team management
Our take
Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.
Workday has acquired and paired up with many other companies to keep expanding its offering. In 2021, it purchased the employee feedback platform Peakon in response to the growing need for managers to be able to survey workers and collect satisfaction data without face-to-face meetings. The company has also bought and developed many financial tools and HR management tools.
The company’s goal is to provide end-to-end back office services and while there are other providers, such as UKG Pro and Ceridian HCM, Workday’s broad offering helps them to stand out. Though it faced a tough global market in 2023 and has shed some of its headcount, Workday has seen a 6.5% gain in value in the first quarter of 2024. It is now focusing on growth and developing the AI capabilities of its platform. .
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16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company benefits
- Company equity
- Vision and dental insurance
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Virtual primary care
- Flexible time-off policy
- Global mental health resources
- Global dedicated on-site clinical counselors
- Global well-being days
- $25k fertility/family planning benefits
- North Star financial wellness
- Retirement funds and matching
Company values
- Employees - Most fundamentally, people are the core of our business. Without them, we would not have a business. We hire the best and expect great accomplishments
- Customer service - Every investment and decision we make has our customers in mind, and we pull out all stops to make the satisfaction of our customers paramount
- Innovation - We aim for innovation not only in our development organization but also in the way we approach all aspects of our business
- Integrity - We say what we mean, and mean what we say. We stick to our commitments, treat everyone equitably, and communicate openly and honestly
- Fun - We also feel it’s important to have a sense of humor. We like to laugh—it makes our work that much more enjoyable. We also invest in community and company events that help our employees and their families feel a connection to Workday beyond business as usual
- Profitability - Long-term economic success is what helps us provide employees and customers with the best productivity tools, solutions, and services. While important, profitability is not why we exist. Simply put, at Workday we exist to make and provide great products and services
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
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Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(CEO)Worked for Morgan Stanley for 3 years and took a Stanford MBA, before spending almost 6 years at Oracle as SVP. Co-founded Workday in 2005 while working as a Greylock Advisory Partner.
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