Overview
At Workday, our Managing Partner practice focuses on advising our most strategic accounts, creating a differentiated customer experience, advising on enterprise transformation, and stewarding subscribers of our Workday Success Plan in North America. We act like a start-up inside a larger organization constantly seeking new ways to help our customers be successful on their cloud and artificial intelligence journey.
About The Role
The Managing Partner in our Education & Government practice is responsible for the overall success of an assigned group of highly valued and strategic deploying and production customers. The role 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, and encourages an effective reference motion. Outcomes are accomplished in collaboration with internal sales, consulting, and product teams. Success is measured on customer satisfaction, subscription revenue retention, and subscription revenue growth.
Responsibilities
- Establish and manage relationships with customer executives and stakeholders, creating a valued, long-term partnership with mutual accountability and serve as an extension of Workday leadership on assigned accounts
- Maintain responsibility for Workday deployment and adoption success, guiding customers in successful enterprise transformation, planning and implementation of new features and products (notably with artificial intelligence), and cultivating an environment for additional services to support the customer’s strategy
- Collaborate with Account Executives and Service Executives to help position and sell or upsell Workday product, deployment, and postproduction services into your customer base and ensure maximum value from the product
- Provide advice to and participate in prospect sales cycles to support implementation-related activities that will become part of the customer portfolio
- Drive customer self-sufficiency by ensuring customers understand what success looks like and how to engage with Workday services and product organizations
- Partner with colleagues to position additional value available through in-subscription adoption, additional subscription products, or activation of offerings from our platform ecosystem
- Guide large, partner-led accounts with significant complexity such as multi-institutional higher education systems, large local governments, or statewide deployment scope
- Create and deliver MP-related deliverables with Success Plans, e.g., strategic and engagement plans
- Provide direction and support to Workday and 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
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
10+ years’ experience deploying large, sophisticated Cloud SaaS ERP (HCM & Fins) solutions at a project and program manager level within the Higher Education markets8+ years of developing and maintaining C-level relationships resulting in successful partnerships and strategic alignment2+ 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 workmateOther Qualifications
Experience and active networks within the higher education market. Similar exposure to government considered a benefitExcellent stakeholder management skills, including the ability to identify key stakeholders, understand their needs, and effectively communicate and engage with them to build strong relationships and achieve organizational objectivesAbility to empower and lead a matrixed team of individuals at multiple levels within an organizationAbility to manage and prioritize multiple customers’ demands balancing customer satisfaction with revenue and profitability targetsdedication to continuous improvement in the way we serve our customersProven ability to develop and implement effective account strategies focused on building strong client relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and driving customer retention and revenueStrong customer insights skills, with the ability to analyze customer data, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations to improve customer satisfaction and inform business strategiesExceptional relationship management skills, with a focus on building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, partners, and colleagues to foster collaboration and loyaltyStrong account planning skills, with the ability to analyze customer needs and develop targeted sales and marketing strategies to drive customer retention and revenue growthDemonstrated credibility built on honesty, expertise, and consistent communication to foster trust with stakeholdersStrong customer engagement skills, with a focus on driving customer satisfaction and utilizing effective communication strategiesStrong ability to identify and understand customer needs through market research, feedback analysis, and problem-solving to inform product development and customer service improvementsAbility to travel up to 50%Posting End Date
10 / 31 / 25
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed. Pay ranges vary by work location. Compensation may include bonuses, commissions, stock grants, and other benefits. The final offer is based on geography, experience, skills, and job duties. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
Primary Location : USA.GA.Atlanta
Primary Location Base Pay Range : $156,700 USD - $235,000 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range : $148,900 USD - $264,400 USD
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