Senior Deployment Success Manager, Workday
Deployment Success
$123.1-218.8k
3-5 days a week in office
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
Be an early applicant
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$123.1-218.8k
3-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience deploying Workday in a Project Management Capacity in one of the following verticals: FSI, Higher Ed, State & Local Governments​ is a HIGHLY DESIREABLE
- 5+ years of experience in project management with HCM, Student, Payroll or Financial implementations
- 5+ years of experience leading deployments of Workday, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft or similar applications
- Experience supporting large, enterprise organizations
- Excellent organization, time management, and presentation skills
- Ability to Present at Customer Executive Steering Committee meetings
- Experience working with customer project managers to proactively identify/resolve issues
- Promote a positive and inclusive working environment
- Experience in one of the following verticals: Healthcare, FSI, Higher Ed, State or local government, or Professional business service
What the job involves
- In this role, you are considered an expert with the Workday Deployment Methodology, leading/managing mid to large deployments and resolving complex issues in creative and effective ways
- This role will focus on the following verticals: FSI, Higher Ed, State & Local Governments and Professional Business Services
- Demonstrate proficiency in the Workday HCM and/or Financials product suite
- Ability to work in diverse, fast paced environment and effectively collaborate across teams
- Provide guidance to client resources during customer deployments
- Ability to juggle multiple projects and issues simultaneously
- Review and assess projects are on schedule per defined project timeline
- Confirm the project is delivered within the budget outlined in the SOW
- Work collaboratively with the Workday Success Plans account team made up of Managing Partners, Customer Success Managers and Technical Account Managers to deliver on the overall value of Workday Success Plans
- Be a liaison for sales and partner relations by providing partner implementation success data
Application process
- End Date: December 15, 2025
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.
The company has also grown through acquisitions and partnerships to broaden its capabilities.. Most recently, in 2025 it purchases Sana, an AI-driven enterprise knowledge and learning platform, to create a "new front door for work". This acquisition allows Workday to integrate Sana's AI-powered search, agents, and learning capabilities with its own data and workflows, allowing employees to access information, automate tasks, and complete their day entirely within Workday.
Through a combination of strategic acquisitions and in-house development, WOrkday has built a comprehensive suite of HR, financial, and enterprise tools. By focusing on innovation and AI-driven workflows, the company continues to push productivity and decision-making for organizations worldwide. Building on this track record, Workday is very much positioned for even more growth, reinforcing its status as a leader in shaping the future of work.
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Insights
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 HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)Annel began his career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. He then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005, where he has served as the CEO ever since.
Carl Eschenbach
(CEO)Carl joined Workday in 2022 as Co-CEO, becoming CEO in 2024. He has also been a Partner at Sequoia Capital since 2016. Previously, he spent 14 years at VMware as President and COO and 3 years at Inktomi Corporation as the VP of North America Sales.
Peter Bailis
(CTO)Prior to joining Workday in 2025, People was a VP of Engineering at Google. He also previously founded Sisu Data, where he served as the CEO for over 5 years.
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