Principal Managing Partner - Industry Capabilities

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13780137 Your work days are brighter here. Were 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, were shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, youll 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. Were in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. 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, youll do meaningful work with Workmates whove got your back. In return, well 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. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, youve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too. About the Team Workday's Managing Partner practice focuses on stewarding subscribers of our Workday Success Plan offering in North America. We seek to serve our customers with relevant industry stories, practical ways to realize value from Workday's technology, and crafting peer networks for learning. We act like a start-up inside a larger organization constantly seeking new ways to help our customers be successful on their cloud journey About the Role ## As a Managing Partner within the Industry Capabilities group , you are responsible for the overall success of an assigned group of 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. These outcomes are accomplished in collaboration with internal sales, consulting, and product teams. ## Success is measured on customer satisfaction, subscription revenue retention, & subscription revenue growth. ## - ## 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 theyre getting maximum value from the product. - ## Have overall responsibility for the successful deployment of the Workday solution, driving adoption, guiding customers in the implementation of new features and products and selling additional services to support their strategy - ## Participate in sales cycles to help support implementation related activities for prospects that will become part of their portfolio - ## Drive customer self-sufficiency by ensuring customers understand how to engage with the Workday services organization - ## Partner with workmates to position additional value available through in-subscription adoption, additional subscription products, or activation of offerings from our platform ecosystem - ## Participate in partner selection for non-Workday primed engagements - ## Guide large, partner-led accounts with global complexity such as M&A and divestitures - ## Create the strategic plan across the customer architecture serving on and actively participate in customer steering committee meetings and nurturing executive relationships - ## Provide direction and support to Workday and service partner project teams especially as it relates to scope, budget, timeline, and critical deployme t 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 About You Basic Qualifications: 10+ years experience deploying large, sophisticated Cloud SaaS ERP (HCM & Fins) solutions at a project and program manager level within the any of the following: State, Local, Federal Government, and FSI arenas 2+ 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 workmate 8+ years of developing and maintaining C-level relationships resulting in successful partnerships and strategic alignment. Other Qualifications: Excellent stakeholder ma