Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nordic Global is a consulting firm that specializes in ERP services, and they are seeking a Senior Manager, Financials - Workday to lead practice areas and support consultant development. The role involves collaborating with leadership, managing team members, and ensuring the quality and success of the Workday service line.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with ERP Services leadership to support the overall performance of the service line; supporting service line vision and initiatives, establishing goals, and reporting achievement progress
- Work with other business lines across Nordic to identify opportunities for collaboration and expanding our OneNordic offerings to our clients
- Host a regular call with the teams to include but not limited to presenting new or updated project standards and deliverables, discussing methodology practices, provide educational opportunities, share issues etc
- Remain updated and informed of developments and updates pertaining to Workday products
- Collaborate with Nordic teams on sales enablement activities, which includes onsite presentations and proposal creation
- Manage, mentor and develop team; make solution-specific hiring decisions as solution and Nordic growth dictates
- Act as a point of escalation for team members
- Building strong client and consultant relationships, completing regular client and consultant check-ins, reviewing status reports and budgets, providing recommendations and best practices, and identifying and mitigating project risks
- Create and Monitor Project Standards and Deliverables to align with Strategic Goals
- Lead Discussions and Decision-Making regarding Project Standards, Quality Improvement and Change Management
- Provide the framework for keeping all Nordic ERP content updated, organized, and in alignment with current best practices
- Coordinate bench planning with Capacity Planning for assigning documentation standards updates, and presentations, to maximize availability and participate in strategic activities etc
- Partnering with ERP Services leadership to support the overall performance of the service line; supporting service line vision and initiatives, establishing goals, and reporting achievement progress
- Perform billable consulting role
- Work on projects that may be assigned on an ad hoc basis and may assist in other initiatives as necessary, directed, assigned, or requested
Skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive, professional experience; professional services or consulting experience strongly preferred
- Minimum of 7 years of Workday experience, either as a consultant or as a hands-on Workday administrator
- Must have active Foundation Data Modeling (FDM) certification
- Must have experience scoping and selling
- Must have an active Workday certification or 7 years of hands-on configuration experience in multiple Workday modules required
- Ability to identify, scope, estimate, and support sales opportunities
- Ability to develop new offerings, services, and support go-to-market strategies
- Prior experience managing projects and project teams
- Prior experience implementing, training, or supporting Workday
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Able to balance urgent, short-term needs with strategic, long-term priorities
- Exhibits strength in relating to people, including the ability to deliver feedback and inspire and motivate others to succeed
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting customer service commitments and project timelines
- Exhibits business acumen, including a basic understanding of financial metrics and how to lead a team in alignment with organizational goals
- Proven ability to work effectively with all levels of an organization, as well as with diverse candidates, consultants, and client bases
- Ability to adapt quickly to changes in the work environment and to alter approach or method to successfully lead change; reacts well under pressure
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, computers, email, correspondence, and spreadsheets
- Must demonstrate and embody Nordic's maxims
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