Workday HCM Consulting Services Manager

The Manager, Consulting Services is a “go to” practice leader that provides expert 
guidance, advice, and development support to the Consulting management team 
and their subsequent team members. This individual will assist the sales team with 
sales activities such as orals, estimations, and Statements of Work (SOW’s). This 
person works closely with Engagement Managers, Project Managers, Managing 
Consultants, and leads, and acts as a liaison between the Consulting team and 
executive management. This person will assist in identifying business needs, 
staffing projects, and ensuring that the work/life balance of our consultants is 
monitored and adjusted appropriately.
Responsibilities:
• Oversight responsibility for projects across the practice.
• Oversee and assist Engagement Managers and team members when 
needed to identify project needs, reduce risk and develop solutions 
and strategies.
• Support the RFP response and pursuit process for Consulting work.
• Assist in the recruitment, development, and management of a diverse, 
remote team of consultants supporting Workday applications.
• Promote a team-oriented, challenging and innovative work 
environment.
• Lead and manage Senior Managers and/or Managing Consultants to 
ensure consultants are adhering to the activities, processes and 
procedures outlined in Workday and the Cynergy Implementation 
• Drive team and individuals to achieve high customer satisfaction 
levels.
• Ability to establish immediate credibility with clients and within the 
company; can build consensus and achieve goals through influence.
• Ability to build trust-based relationship and identify and foster business 

development opportunities.

Perform role of mentor and coach.

• Analyze team skills and provide for cross training to maintain teams’ 
ability to staff projects appropriately.
• Advise management team on team members’ level of expertise and 
availability.
• Establish direct reports’ goals and objectives during the bi-annual 
review process.
• Direct the collection of performance feedback from customer and 
engagement/project manager on a quarterly basis or upon completion 
of project for your entire team.
• Direct the collection of all internal contributions for team members 
• Drive bi-annual performance review process for the Consulting team.
• Review estimates for sales opportunities.
• Review SOWs for language and accuracy.
• Attend Orals and prospect meetings.
• Manage utilization to targets.
• Monitor the sales pipeline to ensure accurate capacity planning for the 
team along with assigning resources to projects.
• Schedule regular 1:1 meetings with direct and indirect reports.
• Assess team member skills and maintain skills matrix.
• Meet with team members bi-annually to provide performance and client
satisfaction feedback.
Requirements:
• Possess 3-5 years of Workday (or other ERP) Consulting implementation 
experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Proven experience leading a virtual team.
• Required characteristics: fast learner, detail oriented, decisive, and enjoy 
fast paced work environments.
• Must work well within and across teams to get things accomplished.
• Possess sales engagement experience estimating and presenting

Salary and Other Compensation

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Why choose Cognizant:

• Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
• Opportunity to do great work
• Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
• Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
• Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
• An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values:

• Work as One: We think beyond roles, relying on each other’s strengths to win as a team.
• Raise the Bar: We always aim for excellence in how we work and what we deliver.
• Dare to Innovate: We push boundaries and take chances to reimagine what’s possible.
• Do the Right Thing: We all lead with integrity and always make the ethical choice.
• Own It: We own the outcomes for our company, colleagues, and community.