Technical Implementation Manager

Workday Workday · Enterprise · Dublin, Ireland

Workday is seeking a Technical Implementation Manager for its HiredScore team, which provides AI-powered Talent Orchestration technology. The role involves managing customer implementations, acting as a solution consultant, and ensuring project scope, quality, and timelines are met. Responsibilities include creating project plans, tracking progress, resolving issues, configuring the product, and collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate has experience in technical/project implementation management, SaaS implementation, and working with enterprise products, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. responsible for the overall project implementation while ensuring scope, quality, timelines, and project metrics are met
  2. serve as HiredScore's solution consultant, bridging between the development team, product team, and client during the project implementation period
  3. create and lead day-to-day project plans; supervise and review progress and timelines and adjust as needed
  4. identify, track, and resolve issues to ensure meeting commitments and project success
  5. Tracking and communicating project status, risks, issues, decisions, and actions to internal and external collaborators

Skills

Required

  • At least 4+ years experience in a Technical or Project Implementation Management role with hands on configuration experience
  • At least 3 years experience technical configuration of using XML or YML files or Self Service tools
  • 2 years of experience implementing SaaS. Working on large scale software delivery projects
  • At least 2 years experience working with external client-facing enterprise products
  • Previous experience working with configuration tools and able to fulfil technical tasks

Nice to have

  • Worked with SQL/NoSQL databases
  • Demonstrated ability to handle day-to-day work challenges; adjust to shifting priorities, identify and take on technical and operational issues during implementation
  • Strong analytical skills, detailed understanding and capability to interpret client business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced process-focused environment, adept at problem-solving
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and the software delivery lifecycle
  • Experience with project management tools like Microsoft Project, Jira, Monday, and Documentation repository

What the JD emphasized

  • main contact point for the customer in the pre-launch period
  • ensure that the client will be able to extract the greatest value from the product post-launch
  • ensure commitments are delivered on time
  • Understanding customer needs and challenges, offering valuable and viable solutions to meet their requirements
  • Configuring HiredScore's product in client environment as per Statement of Work and project implementation plan
  • Building & maintaining relationships through communication with U.S. based clients and all collaborators to guarantee satisfaction with the project's delivery
  • Communicating to the client any maintenance needs of the new implementation for a defined period post-launch.
  • Working with the client Success teams and Support to transition the account from the implementation phase to the launch, training, and adoption phase, ensuring a smooth handover
  • Seeing opportunities for further business & product development, or potential risks that could impede or slow progress of implementation, and notifying key collaborators when needed