About the Role
Workday Support is looking for a dedicated, ambitious and self-driven Technical Account Manager with a passion for customer relations. This role requires a self-motivated professional with technical acumen that consistently brings a high level of commitment to customers and Workday teammates. The ideal candidate brings strong communication and project management skills as well as strong technical background and the ability to strategically and tactically navigate the challenges with large and complex customers.
The Technical Account Manager will develop and maintain close relationships with a strategic group of implementing and production customers. The ideal candidate will coordinate and prioritize business critical cases/events and will be responsible for driving escalations and incidents for these customers, managing internal and external communications with stakeholders, including but not limited to C-level executives.
You will:
1. Work with Workday's largest strategic accounts to build strong relationships
2. Manage multiple accounts simultaneously
3. Act as a liaison between Operations, Professional Services, Development, Product Management and Customers to ensure understanding and alignment
4. Become an expert in Workday's Architecture and leverage it on all engagements as needed
5. Demonstrate competency in Workday products: HCM, Payroll, Financials
6. Review upcoming customer events and planned production activities to identify potential problems, then plan and execute solutions
7. Successfully engage with Senior Leadership, Technical and Functional staff to remove roadblocks, address delays and mitigate issues
8. Own and drive escalated issues blocking production success
9. Effectively use sound business judgment, risk avoidance and SME resources to coordinate team efforts to solve problems
10. Carry out regular review of customer cases to identify trends
11. Champion and advocate for customers with internal and external stakeholders
12. Manage challenging situations in a fast paced environment
13. Chair roundtables to ensure close communication and relationship building with key stakeholders
14. Serve on and actively participate in customer steering committee meetings
15. Drive customer self-sufficiency by ensuring their customers understand how to engage with the Workday Support organization and leverage tools
16. Pilot new programs and drive continuous improvement initiatives for production customers
17. Travel occasionally up to 25% of the time
18. Participate in our 24x7 program
About You
Basic Qualifications
19. BS or MS in a Technical Degree (ie. Computer Science, MIS) or equivalent technical work experience and acumen
20. 4+ years of experience in product support, customer success, account management or consulting for large, complex ERP, HCM, Financial, CRM or cloud computing system (SaaS preferred)
21. 4+ years of experience successfully implementing or managing Workday, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, Ultimate Software, Kronos or similar projects at a senior or executive level
22. 7+ years of experience in product support, customer success, account management or consulting for large, complex ERP, HCM, Financial, CRM or cloud computing system (SaaS preferred)
23. 5+ years of experience successfully implementing or managing Workday, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, Ultimate Software, Kronos or similar projects at a senior or executive level
Other Qualifications
24. Working experience with at least one of the following business areas: Human Resources, Payroll, Time Tracking, Recruiting, Financials
25. Established history of successfully managing issues through resolution and escalation management at both the business owners and executive levels
26. Demonstrated leadership skills and experience with high-level stakeholders. Ability to engage at C-Level
27. An outstanding customer service record
28. Team player with ability to engage across corporate functions (Managing Partners, Customer Support, Professional Services, Development and Product Management)
29. Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills, including the ability to chair meetings or host webinars
30. Ability to read, anticipate and assess high stress situations quickly
31. Ability to deal with the stress related to project timeframes and competing priorities.
32. Strong planning and organizational skills (project management experience is a must)
33. Excellent analytical, problem solving, and multitasking skills
34. Ability to work independently, adapt quickly, and maintain a positive attitude