Workday Adaptive Planning Solution Architect; M

Overview

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As an Adaptive Planning Solution Architect (Manager) at Kainos, you will be fully accountable for the quality of how we deliver, implement and configure Workday Adaptive Planning solutions for our global customer base.

You’ll use your technical expertise to engage directly on high profile projects, to handle any significant challenges, and will be an important senior liaison and escalation for our clients. As an expert in the Workday Adaptive Planning solution, you’ll share knowledge and direct thought leadership both internally and externally.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing technical expertise on the Workday Adaptive Planning solution – you will be expected to be a technical expert by maintaining proficiency and certification in the Workday Adaptive Planning solution suite
• Managing implementations for our clients – you will manage all phases of Workday Adaptive Planning implementation projects, including:
• Working with clients to understand their current planning process, and taking a consultative approach to move legacy models into Workday Adaptive Planning
• Leveraging your expertise to recommend the best solution based on the client’s requirements, budget, and timeframe, with the flexibility to adapt the scope as additional needs are identified
• Guiding clients through facilitated design sessions and configuration decisions based on best practices and an understanding of each client’s unique business requirements at all stages of the project

• Excellent customer focus, able to build open and trusted client relationships assess customer needs and manage and challenge customer expectations. You will be able to intervene effectively and resolve customer escalations appropriately
• Extensive experience in accounting/financial management – particularly budgeting and planning and management reporting
• Extensive experience with implementing at least one Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) system (e.g. Workday Adaptive Planning, Host Analytics, Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion)
• Proven ability to lead teams of consultants in delivering complex technology solutions
• Expert proficiency in Excel, in particular designing and building complex financial planning models
• Exceptional understanding of and experience in Workday or SaaS delivery methodologies and models
• Excellent understanding of project methodologies, how to manage to them and an expert appreciation of why and how they contribute to successful projects
• Excellent leadership skills, including ability to delegate, motivate, lead, attract and develop staff
• Excellent customer management experience, working with senior executives in customer organisations with the ability to formally present to senior client and conference audiences
• Excellent skills in managing conflicting demands and performing…