When you join Kainos, you get to think beyond limitations to make an immediate and positive impact – like transforming digital services for millions of citizens or helping Fortune 500 companies get live and thrive on Workday.
You’ll be part of a people-first culture that is growing around the world. We’re a creative, committed, and diverse group of individuals who succeed as a team.
At Kainos your ideas are heard and valued and you’ll leave a legacy that you can feel proud of. Join us and discover how our people write our story.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS:
As a Workday PSA Lead in Kainos, you’ll be a lead consultant in implementing and configuring Workday solutions for our global customer base and be an expert in Workday Financials and PSA.
As an expert in a team of consultants, you will manage relationships with our customers, and shape and deliver solutions that are aligned to customer needs, fit for purpose and commercially viable. You’ll provide excellent consulting and guidance to customers, truly understanding their business.
You’ll be an expert in your capability, using your technical and professional expertise to mentor and guide your team members in that capability, providing thought leadership and innovation building and improving specialist knowledge in your capability or capabilities at Kainos as well as the broader Workday community.
Minimum (essential) Requirements
Deep understanding of Workday PSA (Product Lead in the Workday ecosystem is ideal but not mandatory)
Excellent customer focus, able to assess customer needs, build relationships and manage customer expectations. You will be able to intervene effectively and resolve customer escalations appropriately
Excellent communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact and credibility. Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences and at conferences e.g. Workday Altitude
Strong commercial awareness and complete understanding of project and business dynamics
Broad business and technology experience and a good awareness of industry trends and their potential impact on product
Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure taking a balanced view of customer demands and Kainos commercials
Ability to widen and maintain a network of external contacts
Excellent consulting skills e.g. leading largescale workshops with multiple stakeholders, liaising confidently and effectively with senior executives
An emerging capability expert driving thought leadership e.g. production of blog posts
An emerging role model within Kainos and wider Workday ecosystem
Regular participant in sales activities and responsible providing input to work estimates
Understanding of risk management and able to manage risk within the capability
Support the operations function ensure that our consultant pool is used in the most commercially advantageous way, balancing development needs and personal preferences
Commercial understanding of utilization within a services organization and the importance of these targets
Able to rotate through various Workday delivery services specifically Consulting and Application Management Services
For Application Management Services, able to deliver work to meet defined Service Level Agreements
Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)
Desirable
Professional qualifications where applicable in your Capability (e.g. CPA)
Develop and deliver products/offerings and services that differentiate Kainos in the marketplace
Identify talent for rapid development within the capability
Experience of managing, mentoring and developing teams
People ManagementYour role may or may not involve managing people. Where you do have people to manage your responsibilities may include:
Agreeing, setting and reviewing your and your team’s goals aligned to Kainos, Workday BU and your capability
Providing support so that your and your team’s goals can be achieved
Reviewing and refining goals for relevance and to keep performance on track
Reviewing performance against goals and provide feedback
Requesting and providing regular feedback in workday
Completing end of year reviews and agreeing the outcomes for the year
Identifying training to support your and your team’s development
Pursuing and supporting your and your team members’ career paths and progression
Reviewing weekly workload forecasting (staff allocations and timesheet checks) and utilization
Actively being involved in recruitment/interviews
So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together.
Embracing our differences At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.
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