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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates strong leadership and strategic planning capabilities within the Workday ecosystem, particularly in Workday Adaptive Planning. Proven ability to build senior client relationships, manage practice financials, and drive continuous improvement through effective team development and client engagement.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Senior Leadership ExperienceWorkday Adaptive Planning ExpertiseFinancial Management SkillsTeam Development and MentoringStrategic Client Engagement
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Hard Skills
Workday Adaptive PlanningFinancial ManagementPerformance Metrics AnalysisStrategic PlanningProcess ImprovementClient Relationship ManagementTeam LeadershipResource ManagementGovernance StandardsImplementation Support
Soft Skills
Decision-Making Under PressureCoaching and MentoringAdaptabilityEffective CommunicationTeam Collaboration
Industry Keywords
EMEAConsultingPractice EffectivenessClient SatisfactionCross-Regional CollaborationService ExcellenceOrganizational CapabilityInnovation InitiativesStakeholder EngagementUtilisation Targets
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop and execute strategies to scale the Workday Adaptive Planning practice across EMEA
- Define measurable goals for team growth, capability and service excellence
- Partner with Kainos leadership teams on strategic practice objectives
- Evolve services, methodologies and processes to improve and differentiate the offering
- Build and maintain senior client relationships
- Manage practice financials, resourcing and profitability
- Identify opportunities to improve practice effectiveness, capability and scalability
- Collaborate with North America and APAC leaders on strategy, best practices and global initiatives
- Foster cross-regional collaboration and consistency in delivery standards, methodologies and client experience
- Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing consulting team
- Oversee hiring, onboarding, training and ongoing capability development
- Ensure delivery teams meet or exceed utilisation targets
- Maintain up to 400 hours of personal billable time in Year One when required
- Stay current with Workday releases and developments
- Build succession and capability for sustainable growth
- Provide senior leadership and oversight across complex client engagements
- Act as executive sponsor for complex client issues and strategic engagements
- Manage escalations and drive strong client outcomes and satisfaction
- Advise clients strategically and help shape future roadmaps
- Drive continuous improvement using performance metrics, client feedback and lessons learned
- Ensure seamless transitions between implementation and ongoing support
- Maintain relationships with Workday, Kainos business partners and senior client stakeholders
- Ensure governance, quality and delivery standards across the practice
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant demonstrable success in a senior leadership role
- Strong experience within the Workday ecosystem, ideally including Workday Adaptive Planning
- Demonstrable technology experience spanning commercial and technical considerations
- Ability to build and develop trusted relationships with senior stakeholders
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of practice financials
- Ability to make sound decisions under pressure while balancing competing priorities
- Strong planning and organisational skills across multiple areas of responsibility
- Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and grow a dynamic team
- Evidence of introducing innovations or initiatives that strengthened organisational capability
- Excellent team player able to deliver results in complex and changing circumstances
- Passion for coaching, mentoring and developing others
- Strong people leadership skills and adaptability to different individuals and situations
- Confident and independent decision-maker able to create shared understanding and buy-in
- Adaptable and open communicator internally and externally
- Positive leadership style, coaching, mentoring and leading by example
- Strong commercial awareness and negotiating prowess
Benefits
Comp & perks- People-first culture
- Growth and development support
- Diversity, equity and inclusion commitment
- Recruitment accommodations and adjustments
- Tailored recruitment process support