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Founded in 2002, Huron Consulting Group is a global management consulting company serving clients in the healthcare, life sciences, higher education, and commer
Workday Client Success Manager
Location
Illinois + 1 moreAll locations: Illinois | New York
Posted
106 days ago
Salary
$135K - $165K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Workday Client Success Manager
Huron Consulting Group
• Serve as the primary point of contact and escalation for managed services clients, building trusted, long‑term partnerships. • Act as a strategic advisor, guiding clients on Workday best practices, new features, releases, and optimization opportunities. • Lead client governance activities, including regular check‑ins, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), and roadmap discussions aligned to client business objectives. • Oversee end‑to‑end delivery of Workday managed services engagements, ensuring adherence to SLAs, quality standards, and contractual obligations. • Monitor service performance metrics such as response times, service uptime, backlog health, and customer satisfaction; proactively address risks or deviations. • Ensure appropriate resourcing, workload balancing, and skills alignment to meet client and contractual needs. • Contribute to the sales cycle by supporting RFP responses, renewals, expansions, Statements of Work (SOWs), and change orders related to managed services. • Partner with sales, account leadership, and legal teams to ensure contracts align with delivery capabilities and client expectations. • Prepare and present regular performance and financial reports to clients and internal stakeholders, highlighting key metrics, outcomes, and improvement areas.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience administering, supporting, or managing cloud‑based enterprise application systems, with a strong preference for Workday
- Workday implementation and/or post‑implementation (managed services, AMS, optimization, or support) experience
- Strong understanding of managed services delivery models, service level agreements (SLAs), and ITIL frameworks
- Demonstrated experience supporting client engagements, account management, renewals, and RFP responses in a professional services or consulting environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan with a generous employer match
- employee stock purchase plan
- generous Paid Time Off policy
- paid parental leave and adoption assistance
- Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year
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