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Our story At Alight, we believe a company's success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to "Be Alight." Our Values: Champion People - be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs. Grow with purpose - Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives. Be Alight - act with integrity, be real, and empower others. It's why we're so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team's expertise in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life. With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work. Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity, and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight. Learn more at careers.alight.com. Job Summary The Workday Senior Manager leads a team of colleagues which may include managers who lead through others (manager of managers). The role collaborates at the practice area level with Resource Management, Human Resources, and Practice Leadership to determine practice alignment, training, and internal facing projects as well as continue their area of focus project work. Manages resources for multiple projects, responsible for ensuring timely and quality execution of client deliverables and consulting with clients on Workday projects. Drives the development of solutions to complex problems/projects across multiple domains or large clients. Has exposure to many large, complex, global clients. Leads the most complex Large Enterprise implementations (CDS)/projects, and leads portions of client sales meetings as Subject Matter Expert/Advisor. Key Responsibilities People Manager Based Hires, on-boards, and mentors new colleagues through partnership with the recruiting team. Assists colleagues in goal setting, solicits 360 feedback, assesses performance, provides feedback to colleagues, and reviews compensation periodically to ensure competitiveness, per business requirements. Conducts at least monthly one-on-one performance and coaching discussions with team members. Executes onboarding plan for the new hires with a focus on increasing the certification pass rate and accelerating assimilation. Partners with Resource Management on project staffing to ensure project assignments are properly aligned to team members' skill sets and personal preferences. Coaches and develops colleagues through constructive feedback, management of project assignments, job requirements and capabilities, as well as guiding their overall career paths. Ensure the team's individual internal resumes, ETC's and timecards are accurately maintained and up to date. Actively reviews and presents team members for promotional opportunities to senior leadership. Ensures accurate, timely feedback to colleagues including managing difficult conversations effectively Cascades information to team members via appropriate channels. Monitors utilization of team members to maximize revenue potential. Project Delivery-Based: Responsible for leading one or more areas of the largest and most complex projects and/or multiple concurrent projects potentially over longer periods of duration. Responsible for managing all stages of the project for the client, from planning and design phases through testing and deployment. Responsible for coordinating the work of others, regardless of people management responsibilities. Manage project FTE, scope, budget, quality, and timeline. Motivate colleagues to think outside of the box and bring ideas to fruition Understand agendas and others' perspectives, recognizing and effectively balancing