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Your work days are brighter here.
We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Principal Engagement Manager will be an expert with the Workday Deployment Methodology while managing large to complex global deployments. In this role, they will use their broad expertise to resolve multiple complex issues in creative and effective ways. They will also support executive level expectations by providing internal recommendations to management, based on field experience, as to how to potentially enhance the Workday Deployment Methodology.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As an Engagement Manager - Paradox you are responsible for leading the delivery of customer projects, from post-sale through to a successful implementation.
Responsibilities:
- Build strong relationships with our largest and most complex customers, acting as a trusted advisor and engagement manager throughout implementation.
- Apply our implementation methodology to ensure consistency in the customer experience and expedite the time it takes for our customers to see value from our solutions.
- Develop and manage project plans to deliver the contracted products and services.
- Manage all project timelines, operations, and communications, both internally and with the client. This includes conducting regular status checkpoints, coordinating meetings, providing timely updates, tracking achievements and outstanding tasks, and providing insight to project risks, dependencies, and potential delays.
- Collaborate with internal teams to deliver platform configurations, integrate systems, enhance features, and track progress towards timely completion of deliverables.
- Work closely with the customer management teams to share knowledge and ensure a smooth transition into release and ongoing adoption.
- Provide knowledge sharing and mentoring to team members and document processes for continuous improvement.
- Advocate for customers with our product teams, influence roadmap decisions, and suggest improvements in our customer onboarding process.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience of project management with HCM, Payroll, Financial or Student implementations within medium enterprise, large enterprise, higher education and/or state and local governments.
- 5+ years of experience implementing Workday, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft or similar applications.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working with third party vendors and integration partners
- Experience working on implementation projects for companies with 10,000+ employees
- Excellent communication skills across multiple channels with the ability to adjust messaging to their audience
- Experience managing a formal project plan using project plan software (MS Project, Smartsheet, Wrike, Financial Force, etc.)
- Excellent facilitation skills and the ability to lead by influence
- Available to travel up to 5% for client engagements
WORKDAY PAY TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
LOCATION
Primary Location: USA.IL.Chicago
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $154,700 USD - $232,100 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $140,000 USD - $248,600 USD
Additional Considerations:
If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $147,400 - $221,000 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.
The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:
10/02/2026
OUR APPROACH TO FLEXIBLE WORK
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision-making to any degree. Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law.
Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law.
If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email accommodations@workday.com, as far in advance as possible.
ARE YOU BEING REFERRED TO ONE OF OUR ROLES?
If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!
At Workday, we value our candidates’ privacy and data security. Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers.
Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not.
In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.
INTRODUCTION
Your work days are brighter here.
We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Principal Engagement Manager will be an expert with the Workday Deployment Methodology while managing large to complex global deployments. In this role, they will use their broad expertise to resolve multiple complex issues in creative and effective ways. They will also support executive level expectations by providing internal recommendations to management, based on field experience, as to how to potentially enhance the Workday Deployment Methodology.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As an Engagement Manager - Paradox you are responsible for leading the delivery of customer projects, from post-sale through to a successful implementation.
Responsibilities:
- Build strong relationships with our largest and most complex customers, acting as a trusted advisor and engagement manager throughout implementation.
- Apply our implementation methodology to ensure consistency in the customer experience and expedite the time it takes for our customers to see value from our solutions.
- Develop and manage project plans to deliver the contracted products and services.
- Manage all project timelines, operations, and communications, both internally and with the client. This includes conducting regular status checkpoints, coordinating meetings, providing timely updates, tracking achievements and outstanding tasks, and providing insight to project risks, dependencies, and potential delays.
- Collaborate with internal teams to deliver platform configurations, integrate systems, enhance features, and track progress towards timely completion of deliverables.
- Work closely with the customer management teams to share knowledge and ensure a smooth transition into release and ongoing adoption.
- Provide knowledge sharing and mentoring to team members and document processes for continuous improvement.
- Advocate for customers with our product teams, influence roadmap decisions, and suggest improvements in our customer onboarding process.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience of project management with HCM, Payroll, Financial or Student implementations within medium enterprise, large enterprise, higher education and/or state and local governments.
- 5+ years of experience implementing Workday, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft or similar applications.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working with third party vendors and integration partners
- Experience working on implementation projects for companies with 10,000+ employees
- Excellent communication skills across multiple channels with the ability to adjust messaging to their audience
- Experience managing a formal project plan using project plan software (MS Project, Smartsheet, Wrike, Financial Force, etc.)
- Excellent facilitation skills and the ability to lead by influence
- Available to travel up to 5% for client engagements
WORKDAY PAY TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.
LOCATION
Primary Location: USA.IL.Chicago
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $154,700 USD - $232,100 USD
Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $140,000 USD - $248,600 USD
Additional Considerations:
If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $147,400 - $221,000 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.
The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:
10/02/2026
OUR APPROACH TO FLEXIBLE WORK
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals during our application process, in order to perform one or more essential functions of their job, as well as regarding the use of AI tools for employment decision-making to any degree. Please see below for more details including how to request an accommodation as a qualified veteran, due to a disability or for religious reasons, or as otherwise provided under applicable law.
Workday prohibits taking adverse action against any candidate or employee for reporting a possible violation of this policy, requesting one or more work accommodations, exercising a privacy right, or cooperating in an investigation in accordance with applicable law. Any employee who retaliates against a candidate or employee for doing so may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law.
If you require a reasonable accommodation, you may email accommodations@workday.com, as far in advance as possible.
ARE YOU BEING REFERRED TO ONE OF OUR ROLES?
If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!
At Workday, we value our candidates’ privacy and data security. Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers.
Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not.
In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Engagement Lead
Frame your degree for PERM eligibility
PERM requires the employer to define a minimum education requirement for the role. Make sure your degree field maps to client engagement, communications, or business management so the job description can legitimately require it.
Target employers with dedicated HR compliance teams
Engagement Lead roles at mid-to-large consulting firms, technology companies, and agency groups are more likely to have in-house immigration counsel already familiar with PERM filings for client-facing management positions.
Search green card sponsors using Migrate Mate
Filter for Engagement Lead and client success roles at employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 filing history using Migrate Mate. This narrows your search to companies that have already navigated PERM for similar positions.
Clarify sponsorship timing before accepting an offer
Ask directly whether the employer will initiate PERM within your first year. EB-3 processing can run two to three years for many nationalities, so starting the labor certification early matters significantly for your long-term status planning.
Document client outcomes and project scope now
PERM job descriptions for Engagement Lead roles typically cite project management, client retention metrics, and cross-functional coordination. Building a portfolio of documented deliverables strengthens your profile before your employer files the labor certification.
Verify the employer's prevailing wage obligation before negotiating
DOL requires employers to pay the OFLC Wage Search prevailing wage for your specific Engagement Lead job zone and location. Knowing the wage level expected in your target metro helps you negotiate an offer that satisfies both you and PERM requirements.
Green Card Engagement Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Engagement Lead role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Engagement Lead positions typically qualify for EB-3 when the employer requires a bachelor's degree in business, communications, or a related field. EB-2 applies if the role genuinely requires an advanced degree or if your credentials and professional experience meet the elevated standard. The employer's job description drives which category applies, so the minimum education requirement in the PERM filing is critical.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 leads to permanent residency with no annual renewal cycle, unlike the H-1B visa which requires extensions every three years. There is no lottery for EB-3 sponsorship, and many nationalities face shorter waits than the H-1B cap creates. The trade-off is timeline: PERM labor certification alone can take six to eighteen months before USCIS even reviews the I-140 petition.
What does the PERM process look like for an Engagement Lead position?
Your employer starts by obtaining a prevailing wage determination from DOL, then runs a supervised recruitment campaign to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. If recruitment is unsuccessful, they file the PERM application with DOL. Once certified, they file an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. You can apply to adjust status to permanent resident once your priority date becomes current.
How do I find Engagement Lead jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?
Search for Engagement Lead and client success manager roles specifically filtered by green card sponsorship history using Migrate Mate. Employers who have filed EB-2 or EB-3 petitions for similar client-facing roles are far more likely to sponsor again than companies with no PERM filing history in your job category.
Can I switch employers after my green card process has started?
Yes, with important conditions. Once your I-140 has been approved and your priority date is within 180 days of becoming current, the AC21 portability rule lets you move to a similar role without restarting the process. Engagement Lead work is broadly consistent across employers, so portability is often available, but the new role must be in the same or a similar occupational classification.