At Kognitiv Inc., we’re redefining what it means to be a Workday partner. As one of the fastest-growing companies in the ecosystem, we bring deep expertise, innovative thinking, and a people-first mindset to everything we do. We’re not just building better Workday solutions—we’re building a company where talented people thrive.
Ready to do your best work? Join us.
The Senior Manager, Business Applications provides strategic leadership and technical oversight for the company’s commercial and operational software architecture. The role governs the deployment, integration, support, and scaling of core business systems to ensure enterprise-wide data continuity, process efficiency, and technical security.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Application Roadmap & Architecture: Architect and execute a scalable strategy for the business application stack (including but not limited to Salesforce, Zendesk, Projector PSA, HubSpot, Smartsheet, PandaDoc).
Team & Capability Management: Provide functional leadership to a distributed team of business analysts, system administrators, and technical engineers; set priorities, manage performance objectives and technical skills development.
Business Process Optimization: Partner with executive stakeholders across business units to translate operational workflows into secure, automated system configurations.
Budgetary & License Governance: Manage software procurement cycles, vendor contract negotiations, license utilization metrics, and total cost of ownership (TCO) analytics.
Security & Compliance Alignment: Enforce compliance with corporate information security policies, identity access management (IAM) frameworks, and global consumer privacy laws.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in Information Technology, Business Systems, or a related field, or equivalent validated professional experience.
Proven leadership competence managing technical teams, systems engineering groups, or business application analysts in a global enterprise or rapid-growth corporate environment.
Comprehensive conceptual and practical familiarity with cloud-based business architectures.
Demonstrated ability to manage multi-vendor software ecosystems, complex contract renewals, and cross-departmental technology budgets.
Kognitiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Kognitiv will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.
Work Authorization
Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Kognitiv.
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Kognitiv or an affiliated Kognitiv business may not be eligible for consideration.
Estimated Application Deadline
This job postings' application deadline is an estimate, but ultimately the fill date is flexible and the job will remain open until filled. Any updates on deadlines will be communicated through this job posting.
2026-09-06#LI-KB1
Skills Required
- Advanced university degree in Information Technology, Business Systems, or related field, or equivalent validated professional experience.
- Proven leadership managing technical teams, systems engineering groups, or business application analysts in a global enterprise or rapid-growth environment.
- Comprehensive familiarity with cloud-based business architectures.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multi-vendor software ecosystems, complex contract renewals, and cross-departmental technology budgets.
- Experience with enterprise business applications and platforms: Workday, Salesforce, Zendesk, Projector PSA, HubSpot, Smartsheet, PandaDoc.
- Knowledge of identity and access management (IAM), corporate information security policies, and global consumer privacy laws.
- Ability to translate operational workflows into secure, automated system configurations.
- Work authorization that does not require visa sponsorship now or in the future for employment in the employing country.
What We Do
The founders and consultants of Kognitiv live and breathe Workday®. We understand that going live with your new system is just the first step in a long partnership with Workday® and its ecosystem. Implementations are fast and furious, with work like reports, dashboards, and knowledge transfer often postponed until after a go-live. In some cases, your implementation partner has already moved on to its next project. This is why Kognitiv exists: to bridge the gap for those clients wanting to better maintain and enhance their system post a go-live. Kognitiv offers simplified Workday® consulting and support without the need for long-term contracts, complicated rate cards or minimum spend requirements. This solution allows clients to pay for only what they need, when they need it, such as rolling out new features to your team, handling updates, or adding new divisions to your organization. Whatever project is thrown your way, Kognitiv has the experts to scale up your team quickly to handle the workload.
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