Job Description

Job Title: Workday Project Manager

Location: Hybrid from Richmond, VA (3 days per week from Office)

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Lead end-to-end delivery of Workday implementation, enhancement, or AMS projects across HCM and Finance modules. This role requires strong program management, stakeholder communication, and hands-on Workday experience to ensure successful delivery within scope, budget, and timeline.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday implementation and AMS projects from initiation to closure following defined methodologies.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, and quality; ensure successful and timely delivery.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, functional leads, and technical teams to define project requirements and success metrics.
• Conduct project planning, risk assessment, and mitigation to ensure smooth execution.
• Manage cross-functional Workday modules (HCM, Finance, Payroll, Integrations, Prism, Extend, etc.) depending on project scope.
• Facilitate design workshops, business process reviews, configuration walkthroughs, and user acceptance testing.
• Coordinate integration and reporting activities across HCM and Finance workstreams.
• Prepare status reports, dashboards, RAID logs, and executive updates .
• Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and UAT cycles with client and internal teams.
• Drive resource allocation, task prioritization, and issue resolution .
• Ensure compliance with Workday methodology and governance standards .
• Support change management and post go-live transition to support or AMS teams.
• Lead executive status meetings , presenting updates to internal leadership and client stakeholders.
• Oversee go-live planning, cutover, and post go-live stabilization .
• Assess and prioritize enhancement requests; lead functional and regression testing.
• Review new Workday releases and drive feature enablement across financial modules.
• Participate in Change Control and CAB for AMS releases.
• Review SLA metrics, backlog trends, and control adherence.

Qualifications we seek in you!

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, HR, Finance, or related field.
• Strong understanding of Workday HCM, Finance
• , or Integrations ecosystem.
• Proven experience managing global, multi-phase, or cross-functional Workday programs .
• Proficient in project management methodologies ( Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid ).
• Strong skills in MS Project / Smartsheet / Jira / Asana / Workday Delivery tools .
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (C-level and client-facing).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership abilities.
• Workday certification(s) preferred (e.g., Workday Project Management, Workday Pro, or functional certifications).

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills

• Experience with Workday Extend, Prism Analytics, Adaptive Planning, or Reporting .
• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile Project Management certification.
• Experience working in AMS or enhancement delivery environments .
• Prior experience managing offshore/onshore delivery teams .

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