Overview
Seeking a senior Workday Project Manager to lead a high-visibility onboarding optimization initiative following a recent Workday go-live. The organization has identified challenges in the onboarding experience and needs a seasoned PM to drive improvements across Workday business processes, stakeholder alignment, and user experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a 3-4 month onboarding optimization initiative within Workday.
- Partner with HR, Recruiting, Operations, and Technology stakeholders to improve onboarding workflows and visibility.
- Drive enhancements to Workday business processes (BP design) and related integrations.
- Facilitate requirements sessions, manage project plans, and provide leadership updates.
- Deliver incremental improvements through a practical, hybrid Agile approach.
- Navigate complex stakeholder dynamics and build consensus across teams.
Required Experience
Proven experience leading Workday projects or post-go-live optimization initiatives.
- Experience with Workday Recruiting and Onboarding (does not need to be a deep functional expert, but must understand the modules and associated processes).
- Broad Workday knowledge across HCM and integrated business processes.
- Experience managing cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.
- Ability to operate independently with minimal direction.
Ideal Candidate: Senior, polished, and able to take full ownership of the initiative.
- Strong Workday background with exposure to multiple functional areas.
- Experience improving onboarding or employee experience processes.
- Comfortable navigating organizational politics and driving change.
Excellent communication and executive-facing presentation skills.