Workday Payroll SME
Remote (must be able to travel to Knoxville, TN 2-3x/Quarter)
6 Months
Video
No H1B
REQUIRED SKILLS
- MUST HAVE: Very Strong experience in payroll processes through Workday
- MUST HAVE: Workday end-to-end implementation experience
- MUST HAVE: Workday integrations and HCM transformation projects
- Large-scale Project / Program Management leadership
- Executive stakeholder management and governance
- KPMG partnership experience preferred
Job Duties
- Facilitate project chartering, drive alignment and set expectations
- Define, baseline, maintain and communication schedules
- Create and manage cost budgets and estimates, and track and communicate actuals on a defined cadence
- Proactively drive identification and assessment of risks. Drive appropriate risk responses and ensure closure
- Support teams to resolve issues with urgency and quality
- Develop and execute an effective change control process
- Establish a project governance structure appropriate for project size
- Teach, advocate and coach others on the use and benefit of project management competencies and skillsets
- Optimize the framework and tools by providing continuous improvement
- Ensure readiness, sustainability and value realization metrics are in place
- Have a defined resource plan with clear roles and responsibilities
- Manage vendor and third-party partners
- Ensure project status updates are clear, concise, timely and accurate
- Facilitate and lead effective meetings. Create and deliver effective written and verbal communication
- Perform conflict resolution and negotiation in a professional manner
Qualifications
- B.S. or equivalent degree in Business Management, Business Administration or related field
- 5-10 years in progressive project experience in large, more complex initiatives in large highly matrixed organizations or through management consulting practices
- Sound experience in delivery of initiatives leveraging multiple delivery practices & tools
- PMP and Agile certifications highly preferred