" Workday PM - Finance & HRMS"
Posted 1 day ago by Argyll Infotech Inc
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Summary: The role of Project Manager for Workday Implementation involves leading a large-scale enterprise transformation initiative to replace Oracle PeopleSoft with Workday HCM, Payroll, and Financials. The candidate will coordinate across business departments and implementation vendors, ensuring accurate requirement capture and timely delivery of project milestones. This position is fully remote and requires immediate availability. The contract duration is for 6 months, with the possibility of extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end Workday implementation project activities across HR, Payroll, and Financials
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, document, and validate requirements
- Facilitate as-is and to-be business process mapping
- Coordinate closely with implementation vendors to ensure accurate system configuration
- Plan and manage project timelines, deliverables, and milestones
- Schedule and lead Teams meetings with clear agendas and outcomes
- Track progress, risks, issues, and dependencies across workstreams
- Drive UAT planning, execution, and stakeholder alignment
- Ensure timely and effective communication with multiple city departments
- Maintain detailed documentation for requirements, decisions, and action items
- Respond efficiently to incoming stakeholder requests and queries
- Manage risk identification, mitigation strategies, and escalation processes
Key Skills:
- 2+ years of Workday implementation experience (HCM / Payroll / Financials)
- 2+ years of Workday Time Tracking experience
- 3+ years of project coordination experience involving stakeholder engagement and business process documentation (as-is / to-be)
- Proven ability to coordinate with internal teams and external vendors
- Facilitate meetings and drive outcomes
- Strong expertise in project planning, scheduling, and execution
- PMP Certification (mandatory at submission)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Organizational and documentation skills
Salary (Rate): £52.50 hourly
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Position: Project Manager Workday Implementation
Location: 100% Remote (Washington)
Duration: 6 Months Contract (30 40 hrs/week, extendable)
Interview Mode: 45-Minute Microsoft Teams Interview
Start Date: Immediate
Eligibility: Must be a U.S. Resident
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with Workday expertise to lead a large-scale enterprise transformation initiative, replacing Oracle PeopleSoft (FMIS / HRMS) with Workday HCM, Payroll, and Financials.
The ideal candidate will play a critical role in coordinating across business departments and implementation vendors, ensuring accurate requirement capture, process documentation, and timely delivery of project milestones.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end Workday implementation project activities across HR, Payroll, and Financials
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, document, and validate requirements
- Facilitate as-is and to-be business process mapping
- Coordinate closely with implementation vendors to ensure accurate system configuration
- Plan and manage project timelines, deliverables, and milestones
- Schedule and lead Teams meetings with clear agendas and outcomes
- Track progress, risks, issues, and dependencies across workstreams
- Drive UAT planning, execution, and stakeholder alignment
- Ensure timely and effective communication with multiple city departments
- Maintain detailed documentation for requirements, decisions, and action items
- Respond efficiently to incoming stakeholder requests and queries
- Manage risk identification, mitigation strategies, and escalation processes
Required Skills (Mandatory)
- 2+ years of Workday implementation experience (HCM / Payroll / Financials)
- 2+ years of Workday Time Tracking experience
- 3+ years of project coordination experience involving:
- Stakeholder engagement
- Business process documentation (as-is / to-be)
- Proven ability to:
- Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors
- Facilitate meetings and drive outcomes
- Strong expertise in:
- Project planning, scheduling, and execution
- PMP Certification (mandatory at submission)
- Excellent:
- Communication and stakeholder management skills
- Organizational and documentation skills
Preferred Skills
- Experience in:
- Project planning and task breakdown based on project goals
- Risk identification and mitigation strategies
- Resource and activity planning aligned with Statement of Work (SOW)
- Exposure to:
- Government or public sector projects
- Large-scale ERP transformations
Experience & Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of overall project management experience
- Bachelor s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or related field
- PMP Certification Required
Top Responsibilities (Client Expectations)
- Project Leadership Lead and manage Workday implementation activities
- Stakeholder Coordination Work directly with city departments and vendors
- Execution & Delivery Ensure timely delivery, documentation, and communication