Workday Project Manager - Payroll
Posted 1 day ago by Talent
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The IT Project Manager for Workday & Payroll will oversee the integration of HR systems from acquired companies into a centralized Workday platform across approximately 30 countries. This role requires managing the full project lifecycle, establishing project controls, and ensuring timely integration without disrupting business operations. The position is fully remote and offers a 6-month initial contract outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the full project lifecycle for integrating HR systems into the Workday platform.
- Establish and maintain robust project controls, including RAID logs and status reporting.
- Proactively track and mitigate complex cross-program and cross-country dependencies.
Key Skills:
- Significant experience as an IT Project Manager in large-scale HR system implementations.
- Deep subject matter expertise in Payroll processes and system integrations.
- Direct experience with Workday deployments, migrations, and module integration.
- Proven ability to manage projects involving multiple simultaneous acquisitions.
- Experience managing projects with a global scope across diverse regulatory environments.
- Assertive stakeholder management skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
IT Project Manager Workday & Payroll 6 Month initial contract Outside IR35 Fully remote
Responsibilities:
- Manage the full project lifecycle for integrating the HR systems of acquired companies into the centralised company Workday platform across approximately 30 countries.
- Establish and maintain robust project controls, including comprehensive RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and status reporting.
- Proactively track and mitigate complex cross-program and cross-country dependencies to ensure integration timelines are met without disrupting acquired business operations
Experience required:
- Significant Experience as an IT Project Manager leading large-scale, complex HR system implementations
- Deep Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in Payroll processes and system integrations is essential.
- Direct experience with Workday deployments, migrations, and module integration
- Proven ability to manage projects involving multiple simultaneous acquisitions
- Demonstrated experience managing projects with global scope across multiple legal entities and diverse regulatory environments (ideally across 30+ countries).
- Assertive Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to be proactive and assertive, effectively challenging stakeholders to maintain project scope, schedule, and quality.