Information Technology Program Project Manager

The Workday Program/Project Manager will have a proven track record of implementing cloud SaaS ERP projects for large, complex initiatives. You will lead a large, cross-functional project team and provide an organizational view of project/program dependencies, stakeholder, and risk impacts. The lead will have effective communication skills, organizational awareness, and ability to manage critical dependencies and impacts.

This is a long-term contract position (est. 2+ years). Candidates residing in GA preferred; out-of-state candidates will be considered for a 100% remote work schedule.

What You Need for this Position

• Technical Project Management experience
• Operations Management
• Change Management
• Release Management
• Project Management Tools

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Workday planning and execution activities.
• Collaborate with program teams, technical teams, and implementer resources to build out a detailed project schedule to include tasks for all areas (technical reports, integration, security) and functional (HCM and Finance).
• Field questions and escalations regarding cutover activities and work with the cutover team to close open items.
• Manage cutover tasks, risks, issues, and project timelines to assure progress towards cutover completion.
• Work with the appropriate system owners, business and technical subject-matter-experts, and workstreams to ensure cutover and system remediation processes, deliverables, and milestones are developed and completed.
• Provide comprehensive reporting of cutover activities, challenges, and risks. Coordinate with project teams to develop risk mitigation approaches and ensure on-time go-live.
• Prepare and deliver metric reporting to track progress against planned activities.
• Escalate items that would impact go-live date.
• Lead and participate in the cutover planning, cutover plan review, capture of cutover activity timeframes/durations, mock cutover, and cutover execution activities.
• Prior experience as a Workday Implementation Project/Program Manager (must have managed multiple Workday components).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 10 years of IT experience.
• 5 years of Workday SaaS ERP experience.
• 10 years of prior project management experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate in various situations and audiences.
• Prior experience with state or other public sector clients.
• Excellent organizational skills and a leader in the change process.
• Ability to collaborate and drive execution at all levels within a business area.
• Expertise in documentation, presentation tools, and project management tools.
• Excellent skills in critical thinking and analysis.
• Ability to establish strong working relationships across IT, business lines, and external stakeholders.
• Group facilitation skills, negotiation, and ability to influence and drive decisions.
• Possess understanding of cloud infrastructure architecture and ability to clearly guide and articulate needs for successful implementation and organization management.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Information Technology and Project Management

Industries

Government Administration