Workday Project Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee all phases of Workday project delivery

• Assemble project teams, delegate responsibilities, and ensure accountability

• Develop and manage project budgets and timelines

• Maintain project management documentation and performance metrics

• Collaborate with both internal and external client counterparts, project leads, and ongoing operations

• Manage project scope, schedule, roles, responsibilities, costs, risks, issues, and change control

• Lead ME/Launch, Phase X, or smaller LE projects involving fewer than 15,000 employees

• Engage in sales opportunities and initiatives to build practice

• Oversee Workday implementations through all stages of the project lifecycle

• Develop project plans and charters in partnership with the Client PM

• Communicate project plans and establish stakeholder expectations

• Execute project plans and approved risk mitigation strategies

• Monitor and control project performance against established plans and budgets

• Secure necessary project sign-offs and facilitate client acceptance

• Fulfill contractual obligations, formalize final acceptance, distribute end-of-project surveys, and conduct lessons learned sessions

• Maintain communication with internal and external stakeholders, representing the organization to clients

• Coordinate with Workday on status updates, Delivery Assurance Checkpoints, product gap reporting, and deployment methodologies

• Set up and manage Customer Scorecards while overseeing client tenant access in Partner Centre and Customer Central

• Implement resource allocation strategies and manage project resources and tools

• Guide, motivate, and foster effective collaboration among project team members

• Oversee client billing and ensure project time is allocated to the appropriate codes

• Monitor project budget and margins and take corrective actions as needed

• Contribute to documented lessons learned, deliverables, and internal methodology enhancements

• Monitor work quality and provide constructive feedback to team members

• Build client relationships and assess customer satisfaction

• Plan and execute Workday knowledge transfer and transition to ongoing support teams

• Identify opportunities for additional support and services

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Finance

• Proficient in MS Project

• Skilled in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced multinational environment and adapt to frequent changes

• Capable of working under tight deadlines and managing competing priorities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Commercial awareness and competence in managing project budgets and forecasting to optimize revenue and profitability

• Solid understanding of project management processes and techniques, including planning, tracking progress, risk and issue management, change control, and sign-off procedures

• If not already certified, must successfully complete Workday HCM and/or Financials Core and PM training classes and maintain Workday certification

• Must have current and future work authorization in the country of application, without visa sponsorship from Strada

• Completion of background checks as required for the role and location

• Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate team building

• General knowledge of Workday functionality and implementation tools

• Skills in project planning, scheduling, and budgeting

• Ability to identify project risks and formulate risk management plans

• Project Management certification (PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner) is advantageous but not mandatory

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements where feasible

• Health insurance coverage

• Wellbeing programs

• Paid vacation time

• Paid sick leave

• Paid parental leave

• Retirement plans

• Opportunities for learning

• Continuing education and training resources

• Competitive total rewards package

• Growth potential within a global organization