Workday Project Manager

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Acceptance Testing
Agile
Analytical Skill
Asana
Budget
Business Process
Change Control
Change Management
Communication
Presentations
Prism
Project Management
Information Systems
Issue Resolution
JIRA
Leadership
Management
Computer Science
Customer Facing
Dashboard
Finance
Regression Testing
HR Management
Payroll
Project Planning
Project Scoping
RAID
Regulatory Compliance
Status Reports
Waterfall
Workday
Reporting
Resource Allocation
Risk Assessment
SLA
Stakeholder Management

Job Details

Job Title: Workday Project Manager

Location: Richmond, VA

Type: : Long Term Contract

10+ and W2 Only

Inviting applications for the role of Senior Project Manager ,Workday Project Manager

Responsibilities

  • Lead Workday implementation and AMS projects from initiation to closure following defined methodologies.
  • Manage project scope, budget, schedule, and quality; ensure successful and timely delivery.
  • Work closely with business stakeholders, functional leads, and technical teams to define project requirements and success metrics.
  • Conduct project planning, risk assessment, and mitigation to ensure smooth execution.
  • Manage cross-functional Workday modules (HCM, Finance, Payroll, Integrations, Prism, Extend, etc.) depending on project scope.
  • Facilitate design workshops, business process reviews, configuration walkthroughs, and user acceptance testing.
  • Coordinate integration and reporting activities across HCM and Finance workstreams.
  • Prepare status reports, dashboards, RAID logs, and executive updates.
  • Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and UAT cycles with client and internal teams.
  • Drive resource allocation, task prioritization, and issue resolution.
  • Ensure compliance with Workday methodology and governance standards.
  • Support change management and post go-live transition to support or AMS teams.
  • Lead executive status meetings, presenting updates to internal leadership and client stakeholders.
  • Oversee go-live planning, cutover, and post go-live stabilization.
  • Assess and prioritize enhancement requests; lead functional and regression testing.
  • Review new Workday releases and drive feature enablement across financial modules.
  • Participate in Change Control and CAB for AMS releases.
  • Review SLA metrics, backlog trends, and control adherence.

Qualifications we seek in you!

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, HR, Finance, or related field.
  • Strong understanding of Workday HCM, Finance
  • , or Integrations ecosystem.
  • Proven experience managing global, multi-phase, or cross-functional Workday programs.
  • Proficient in project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid).
  • Strong skills in MS Project / Smartsheet / Jira / Asana / Workday Delivery tools.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (C-level and client-facing).
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership abilities.
  • Workday certification(s) preferred (e.g., Workday Project Management, Workday Pro, or functional certifications).
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