Project Manager - Workday Implementation

Please note: This role is contingent upon a contract award. While it is not an immediate opening, we are actively conducting interviews and extending offers in anticipation of the award.

Job Summary

ICF is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the implementation of a Workday-based Human Resource Case Management (HRCM) system as part of a federal HR Modernization initiative. This individual will coordinate team members, manage multi-vendor integration activities, oversee Workday configuration and deployment, ensure quality and schedule adherence, and support risk management, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. The Project Manager must have served in key leadership roles during previous Workday installations, configurations, integrations, and system extensions to meet customer requirements.

Location: Position is remote but candidate must reside in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to attend periodic onsite customer meetings.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of all project phases, including requirements confirmation, Workday tenant installation, configuration, integration, testing, deployment, and transition to O&M.
• Ensure alignment with federal System Lifecycle Management (SLM) methodology and all applicable standards.
• Direct day-to-day operations, coordinate with multi-vendor teams, and foster transparency and communication across all HR modernization workstreams.
• Conduct daily stand-up meetings, facilitate sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and maintain burn-down and velocity reporting.
• Manage Agile backlogs in coordination with government and vendor teams, ensuring consistent alignment to mission priorities and release plans.
• Provide leadership and oversight for Workday configuration, business process design, extensions, integrations, security model development, and reporting.
• Ensure Workday configuration aligns with federal human capital requirements and supports interoperable HR processes such as onboarding, personnel actions, performance management, benefits administration, and separation.
• Define project activities, milestones, and sequencing to meet all objectives and deliverables.
• Maintain detailed project documentation, schedules, plans, briefing decks, and status reports.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; track issues in the program's Risk Register; escalate items per the governance structure.
• Ensure adherence to configuration management practices for all system artifacts, changes, and deliverables.
• Oversee design, development, validation, and testing of interfaces with internal and external systems.
• Support data migration planning, extraction, cleansing, transformation, and validation for legacy HR data.
• Provide weekly status reporting on scope, schedule, risks, staffing, testing, and deliverable

Basic Qualifications

• Current active Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain Public Trust.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must reside in the United States and perform work within the United States.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, IT, or related field.
• 5+ years of Project Management experience leading complex IT programs to include experience serving in key leadership roles during Workday installations, configurations, integrations, and system extensions to meet customer requirements.
• 1+ year of experience with JIRA or similar requirements/work-tracking tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DHS Public Trust preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing SaaS HCM or HR modernization implementations in Federal environments.
• Experience coordinating requirements, configuration, data migration, interfaces, testing, and deployment across multi-vendor teams.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification.
• Workday Pro certification or equivalent Workday functional/technical credentials.
• Experience supporting Federal HR modernization efforts.
• Knowledge of Federal HR processes and OPM standards (classification, staffing, benefits, etc.).
• Experience integrating cloud/SaaS platforms with Federal payroll and HR systems (e.g., NFC, USAStaffing).

Professional Skills

• Excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams in a high-visibility environment.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Working at ICF
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Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.

However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:
$98,124.00 - $166,810.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)