Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The client is a leading global consumer products provider seeking a Project Manager to lead Workday, HRIS, and Payroll transformation initiatives. The role manages enterprise-wide implementations, system enhancements, data migrations, integrations, testing, governance, stakeholder engagement, and post-go-live support.
Responsibilities
- Manage project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, budgets, dependencies, milestones, and resource allocations
- Lead Workday, HRIS, and Payroll implementation, enhancement, and optimization projects
- Partner with HR, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, Finance, IT, and external vendors to execute project deliverables
- Oversee testing, data migration, integrations, payroll readiness, deployment planning, and post-go-live support
- Establish and maintain RAID processes while proactively identifying risks and developing mitigation plans
- Facilitate governance activities, steering committee meetings, status reviews, dashboards, and executive-level reporting
- Support stakeholder engagement, change management, user adoption, training, business readiness, and vendor management
Skills
- • Proven experience leading or managing Workday implementations
- • Experience managing Payroll system implementations or transformation initiatives
- • Experience with Workday Payroll, HCM, Benefits, Time Tracking, Recruiting, or similar modules
- • Experience participating in multiple HRIS deployments, upgrades, or system migrations
- • Experience managing large, complex, cross-functional projects in matrixed organizations
- • Demonstrated experience developing and managing project plans, timelines, budgets, resource plans, risks, issues, and dependencies
- • Strong experience facilitating governance meetings, stakeholder communications, and executive-level reporting
- • Location: Remote within the U.S
- • 100% remote
- • 40 hours per week
- • 6-month contract
- • Experience supporting global HR or Payroll transformation initiatives
- • Experience with ADP, UKG, Oracle HCM, SAP SuccessFactors, Dayforce, or similar HRIS/Payroll platforms
- • Experience with data migration, testing, integrations, deployment, and post-go-live support
- • Experience supporting organizational change management, user adoption, training, and business readiness
- • Experience managing third-party implementation partners and vendor relationships
- • PMP, Scrum Master, Agile, or related project management certification
- • Experience with Microsoft Project, Teams, SharePoint, and Office Suite
Benefits
- 100% remote
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
- Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
- 401K offered
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