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 #J-18808-Ljbffr