Workday HRIS Implementation Lead

City of Cornwall; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Cornwall seeks an HRIS (Workday) Implementation Project Specialist to lead planning, coordination, and deployment of the Workday HRIS. You will work across HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and vendors to ensure a compliant, successful go-live and stabilization.

Minimum five to seven years in project management with enterprise systems or Workday experience is required. This role involves governance, change management, data cleansing, and post-implementation optimization in a municipal setting.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional projects.
• Experience with HRIS implementations, ideally Workday.
• Knowledge of payroll, finance, and HR processes in a public sector environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle Workday implementation from planning to stabilization.
• Develop project plans, milestones, budgets, risks, and resources.
• Coordinate HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and vendors; report to senior leadership.
• Capture requirements, design processes, and document workflows.
• Ensure data quality, security, and policy compliance during migration.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Workday HRIS

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Post-secondary education in HR/IT/Business

Tools

Workday HCM

Payroll systems

Job description

City of Cornwall seeks an HRIS (Workday) Implementation Project Specialist to lead planning, coordination, and deployment of the Workday HRIS. You will work across HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and vendors to ensure a compliant, successful go-live and stabilization.

Minimum five to seven years in project management with enterprise systems or Workday experience is required. This role involves governance, change management, data cleansing, and post-implementation optimization in a municipal setting.