Senior Programme Manager

Remotely; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Remotely in Germany is seeking a Senior Workday Programme Manager to lead the next phases of a global Workday deployment from planning through execution. The role requires coordinating multiple workstreams, managing budgets, risks, governance, and senior stakeholder engagement to deliver successful business outcomes.

You will drive cross-functional teams across HR, Finance, IT, and partners, maintain programme plans and executive reporting, and act as the senior contact for governance with

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience leading large-scale Workday implementation or deployment programmes.
• Strong governance, risk management, budgeting and planning capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior executives.
• Experience coordinating multi-country or multi-phase Workday rollouts.
• Outstanding leadership and communication skills.
• Professional English; German language skills highly desirable.

Aufgaben

• Lead the delivery of the next phases of the Workday deployment programme.
• Manage multiple Workday workstreams, ensuring successful delivery across scope, budget, quality, and timelines.
• Develop and maintain programme plans, governance structures, RAID logs, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including HR, Finance, IT, implementation partners, and third-party vendors.
• Drive programme governance, steering committee meetings, and stakeholder communications.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate programme risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives and Workday delivery milestones.
• Support change management, business readiness, testing, and deployment activities.
• Provide leadership, direction, and oversight across the programme while ensuring best-practice delivery methodologies.
• Act as the senior point of contact for programme governance and executive stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Workday

Stakeholder management

Governance

Budgeting

Leadership

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Workday Programme Manager

Contract | Germany | Remote / Hybrid

The Opportunity:

Lead the next phase of a large-scale Workday transformation, driving the successful delivery of future deployment waves across a global organisation.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Workday Programme Manager who excels at leading complex Workday programmes, coordinating multiple workstreams, and engaging senior stakeholders to deliver successful business outcomes. You'll play a pivotal role in managing the next waves of the Workday deployment, ensuring timelines, governance, risks, and cross-functional teams remain aligned throughout the programme.

If you're someone who enjoys leading enterprise-scale transformations, managing global stakeholders, and delivering complex Workday programmes from planning through execution, this contract offers the opportunity to make a significant impact.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of the next phases of the Workday deployment programme.
• Manage multiple Workday workstreams, ensuring successful delivery across scope, budget, quality, and timelines.
• Develop and maintain programme plans, governance structures, RAID logs, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including HR, Finance, IT, implementation partners, and third-party vendors.
• Drive programme governance, steering committee meetings, and stakeholder communications.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate programme risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives and Workday delivery milestones.
• Support change management, business readiness, testing, and deployment activities.
• Provide leadership, direction, and oversight across the programme while ensuring best-practice delivery methodologies.
• Act as the senior point of contact for programme governance and executive stakeholders.

About You:

• Proven experience leading large-scale Workday implementation or deployment programmes.
• Previous experience as a Senior Programme Manager, Programme Director, or Workday Delivery Lead.
• Strong understanding of Workday implementation methodologies and global deployment programmes.
• Experience managing multi-country or multi-phase Workday rollouts.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage and influence senior executives.
• Strong governance, risk management, budgeting, and programme planning experience.
• Experience managing implementation partners and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Outstanding leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Professional English is essential. German language skills are highly desirable.

Contract Details:

• Contract opportunity.
• Remote / Hybrid working within Germany.
• Opportunity to lead the next waves of a major global Workday deployment.
• Work alongside senior business leaders, implementation partners, and experienced Workday professionals.
• Immediate interview process with a quick start available.