Workday HCM Project Manager - HR Implementation

MYO Talent; England; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

MYO Talent is seeking an experienced Workday HCM Project Manager to lead planning, implementation and delivery of Workday HR within a hybrid setup. The role involves coordinating HR, IT and external partners to ensure successful go-live and transition to BAU support.

The ideal candidate has proven Workday HCM/HR implementation experience, strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills, and is comfortable working across HR, IT and business teams in a multi-module environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering Workday HCM/HR implementations.
• Ability to manage end-to-end project lifecycle and coordinate HR/IT stakeholders.
• Experience with data migration, testing and go-live activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, implementation and delivery of Workday HCM.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and budgets.
• Coordinate HR, IT, business stakeholders and external partners.
• Oversee requirements gathering, configuration, data migration, testing and deployment.
• Manage stakeholder communications, change management, training and user adoption.
• Ensure successful go-live and transition into business-as-usual support.

Skills

Workday HCM

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Planning & delivery

Data migration

Tools

Workday

Job description

Workday Project Manager / Workday HR / Human Resources / HCM / Human Capital Management / Implementation / Delivery / Planning / Hybrid Remote / Warwickshire / 6 month contract / £500 - 700 per day Inside IR35.

Contract: 6 months initially, with potential for extension

Rate: £500-£700 per day, Inside IR35

Location: Hybrid - 1 day per week in Warwickshire, with the remainder remote/home-based

We are seeking an experienced Workday HCM / HR Project Manager to lead the planning, implementation and delivery of Workday HR, building on an existing Workday Finance implementation.

The successful candidate will have specific experience delivering Workday HCM/HR modules, managing the end-to-end project lifecycle and coordinating stakeholders across HR, IT and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, implementation and delivery of Workday HCM.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and budgets.
• Coordinate HR, IT, business stakeholders and external implementation partners.
• Oversee requirements gathering, system configuration, data migration, testing and deployment.
• Manage stakeholder communications, change management, training and user adoption.
• Ensure successful go-live and transition into business-as-usual support.

Experience Required

• Proven experience managing Workday HCM/HR implementations.
• Specific implementation experience across one or more Workday HR modules, such as Core HCM, Recruiting, Onboarding, Compensation, Benefits, Absence Management, Time Tracking or Talent Management.
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience delivering HR systems implementations from planning through to go-live.
• Experience working alongside existing Workday Finance functionality would be advantageous.

Working Arrangements

This is a hybrid contract requiring five days per week, with one day per week on-site in Warwickshire and the remainder remote/home-based. On-site attendance is flexible depending on project requirements and key delivery milestones.