Workday Project Manager

Protiviti India; Pune District, Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Protiviti India is seeking a seasoned Workday Project Manager to lead implementation, enhancement, and transformation initiatives across HR, IT, and business functions.

You will drive end-to-end project delivery, manage scope, budgets, risks, and vendor deliverables, and partner with HR, Finance, and global stakeholders to ensure successful delivery. Prior Workday HCM/Financials experience and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 8-12 years of project management experience, including 3+ years managing Workday projects
• Strong knowledge of Workday HCM and related modules
• Experience managing enterprise HR transformation or digital transformation programs
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday implementation and support/optimization projects across Workday HCM or Workday Financials.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and vendor deliverables.
• Partner with HR, IT, Finance, and business stakeholders to define requirements and ensure successful delivery.
• Must have prior functional experience with implementation/support of Workday HCM or Workday financials
• Drive project governance, status reporting, and executive stakeholder communication.
• Preferred experience in Workday security provisioning.
• Support change management, training, and user adoption initiatives.

Skills

Project Leadership

Stakeholder Management

HR Technology

Change Management

Risk & Governance

Strategic Thinking

Workday HCM

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday Certification

PMP Certification

PRINCE2 Certification

Agile Certification

Job description

We are looking for a seasoned Workday Project Manager to lead Workday implementation, enhancement, and transformation initiatives. The role will be responsible for driving end-to-end project delivery, stakeholder management, governance, and adoption across HR, IT, and business functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Workday implementation and support/optimization projects across workday HCM or workday Financials.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and vendor deliverables.
• Partner with HR, IT, Finance, and business stakeholders to define requirements and ensure successful delivery.
• Must have prior functional experience with implementation/support of workday HCM or workday financials
• Drive project governance, status reporting, and executive stakeholder communication.
• Preferred experience in workday security provisioning.
• Support change management, training, and user adoption initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 8-12 years of project management experience, including 3+ years managing Workday projects.
• Strong knowledge of Workday HCM and related modules.
• Experience managing enterprise HR transformation or digital transformation programs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred

• Workday Certification
• PMP / PRINCE2 / Agile Certification
• Experience in global or multi-country Workday deployments
• Experience with pre-sales activities like demos, proposals etc.

Key Competencies

Project Leadership | Stakeholder Management | HR Technology | Change Management | Risk & Governance | Strategic Thinking

Ideal Candidate:

A results-driven project leader with strong Workday expertise and the ability to successfully deliver complex HR technology transformation programs in a fast-paced environment.