Program Manager - HR Systems

SSi People; California (MO); On-site; USD 103,320 - 117,096; Part time

Job summary

A staffing and recruiting firm is seeking a Program Manager for a Workday to AWS migration. This mid-senior level role focuses on leading the coordination of HR systems migration, ensuring effective change management, conducting testing, and maintaining communication with all stakeholders. The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of HR processes and demonstrable experience in driving organizational change.

Qualifications

• Proven experience driving organizational change, ideally within HR technology or HR system migrations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think broadly, connect dots, identify gaps, and bring cross-functional teams together.
• Solid understanding of HR systems and core HR processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day coordination of a large-scale HR systems migration.
• Partner with talent teams to determine integration impacts and process changes.
• Create and execute test scripts overseeing user acceptance testing activities.
• Build a comprehensive communication strategy for stakeholders.
• Identify every impacted user persona and keep them engaged.

Skills

Change management

Testing

Communication

HR systems understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Base Pay Range

$75.00/hr - $85.00/hr

Program Manager – Workday to AWS Migration

We’re looking for a Program Manager to support a major migration of the Workday environment to AWS. This role is heavily focused on change management, testing, and communication.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the day‑to‑day coordination of a large‑scale HR systems migration, ensuring alignment across all teams.
• Partner with talent teams, finance, and other impacted groups to determine integration impacts and process changes.
• Create and execute test scripts while overseeing all user acceptance testing activities.
• Build and deliver a comprehensive communication strategy tailored to all stakeholder groups.
• Identify every impacted user persona and keep each group engaged throughout the transition.
• Bring structure where needed while staying flexible in environments that are less process‑driven.

What You Bring

• Proven experience driving organizational change, ideally within HR technology or HR system migrations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think broadly, connect dots, identify gaps, and bring cross‑functional teams together.
• Comfort balancing structure and adaptability in fast‑moving, evolving environments.
• Solid understanding of HR systems and core HR processes.
• Hands‑on background developing use cases, writing test scripts, and managing UAT cycles.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to anticipate issues and collaborate with stakeholders, including peer Workday customers.
• No deep technical expertise required—this role partners closely with a dedicated technical PM.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting Workday or AWS migration projects.
• Background in large‑scale HR or SaaS platform transitions.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Information Technology and Human Resources

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting