Program Manager - Workday

Forbes Technical Consulting; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Forbes Technical Consulting is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a Workday implementation and broader transformation in a hybrid Chicago role. You will coordinate leadership, IT, and vendor teams to maintain momentum, align scope, schedule, and budget, and ensure successful deployment and adoption of Workday solutions.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in enterprise technology programs, 7+ years in ERP/HCM/Finance, and proven PM leadership for multi-workstream projects, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years leading large-scale technology programs.
• Minimum 7 years in ERP, HCM, Finance, Payroll, or similar ERP.
• Direct PM experience for two or more full-cycle Workday implementations.
• Leadership of in-flight ERP/Workday programs through completion.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide programs with multiple workstreams.
• Proven ability to manage partners, SI, and third-party vendors.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, and resource plans.
• Strong PM governance, risk management, and change control.

Responsibilities

• Lead ongoing organization-wide Workday implementation and business transformation.
• Maintain program momentum, assess current state, and drive deployment and adoption.
• Serve as liaison among leadership, IT, partners, and vendors; oversee scope, schedule, budget.
• Ensure accountability and governance across all parties involved.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Budget & scheduling

Risk management

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Workday

ERP systems

Job description

Note: This position is a hybrid role working in Chicago 1-2 times weekly and remote other days.

Responsibilities: This individual will lead ongoing organization-wide Workday implementation and business transformation program currently in progress. This individual will be responsible for maintaining program momentum, assessing the current state of the program, managing execution across remaining implementation phases, and ensuring successful deployment, adoption, and stabilization of Workday solutions. This person will also serve as the primary liaison among leadership, functional stakeholders, Information Technology teams, the Workday implementation partner, and supporting third-party vendors. Working within an established program framework, the individual will provide oversight of scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, governance, and stakeholder engagement while driving accountability across all parties.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree 10+ years of experience leading large-scale enterprise technology transformation programs.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience managing ERP, HCM, Finance, Payroll, or similar enterprise application implementations.
• Direct experience serving as Program Manager for two or more full-cycle Workday implementations. (highly preferred)
• Experience assuming leadership of an in-flight ERP or Workday implementation and successfully guiding the program through completion.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide programs involving multiple business functions, stakeholder groups, and workstreams.
• Proven experience managing implementation partners, system integrators, consulting organizations, and third-party vendors.
• Experience overseeing complex program budgets, schedules, and resource plans.
• Strong understanding of program and project management methodologies, governance frameworks, risk management practices, and change control processes.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level presentations and reporting.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive decisions within complex organizational environments.

Preferred Qualifications: Project Management Professional (PMP®) or another certification

Contact:

Forbes Technical Consulting LLC | 343 W Erie St. Suite 520 | Chicago, IL 60654