Project Manager (Workday - Time and Attendance)

JobDiva, Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 147,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ACA-compliant supplemental package

Job summary

Primary Talent Partners seeks a Deployment Lead for a Workday Time and Attendance deployment in Columbus, OH. The role involves planning, coordination, and oversight of live releases across IT teams and business units on a 5-month contract.

The position offers an hourly W2 arrangement with no PTO or benefits; ACA-supplemental package available. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Deployment experience with Workday modules to work with project teams and IT to plan, coordinate, and oversee releases into live environments.
• Strong collaboration across IT and business stakeholders is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop deployment strategy, wave definitions, and rollout sequencing.
• Analyze readiness data to design deployment waves (location, business unit, technician availability, device readiness).
• Define deployment operating model, including communication touchpoints and support alignment.
• Lead daily deployment operations across teams (Schedulers, Field Support, Service Desk).
• Validate location and device readiness using Nexthink dashboards and internal trackers.
• Track deployment progress and escalate blockers.
• Maintain the master deployment tracker and adjust plans based on readiness or resource availability.
• Run daily deployment standups and provide updates to the PM.
• Coordinate with business units to minimize operational disruption.
• Support documentation of deployment KPIs, dashboards, and reporting.

Job description

Project Manager (Workday - Time and Attendance)

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening to join a gas and electric company in Columbus, OH. This is a 5-month contract to start with the potential for extensions.

Pay:

• $107.00 - $117.00/hr


• W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits.


• ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment.


• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Description:

The Deployment Lead will have previous deployment experience with Workday modules in order to work with the Workday Time and Attendance project team and other IT teams to plan, coordinates, and oversees the release of software, systems, or hardware into a live environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop deployment strategy, wave definitions, and rollout sequencing.


• Analyze readiness data to design deployment waves (location, business unit, technician availability, device readiness).


• Define deployment operating model, including communication touchpoints and support alignment.


• Lead daily deployment operations across teams (Schedulers, Field Support, Service Desk).


• Validate location and device readiness using Nexthink dashboards and internal trackers.


• Track deployment progress and elevate blockers.


• Maintain the master deployment tracker and adjust plans based on readiness or resource availability.


• Run daily deployment standups and provide updates to the PM.


• Coordinate with business units to minimize operational disruption.


• Support documentation of deployment KPIs, dashboards, and reporting.

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affimative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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