Senior Project Manager

Employment Enterprises; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 92,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K retirement plan

Medical and dental benefits

Flex spending account

Pet Insurance

Credit Union Membership

Sick Leave

Worker Advantage discount program

Voluntary Supplemental Insurance

Job summary

Employment Enterprises is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the Payroll workstream within enterprise HCM initiatives, focusing on Workday and UKG. You will plan, coordinate, and track Payroll activities, coordinating with Payroll, HR, Finance, IT, and vendors from Washington, DC, on a full-time contract basis.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in program/project management for HCM platforms, with hands-on Workday/UKG experience, agile methods, and strong communication to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in program management or project management for enterprise HCM platforms.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional HCM programs involving HR, payroll, finance, and operations.
• Strong planning, organizational, facilitation, analytical, and stakeholder influence skills.
• Experience with Agile or other delivery methodologies in enterprise platform environments.
• Hands-on experience supporting Workday and UKG implementations, configurations, testing, and stabilization.
• Knowledge of core HCM processes such as payroll, time and attendance, and employee self-service.

Responsibilities

• Provide Senior Project Manager support for the Payroll workstream for Workday and UKG.
• Develop, maintain, and track Payroll work stream plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, action items, and implementation activities.
• Facilitate Payroll work stream meetings, prepare materials, document decisions, track follow-up items, and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Payroll, HR, Finance, Operations, IT, vendors, and partners to align priorities and support delivery momentum.
• Support Payroll-related process improvement, change management, training coordination, and adoption planning.
• Prepare and maintain payroll work stream documentation, dashboards, RAID logs, and status updates.
• Communicate payroll work stream status, risks, and decisions to leadership and affected business areas.
• Ensure deliverables meet business needs, quality, compliance, and data integrity standards.

Tools

Workday

UKG

Job description

Our client is a professional organization seeking dependable support to help maintain efficient day-to-day operations. The Senior Project Manager will provide project management support for enterprise Human Capital Management (HCM) initiatives, with primary responsibility for the Payroll workstream for Workday and UKG. The Senior Project Manager will plan, coordinate, and track Payroll workstream activities. This is a full time contract position, onsite, based in Washington, DC, with a pay range of $67.00-$79.00 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Provide Senior Project Manager support for the Payroll workstream for Workday, UKG, and related workforce management initiatives.
• Develop, maintain, and track Payroll work stream plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, action items, and implementation activities.
• Facilitate Payroll work stream meetings by preparing materials, documenting decisions, tracking follow-up items, and communicating status to ACS stakeholders and leadership.
• Coordinate with ACS Payroll, HR, Finance, Operations, IT, Senior Program Manager, vendors, and implementation partners to clarify scope, align priorities, resolve risks and issues, and support delivery momentum.
• Support Payroll work stream requirements, configuration decisions, workflow alignment, data validation, testing, readiness, cutover, implementation, transition planning, and post-implementation stabilization.
• Prepare and maintain Payroll work stream documentation, dashboards, status updates, decision logs, RAID logs, action trackers, and related project materials.
• Communicate Payroll work stream status, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, compliance considerations, and adoption impacts to ACS leadership, project teams, and affected business areas.
• Support Payroll-related process improvement, change management, stakeholder readiness, training coordination, adoption planning, and operational transition activities.
• Apply ACS-approved standards, templates, tools, and methodologies to support consistent Payroll work stream delivery and implementation readiness.
• Maintain awareness of ACS payroll operations, workforce processes, HCM technologies, platform roadmaps, vendor capabilities, and delivery practices to support modernization and continuous improvement.
• Help ensure Payroll work stream deliverables meet business needs, quality expectations, compliance requirements, data integrity standards, platform configuration expectations, and delivery commitments.
• Balance and prioritize assigned Payroll work stream activities, platform enhancements, stakeholder requests, and implementation deadlines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, or related fields supporting enterprise HCM platforms.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional HCM programs involving HR, payroll, finance, and operations.
• Strong planning, organizational, facilitation, analytical, and stakeholder influence skills.
• Proficiency in developing and presenting reports, dashboards, and risk summaries for executive audiences.
• Deep understanding of program and project management disciplines, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder management.
• Experience with Agile or other delivery methodologies in enterprise platform environments.
• Hands-on experience supporting Workday and UKG implementations, enhancements, configurations, testing, and stabilization.
• Working knowledge of core HCM business processes such as core HR, payroll, time and attendance, and employee self-service.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in explaining complex platform concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Competency in Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Agile, Scrum, Prosci, ITIL.
• Prior experience with Workday, UKG, HRIS, or related systems.
• Experience with HCM modernization efforts and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Understanding of data security, compliance, and audit processes related to HR systems.

What We Offer

• 401K retirement plan
• Medical and dental benefits for qualifying professionals or Fixed Indemnity Health Benefits
• Flex spending account
• Pet Insurance
• Credit Union Membership
• Sick Leave available where mandated by law
• Worker Advantage discount program membership
• Voluntary Supplemental Insurance

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:

Employment Enterprises, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, assign, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, U.S. Veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.

Employment Enterprises, Inc is the parent company of Temporary Solutions, Inc. Temporary Solutions is a workforce solutions company based out of 10550 Linden Lake Plaza, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20109. You can reach our recruiters about this job and more at 703-361-2220 or email [e-mail].