Senior Project Manager, Workday Benefits & Payroll

Software Technology Inc; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to develop and manage an integrated plan for resolving complex benefits-related issues involving Workday configuration, employee data, and vendor integrations. You will coordinate across DOAS, statewide ERP teams, payroll, finance, and third-party benefit administrators.

You will drive issues from identification through closure, establish accountability, manage dependencies, and elevate risks affecting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and three years of project management experience.
• Eligibility to sit for PMP certification or PMP/CAPM preferred.
• Experience coordinating across HR, payroll, finance, and vendor teams.
• Experience with ERP or benefits programs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead stabilization and resolution of production issues affecting Workday benefits and payroll data.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across DOAS, ERP, payroll, and vendor systems.
• Establish an authoritative backlog with ownership, dependencies, and closure criteria.
• Drive issue triage, testing, deployment, and reconciliation activities.
• Provide executive status updates on aging issues and risk mitigation.
• Manage change-control and release-readiness from nonproduction to production.
• Ensure data integrity and regulatory alignment across benefits processes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

SDLC familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

PMP or CAPM certification eligibility

Tools

Asana

MS Project

Jira

Job description

The Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to develop and manage an integrated plan for resolving complex benefits-related issues involving Workday configuration, employee data, and vendor integrations. You will coordinate across DOAS, statewide ERP teams, payroll, finance, and third-party benefit administrators.

You will drive issues from identification through closure, establish accountability, manage dependencies, and elevate risks affecting