Senior Workday Project Manager

ZealHire Inc.; Durham, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ZealHire Inc. is seeking a Senior Workday Project Manager to lead a complex Workday implementation across Finance and HR, coordinating internal teams and external partners for a successful go-live.

The role requires strong Workday expertise, proven project leadership, and experience guiding executive stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment. On-site work is required twice a month within 60 miles of the designated office, with a target go-live date of July 1, 2027.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management or related experience.
• Hands-on Workday experience, specifically within Finance and HR.
• Experience managing executive-level stakeholders.
• onsite role (TWICE A MONTH) within 60 miles of the office.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex Workday implementation activities from planning through go-live on July 1, 2027.
• Serve as the primary coordination point across business, technology, and external delivery partners.
• Identify priorities, establish project plans, and drive initiatives forward with stakeholders.
• Coordinate multiple projects and workstreams, ensuring timely delivery against requirements.
• Lead meetings, agendas, and follow-up with stakeholders; manage vendor/partner relations.

Skills

Workday

Project management

Stakeholder management

Matrixed environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Senior Workday Project Manager | JPC-8695

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Senior Workday Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a complex Workday implementation initiative through planning, execution, stakeholder coordination, and go-live. This role will serve as a key technical and business coordination point across multiple teams and delivery partners, with a target go-live date of July 1, 2027.

The ideal candidate will have strong Workday experience, specifically across Finance and HR, along with proven experience leading implementations, managing executive stakeholders, and coordinating multiple teams in a highly matrixed environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex Workday implementation activities from planning through July 1, 2027 go-live.
• Serve as the primary coordination point across business, technology, and external delivery partners.
• Work with stakeholders to identify priorities, determine where to begin, establish project plans, and drive initiatives forward.
• Coordinate multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously, ensuring deliverables are completed on schedule and meet business and technology requirements.
• Lead project meetings, establish agendas, document action items, and drive timely follow-up with stakeholders.
• Partner with internal teams and external vendors/implementation partners to support project execution, ramp-up, testing, readiness, and go-live activities.
• Manage executive-level stakeholders and communicate project status, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions effectively.
• Coordinate resources across multiple delivery partners while managing approved scope, timelines, and project hours.
• Identify risks, roadblocks, and areas requiring additional focus, and work with stakeholders to develop solutions.
• Ensure business and technology deliverables are completed, reviewed, and approved according to project schedules.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and feedback to project team members in a highly matrixed environment.
• Build strong working relationships across HR, Finance, IT, business leadership, and external implementation partners.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree, where required.
• 5+ years of project management or related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, 7+ years of related experience.
• Hands-on Workday experience, specifically within Finance and HR.
• Experience managing executive-level stakeholders.
• Strong meeting facilitation, communication, organization, and follow-up skills.
• Experience coordinating multiple teams, vendors, or delivery partners in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to identify priorities, establish next steps, and drive projects toward key milestones and go-live.

Work Location

This is an onsite role(TWICE A MONTH). Candidates who live within 60 miles of the office are expected to work onsite twice per month. Additional onsite expectations may apply based on project needs.

Salary Range:

$000,000 – $000,000 Salary range is not shown on the candidate portal