Workday Change Manager

St. Mary's City, Maryland-Newsfile Corp.; Maryland; On-site; USD 78,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Mary’s College of Maryland in Historic St. Mary’s City seeks a Workday Change Manager to lead and coordinate organizational change activities for the Workday implementation.

The role focuses on preparing faculty, staff, leaders, and other stakeholders for altered business processes, roles, and ways of working. Close collaboration with the Project Manager, functional/technical leads, Training Lead, Communications & Marketing, and the implementation partner is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of change management experience, including ERP/Workday implementations.
• Experience influencing multiple functional areas such as Finance, HR, Payroll, and/or Student systems.
• Ability to translate complex system and process changes into clear messages for nontechnical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate organizational change activities for the Workday implementation.
• Prepare faculty, staff, leaders, and stakeholders for changes to processes and roles.
• Develop and execute a coordinated change approach with the project team and partners.
• Support awareness, readiness, adoption, and transition to the new system.
• Collaborate with the project manager, functional/technical leads, training, and communications teams.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Facilitation

Project coordination

Organizational readiness assessments

Education

Education/experience mix

Job description

St. Mary's College of Maryland: Business and Finance

Location

St. Mary's City, MD

Open Date

Sep 04, 2026

Description

St. Mary’s College of Maryland at Historic St. Mary’s City is accepting résumés for the position of Workday Change Manager.The Change Manager leads and coordinates organizational change activities supporting the Workday implementation. The role focuses on preparing faculty, staff, leaders, and other impacted stakeholders for changes to business processes, roles, responsibilities, and ways of working resulting from Workday. Working closely with the Project Manager, functional and technical leads, Training Lead, Communications & Marketing, and the implementation partner, the Change Manager develops and executes a coordinated change approach that supports awareness, engagement, readiness, adoption, and transition to the new system. The salary range for this position is $78,000 to $92,000, depending on qualifications and experience.

St. Mary's College of Maryland, the National Public Honors College, is located in Historic St. Mary's City, 70 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. St. Mary’s College is one of the nation’s best public liberal arts colleges – ranked near the top in U.S. News & World Report and a Best Value for in-state and out-of-state students. Non-sectarian since its founding, the college with its scenic waterfront campus is primarily undergraduate and residential, with a diverse coeducational student body numbering approximately 1600. The up-to-date curriculum is designed for today’s students who want an active, hands-on education led by professors who are committed teachers and experts in their fields. The quality of life is enhanced by the recreational opportunities of the Chesapeake region and close proximity to the amenities of Washington D.C., Baltimore and Richmond.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of change management experience, including experience supporting ERP, HCM, financial system, or Workday-related implementations.
• Experience supporting changes affecting multiple functional areas such as Finance, Human Resources, Payroll, and/or Student administration.
• Ability to translate complex system and process changes into clear, practical messages for nontechnical audiences.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, communication, and relationship-management skills, including experience working with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience conducting stakeholder, change-impact, and organizational-readiness assessments.
• Ability to work effectively with executives, project leadership, functional teams, technical teams, communications professionals, and implementation partners.
• Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple change activities against an integrated project schedule.
• Experience in higher education strongly preferred; direct Workday HCM, Payroll, Financials, and/or Student implementation experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with established change-management approaches such as ADKAR/Prosci is preferred; practical application is more important than adherence to a particular methodology.

Any combination of acceptable education and experience, which has provided the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfill the requirements of this position, may be considered.

Employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

St. Mary's College of Maryland embodies diversity and inclusion in its mission. We create an environment that recognizes the value of individual and group differences and we encourage inquiries from applicants who will contribute to our cultural and ethnic diversity.

St. Mary's College of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer.