Workday Program Manager (ERP Implementation)

Central Point Partners, LLC; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

ACS is seeking a highly skilled Workday Program Manager to lead enterprise HCM platform initiatives, primarily Workday. Responsibilities include planning, coordinating, and driving execution of implementations, enhancements, integrations, reporting, governance, testing, readiness, and operational transition activities across HR, payroll, finance, and IT.

This is a 6-month contract, hybrid role with 2 days onsite and 3 days remote, located in Washington, DC, offering health benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of program management experience in enterprise settings.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional HCM programs.
• Hands-on Workday experience across planning, configuration, testing, and governance.
• Experience with MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, DevOps or equivalent tools.
• Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Agile, Scrum, Prosci, ITIL, Workday are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall Workday program across four workstreams and multiple areas.
• Align workstreams and coordinate the project managers.
• Establish the integrated project plan, hold regular meetings with project managers, and monitor progress against deadlines and budget.
• Identify gaps, risks, and issues early; escalate items that need attention.
• Put a written communication plan in place.
• Assess vendor risks and evaluate vendor recommendations and platform options.
• Anticipate future program needs and help set the stage for the project managers.

Skills

Workday experience

ERP implementations

Program leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor evaluation

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

PM/Agile certification preferred

Tools

Workday

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

DevOps

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic Workday Program Manager to lead our client's enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation initiatives.

Pay Rate: $65 - $70+/hour (w2) + Healthcare, Vision and dental premium benefits

Position Type: 6-month contract with extensions

Location: 1155 16th St NW, Washington, D.C.

Hybrid role: 2 days/week onsite, rest remote

Position Summary

The Senior Program Manager provides program leadership and oversight for enterprise Human Capital Management (HCM) platform initiatives, with a primary focus on Workday. This position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving execution of HCM platform implementations, enhancements, integrations, reporting, governance, testing, readiness, and operational transition activities. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement across HR, finance, payroll, operations, IT, vendors, and implementation partners to ensure HCM solutions align with organizational priorities, compliance requirements, workforce processes, and enterprise technology standards.

Program

High profile, large scale ERP implementation for ACS

Target go live

June 18 (year not specified)

Role scope

• Lead the overall Workday program across four workstreams and multiple areas of ACS.
• Align workstreams and coordinate the project managers.
• Establish the integrated project plan, hold regular meetings with project managers, and monitor progress against deadlines and budget.
• Identify gaps, risks, and issues early; **escalate items that need attention**.
• Put a written communication plan in place.
• Assess vendor risks and evaluate vendor recommendations and platform options.
• Anticipate future program needs and help set the stage for the project managers.

Required background

• Workday experience is a must-have.
• Experience leading complex ERP implementations.
• Senior, well-resourced program leader who can oversee a large, complicated program.
• Strong judgment in evaluating vendor recommendations and understanding what will or won’t work at scale.

Program scale and context

• Approximately 20,000 employees, plus other entities.
• Three main organizational areas.
• Workers in 16 countries.
• Nonprofit organization with commercial, revenue-generating operations.

Education/Experience/Technological Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree; a minimum of 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, business analysis, technology delivery, or a related field, with demonstrated experience supporting enterprise HCM platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional HCM programs or projects involving HR, payroll, finance, operations, technology teams, vendors, and senior leaders.
• Strong experience supporting Workday initiatives, including implementation planning, enhancement delivery, requirements definition, configuration coordination, workflow and business process alignment, integration coordination, testing, data validation, security and access considerations, reporting, stakeholder readiness, training support, adoption planning, issue resolution, and post-implementation stabilization.
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and related collaboration tools.
• Hands-on experience using Workday, and related enterprise tools to support program delivery, platform reporting, issue tracking, stakeholder communications, implementation governance, testing coordination, cutover planning, and executive-level decision support.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, DevOps, or equivalent tools preferred.
• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Agile, Scrum, Prosci, ITIL, Workday, HRIS, or similar certification preferred.

This position offers an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional eager to influence enterprise-wide technology transformations.