Workday Project Manager

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a seasoned Workday Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of Workday programs, including implementations, enhancements, regulatory changes, and integrations.

You will own governance across scope, schedule, budget, risks, and dependencies, coordinate with Workday functional leads and external vendors, drive detailed plans, testing, cutover, and post‑go‑live stabilization while upholding security and change management standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing Workday projects in mid-to-large scale organizations.
• Strong understanding of Workday lifecycles and cross-module dependencies.
• Experience working with external vendors, system integrators, or AMS partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with leadership presentation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Workday programs and projects, including implementations, enhancements, regulatory changes, and integrations.
• Own project governance including scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and quality throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive effective stakeholder engagement and lead discussions to resolve complex issues, manage expectations, and drive consensus.
• Partner with Workday functional leads to coordinate design, build, testing, and deployment activities.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, milestones, timelines, and resource forecasts.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, design workshops, status meetings, and executive readouts.
• Monitor project risks and issues, drive mitigation strategies, and escalate when appropriate.
• Manage relationships with implementation partners and AMS providers to ensure delivery against timelines and SLAs.
• Coordinate testing activities including unit, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Support cutover planning, go-live readiness, and post-deployment stabilization.
• Ensure adherence to IT, data security, and change management standards.
• Provide clear, consistent communication to stakeholders and leadership on project status, risks, and outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement of Workday project delivery methodologies, documentation, and governance practices.

Skills

Workday project management

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor management

Risk management

Communication

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Workday programs and projects, including implementations, enhancements, regulatory changes, and integrations.
• Own project governance including scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and quality throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive effective stakeholder engagement and lead discussions to resolve complex issues, manage expectations, and drive consensus.
• Partner with Workday functional leads (Human Capital Management, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits, Recruiting, etc.) to coordinate design, build, testing, and deployment activities.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, milestones, timelines, and resource forecasts.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, design workshops, status meetings, and executive readouts.
• Monitor project risks and issues, drive mitigation strategies, and escalateme when appropriate.
• Manage relationships with implementation partners and Application Management Services providers to ensure delivery against agreed timelines and Service Level Agreements.
• Coordinate testing activities including unit, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Support cutover planning, go-live readiness, and post-deployment stabilization.
• Ensure adherence to IT, data security, and change management standards.
• Provide clear, consistent communication to stakeholders and leadership on project status, risks, and outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement of Workday project delivery methodologies, documentation, and governance practices.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing Workday projects in a mid-to-large scale organization
• Strong understanding of Workday project lifecycles and cross-module dependencies
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Experience working with external vendors, system integrators, or AMS partners
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to leadership
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team