Workday Technical Project Manager

$145,600 - $166,400/Yr

Cynet Systems - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Workday Technical Project Manager will oversee critical HR projects related to Workday, managing the entire project lifecycle from inception to execution and warranty. This role requires a hands-on approach to project management, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business needs while collaborating with various stakeholders and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Steer critical Workday HR projects from inception through execution to warranty, including new implementations, optimizations, data enhancements, and reporting.
• Manage complex projects and deliver results on time and within budget.
• Act as a hands-on technical project manager, working closely with development staff and business groups.
• Coordinate with the Information Technology Division and resource management to align staffing needs.
• Manage complex technical projects and API integrations.
• Communicate project timelines, expectations, and updates to both technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate collaboration among cross-functional technical teams to ensure seamless project execution.
• Partner with vendors, consultants, contractors, and external teams for project execution, including contract management.
• Coordinate with involved stakeholders and manage interdependencies across projects.
• Conduct agile ceremonies, including Daily Stand-Ups, Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, and Sprint Reviews and Demos for candidate teams.
• Maintain project documentation, including budget, plans, schedules, risks, tasks, and status reports, and share information per the communication plan.
• Ensure requirements and use cases are documented, and prepare test objectives, test plans, and test cases.
• Oversee project milestones to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Define and communicate project metrics to track progress and performance.
• Champion project management best practices, contributing to the growth and refinement of the PMO.
• Support system and application training initiatives.

Requirements

• 8+ years in HRIS system implementation and enhancements including multi-stream projects.
• Strong background in Workday HCM, Talent and Performance Functional Areas (HCM knowledge or certifications are preferred).
• Expertise in defining requirements, personas, scope, and creating process maps, leading to an SOW.
• Extensive experience in both Scaled Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies (8+ years).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server).
• Experience managing projects that involve coordination with external teams (8+ years).
• Strong leadership and communication skills to engage with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Background in HR experience in running projects related to implementing Workday Extend.
• Ability to navigate both Agile and traditional project management methodologies to achieve project goals.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay range of $70-$80 per hour.