Job Title: Workday HCM Project Manager
Location: Los Angeles, CA (City of Commerce / Commerce area)
On-site vs. Remote: Hybrid - 3 days on-site per week
Duration: 3 Month Contract to Hire
*MUST be authorized to work independently on W2. NO sponsorship and NO C2C.
Job Scope:
Client went live with Workday last October and added Payroll and Adaptive Financial modules earlier this year. They are now looking to bring on a Workday Project Manager that will be primarily focused on the Workday HR module. Upcoming projects:
- Just finished an integration project with Amazon
- Implementing a new wellness software (still selecting the vendor)
- Succession planning projects
- HR enhancement projects around Workday
- Implementing an HR documenting system (still selecting product)
- Implementing a scheduling tool
Job Requirements:
- Knowledge of major HR functions and familiar with end to end HR business processes. 3+ years’ experience required.
- Project Life Cycle Implementation experience with medium to large corporate systems managing complex enterprise projects and leading and directing work across various functional teams and vendor services. 3+ years’ experience required.
- Experience in managing project implementations, including, but not limited to: Workday, other ERP technology, business transformation, business intelligence within the healthcare industry. 3+ years’ experience required.
- Knowledge of Strategic Planning to plan and facilitate discussions/ sessions to elicit and translate business needs into technology requirements and long-term strategies; Ability to focus on business outcomes and ensure successful technology adoption.
- Technology Project Management expertise and experience in managing the overall performance and delivery of large cross-functional system development projects, and the ability manage and develop scope, project plan, schedules, issues, budget and effectively communicate status of projects and requests. Experience in using project management tools such as MS Project and Monday.com.
- Strong 3rd party developer, vendor and supplier management including sourcing and oversight of 3rd party vendors, developers and suppliers.
- Demonstrated experience in technical business analysis to assess the impact of new project and business requests, processes and data changes on systems. Demonstrated understanding of requirements elicitation, analysis, specification, verification, and management practices and the ability to apply them in practice.
- Ability to analyze and recommend how to improve user experience and re-engineer business/ technology processes.
- Active Workday PM certification. Certification in Workday HCM or other Workday HR subject areas is a plus. Expertise in Workday methodology.
- Knowledge of major HR functions and familiar with end to end HR business processes. 3+ years’ experience required.
- Project Life Cycle Implementation experience with medium to large corporate systems managing complex enterprise projects and leading and directing work across various functional teams and vendor services. 3+ years’ experience required.
- Experience in managing project implementations, including, but not limited to: Workday, other ERP technology, business transformation, business intelligence within the healthcare industry. 3+ years’ experience required.
- Knowledge of Strategic Planning to plan and facilitate discussions/ sessions to elicit and translate business needs into technology requirements and long-term strategies; Ability to focus on business outcomes and ensure successful technology adoption.
- Technology Project Management expertise and experience in managing the overall performance and delivery of large cross-functional system development projects, and the ability manage and develop scope, project plan, schedules, issues, budget and effectively communicate status of projects and requests. Experience in using project management tools such as MS Project and Monday.com.
- Strong 3rd party developer, vendor and supplier management including sourcing and oversight of 3rd party vendors, developers and suppliers.
- Demonstrated experience in technical business analysis to assess the impact of new project and business requests, processes and data changes on systems. Demonstrated understanding of requirements elicitation, analysis, specification, verification, and management practices and the ability to apply them in practice.
- Ability to analyze and recommend how to improve user experience and re-engineer business/ technology processes.
- Prefer active Workday PM certification. Certification in Workday HCM or other Workday HR subject areas is a plus. Expertise in Workday methodology.
