The HR Operations/Workday HCM Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and monitoring projects. This role will be a central figure guiding projects, communicating progress to stakeholders and initiating actions to mitigate risks and enhance delivery.
This position is located at 444 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL with a hybrid (3 days onsite) schedule
What You'll Do
- Successfully manage delivery of end-to-end Workday HCM projects
- Create and manage to project plans, roadmaps and priorities
- Continually assess action items, risks and issue logs; facilitate meetings across cross-functional project team and stakeholders
- Prepare and deliver reporting and escalate concerns in a timely manner and initiate correction action(s) when necessary.
- Participate and record requirements gathering sessions; understand product enhancements and configuration change requests to incorporate into project plan and roadmap
- Communicate task and deadline expectations to allocated resources so they are properly aligned when needed to keep project on track. Oversee task execution by project team and monitor project progress. Identify delayed tasks that have downstream impact to other tasks in the project plan to recommend ways to reprioritize or reallocate resources
- Track testing requirements to completion with proper documentation for signoff
What You'll Need to Have for the Role
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required
- 3-5+ years of relevant Workday HCM experience required, including experience leading HCM projects through various workstreams
- Thorough understanding of Workday and experience leading initial HCM implementation project end-to-end as well as post go-live and stabilization phases
- Experience in internal/external audit controls and process a strong plus
- Proficiency in MC Office including intermediate Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, v-lookups)
- Strong attention to detail driving data integrity and accurate reporting
- Collaborative working style with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
- Ability to sit or stand at a desk, type and visually use a computer for prolonged periods of time
- Ability to communicate on a telephone and in group meetings on a computer
- May be required to lift up to 20 pounds and operate printers and other office equipment
