Workday Implementation Project Manager

We're Hiring | Workday Implementation Project Manager

We’re looking for an experienced Workday Implementation Project Manager to lead a major Workday implementation and drive the project from planning through go-live, stabilization, and transition.

This is a 6–12 month fixed-term opportunity and a great fit for someone who is comfortable working across business, technology, vendors, implementation partners, and senior leadership.

Working Hours: 5:30/6:30 PM IST start | US Eastern Time Zone
Experience: 8–10 Years
Duration: 6–12 Months
Spanish language fluency: A strong plus

What you'll be responsible for:

• Own and manage the integrated Workday implementation plan
• Coordinate functional, technical, data, integrations, testing, payroll, training, security and change-management workstreams
• Establish strong project governance, reporting and accountability
• Manage Workday, implementation partners and third-party vendors
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions and action items
• Manage scope, change control, budget and resource planning
• Coordinate requirements, configuration, data conversion, integrations and testing
• Ensure UAT, payroll parallel testing, training and business readiness are properly planned
• Lead go-live readiness, cutover, command-center and stabilization activities
• Provide clear project updates to sponsors and senior leadership
• Identify gaps and risks early and drive teams toward resolution
• Ensure proper knowledge transfer, documentation and transition to the support organization

What we're looking for:

✅ 7+ years of Project/Program Management experience
✅ Experience managing at least one full Workday implementation or a comparable enterprise cloud implementation
✅ Strong experience managing multiple functional and technical workstreams
✅ Experience with data migration/conversion, integrations, testing, payroll and organizational readiness
✅ Strong project governance, risk/issue management and change-control experience
✅ Experience managing implementation partners, consultants and vendors
✅ Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
✅ Strong ability to challenge plans, identify gaps and drive accountability
✅ Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience

Spanish fluency is a plus, particularly for US-based candidates.

If you’re a Workday Project Manager who knows how to bring structure to complex implementations and drive a project all the way through go-live, we’d be interested in speaking with you.

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Pay: ₹150,000.00 - ₹180,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: Remote