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Job Details
Job title: Workday Program manager
Location: Princeton, NJ(Onsite from day 1)
Duration : 12 Months
Job Description:
- As a senior project manager (consultant), you will take full ownership of our Workday migration project, managing it from inception to completion.
- This project will migrate a single business unit from its separate Workday tenant to the News Corp Workday tenant.
- You will partner with senior executives in Human Resources and Technology to lead a talented and geographically dispersed team.
- You will structure, lead, coordinate, and report on the work, ensuring that all project milestones are met in a timely and effective manner, and that risks are identified and addressed throughout the project.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the planning, execution, and closure of the Workday migration project, ensuring all deliverables are met within the stipulated timeline and budget.
- Oversee and motivate a large and geographically dispersed project team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment to drive project success.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders across the division to gather and analyze business requirements, providing expert recommendations on Workday configurations and best practices.
- Apply project management best practices to plan, track, and report on work and to bring execution discipline to all workstreams.
- Ensure compliance with global and local regulations, data privacy, and security policies throughout the migration process.
- Provide regular updates to senior management and stakeholders, highlighting project progress, potential risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Develop and deliver training programs to ensure end-users are proficient and comfortable with the new Workday instance.
- Must be available to work during U.S. late afternoons and early evenings to accommodate calls with Australia business unit
- EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
- Bachelors or Masters degree in IT, Business, Human Resources or a related field; MBA a plus.
- 10 years IT project management experience; PMP certification highly desirable
- Proven track record leading multiple start-to-finish Workday implementations or migrations is required.
- Implementation experience as employee of Workday or with a Workday service partner is highly desirable
- Strong knowledge of Workday HCM required.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience in change management and developing employee training
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- High level of self-motivation and initiative, with a commitment to delivering excellence.
- Demonstrated track record of contributing both strategically and tactically at a consistently high level
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