Role: Senior Techno-Functional Project Manager – Workday Global Process Standardization (Contract)
Location: Coppell, TX
Duration: 12 months (extendable)
Rate: Market
What is Required:
- Workday SME: (Core HCM, Payroll, Recruiting, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, and Learning)
- Prior experinace leading a standardization Process/Program
- 10+ years of HRIS/IT project management experience.
- 5+ years hands-on Workday implementation or process design experience.
Nice to Have:
PMP, Prince2, or Workday certification preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
Program & Project Leadership
• Lead the global Workday process standardization program, ensuring harmonization across multiple geographies.
• Define governance, program roadmaps, global templates, and rollout plans.
• Manage vendors, system integrators, and cross-functional HR/IT stakeholders.
• Track risks, issues, deliverables, and ensure on-time, in-scope delivery.
Functional & Process Expertise
• Act as SME in Workday modules, covering Core HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, and Learning.
• Conduct workshops with HR, Payroll, and business stakeholders to define global processes.
• Develop standardized global process designs and configurations, balancing global consistency with local statutory needs.
• Validate HR processes against Workday product capabilities and identify gaps or required extensions.
• Support policy alignment, change impact analysis, and HR operating model adjustments.
Technical & Integration Oversight
• Oversee integrations between Workday and downstream systems (Payroll providers, Finance systems, Benefits platforms, Identity/Access Management, etc.).
• Collaborate with integration teams to design interfaces, data flows, and reporting frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with global data privacy regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.).
• Direct system testing (SIT, UAT), data validation, and cutover activities.
Stakeholder & Change Management:
• Act as the primary liaison between HR, IT, Finance, and regional leaders.
• Drive business readiness, training, and adoption of standardized Workday processes.
• Deliver executive-level updates, KPIs, and RAG dashboards to sponsors.
• Align program with HR transformation and shared services strategy.
Deliverables & Success Measures:
• Delivery of global Workday process templates and design standards.
• Alignment of HR policies, workflows, and data models across all regions.
• Seamless integrations with backend HR/Finance/Payroll systems.
• 90% adherence to standardized processes within 6 months post-rollout.
• Smooth transition to steady-state governance and support models.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years of HRIS/IT project management experience.
- 5+ years hands-on Workday implementation or process design experience.
- Deep SME knowledge across multiple Workday modules (Core HCM mandatory; Payroll, Recruiting, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Learning strongly preferred).
- Strong experience in global HR process harmonization and standardization projects.
- Proven experience managing global stakeholders, vendors, and SI partners.
- Excellent communication and executive reporting skills.
- PMP, Prince2, or Workday certification preferred.