Remote Peoplesoft Tester Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Project Focus: PeopleSoft Workforce Administration (WFA) and Mass Compensation Initiative
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED PEOPLESOFT HCM PROJECT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATION (WFA) EXPERTISE. CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT MEET THE REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND WILL BE PERMANENTLY listED FROM OUR CANDIDATE POOL.
Location:  100% Remote (US Based only), but must be available, accessible, and responsive between the hours of 8:00 am – 5:00 pm PT regardless of your current time zone

Timeframe to Begin: Immediately, est July

Length of Contract:  6-12 months, targeting Jul 2026 – Jun 2027 (high potential for extension based on performance)

·        Lead enterprise PeopleSoft HCM initiatives focused on Workforce Administration and compensation-related processes.

·        Manage project delivery from initiation through deployment, stabilization, and project closure.

·        Coordinate business, technical, HR, payroll, vendor, and stakeholder resources across multiple workstreams.

·        Serve as the primary project leader responsible for execution, delivery, stakeholder engagement, and project outcomes.

·        8-10+ years of project management experience (serving as overall PM) leading enterprise application initiatives.

·        5+ years managing PeopleSoft HCM projects in large, complex organizations.

·        Demonstrated experience delivering Workforce Administration (WFA) implementations or enhancements.

·        Experience managing HR, Payroll, Benefits, and cross-functional stakeholder relationships.

·        Proven success leading requirements, design, testing, deployment, and change management activities.

·        Strong executive communication, governance, risk management, and issue resolution skills.

·        Experience managing project budgets, schedules, vendors, dependencies, and resource plans.

·        Demonstrated ability to lead complex enterprise initiatives, anticipate downstream impacts, manage risks and dependencies, and drive projects to successful execution.

·        Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Human Resources, Project Management, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

·        Master's degree preferred.

·        PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or other relevant project management certification preferred.

·        Experience leading PeopleSoft Mass Compensation or compensation-related initiatives.

·        Knowledge of Job Data, Compensation, Position Management, and effective-dated transactions.

·        Experience supporting payroll-impacting releases and downstream integration activities.

·        PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 experience in large enterprise environments.

·        Higher education, public sector, healthcare, or unionized workforce experience.

·        Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams within a complex portfolio.

·        Knowledge of PeopleSoft HCM Workforce Administration business processes and functionality.

·        Knowledge of HR, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, and Position Management processes.

·        Knowledge of payroll-impacting HR transactions and associated testing, deployment, and operational readiness requirements.

·        Knowledge of effective-dated transactions and their impact on downstream systems, interfaces, and payroll processing.

·        Knowledge of project management methodologies, governance practices, and SDLC frameworks.

·        Knowledge of testing, deployment, change management, and organizational readiness activities.

·        Strong project planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and resource management skills.

·        Strong risk, issue, dependency, and stakeholder management skills.

·        Strong facilitation skills for executive leadership, business stakeholders, campus partners, and technical teams.

·        Strong relationship management skills with executive leadership, business partners, campus stakeholders, and technical teams.

·        Strong requirements management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

·        Strong vendor management and consultant oversight skills.

·        Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.

·        Ability to lead large-scale PeopleSoft HCM initiatives in complex enterprise environments.

·        Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities while maintaining delivery commitments.

·        Ability to translate business objectives into actionable project plans and deliverables.

·        Ability to build consensus among business, technical, HR, payroll, and campus stakeholders.

·        Ability to assess downstream business, technical, operational, integration, and payroll impacts when evaluating project decisions and issues.

·        Ability to proactively identify issues, drive resolution, and escalate risks when appropriate.

·        Ability to communicate complex business and technical concepts to diverse audiences.

·        Ability to take ownership of project outcomes and drive initiatives through execution and delivery.

·        Ability to drive accountability, decision-making, and issue resolution across project teams.

·        Ability to work independently with minimal oversight in a fast-paced and complex environment.

·        Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and resource allocations.

·        Facilitate project governance, steering committees, status reporting, and executive communications.

·        Manage project scope, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and decision tracking.

·        Coordinate requirements, design reviews, testing activities, deployment readiness, and cutover planning.

·        Partner with HR, Payroll, Technical, Security, Integration, and business teams to achieve project objectives.

·        Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards, business requirements, and organizational goals.

·        Drive stakeholder alignment and remove obstacles impacting project success and delivery timelines.

·        Oversee vendor performance, contract deliverables, and consultant accountability.