Workday Federal Senior Project Manager (Hiring Immediately)

Job Family :

SAAS / PAAS / Cloud Consulting

Travel Required : Up to 50%

Clearance Required :

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do :

• As part of our Workday Practice, youll be working with an energized team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology.
• From initial assessments to entire transformations, youll deliver Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, equipping organizations with best-in-class enterprise solutions to support our clients mission and enable transformative growth.
• As a Senior Project Manager, you will oversee and ultimately be responsible for the successful delivery of Workday projects by providing leadership, project management expertise, and strategic guidance.
• You will work closely with clients to understand their business objectives and lead them through complex implementations, ensuring alignment of scope, schedule, and resources.
• Your role will focus on driving collaboration, managing risks, and enabling clients to achieve transformative outcomes through the power of Workday.
• You will be responsible for :

Leading Workday projects from initial assessments through full-scale transformations, ensuring successful delivery and alignment with client objectives

Providing overall direction and management of the project team, including functional and technical resources, to ensure successful delivery

Driving project planning, execution, and governance to streamline processes and manage overall engagement effectively

Demonstrating strong ability to manage all phases of a Workday implementation, including scope, schedule, and resource management, risk mitigation, and interface with client and practice leadership on status reporting and escalation management

Supporting practice growth and development through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and contributing to internal initiatives and sales pursuits

Applying consultative skills to build trusted relationships and guide clients through complex challenges

Maintaining a strong commitment to high customer satisfaction and quality outcomes

What You Will Need :

US Citizenship and must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD Public Trust security clearance; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of clearance prior to onboarding with Guidehouse

Bachelors degree with a MINIMUM of SIX (6) years of experience implementing Workday in a project or engagement manager role with full responsibility for successful outcomes and referenceable clients while meeting scope, budget, and timeline commitments in very large, complex implementations; OR a Master's degree with a MINIMUM of FOUR (4) years of experience implementing Workday in a project or engagement manager role with full responsibility for successful outcomes and referenceable clients while meeting scope, budget, and timeline commitments in very large, complex implementations. Years of experience can be substituted for a degree, such as NO degree with a MINIMUM of TEN (10) years of experience implementing Workday in a project or engagement manager role with full responsibility for successful outcomes and referenceable clients while meeting scope, budget, and timeline commitments in very large, complex implementations

Project management experience with an ERP system, Workday, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, etc.

Experience with the execution of projects within a structured agile methodology

A proven role in multiple referenceable implementations

Experience with the execution of projects within a structured methodology

Up to 50% travel with a focus on work from home and / or Guidehouse office, consultants may provide on-site support for key milestones as needed

What Would Be Nice To Have :

Workday Project Management Certification

Project Management experience with Workday large complex deployments

Workday HCM Certification

Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, focused on Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

Strong written and oral communication skills (RFP responses, white papers, etc) and presentation skills such as Workday demonstrations and client presentations

PMP certification

Experience working in complex multi-phase implementations

Previous experience with the operations and culture of Federal government agencies

Experience working in Federal Government Human Capital Management (HCM) environments with an understanding of the issues facing agencies today

What We Offer :

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include :

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Basic Life & Supplemental Life

Health Savings Account, Dental / Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Student Loan PayDown

Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

Skills Development & Certifications

Employee Referral Program

Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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