Project Manager Job at On-Demand Group, Saint Paul, MN

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  • On-Demand Group
  • Saint Paul, MN

Job Description

Title: Workday Post Go Live Project Manager

Location: Hybrid (St. Paul)

Duration: 6 months Contract with possibility of extension for 2 years total

0-25% travel within MN

Position Summary:

  • Serve as the Project Manager the post-go-live optimization efforts for client’s enterprise Workday platform. This includes partnering with HR, Finance, IT and business leaders to understand needs and manage stabilization efforts following implementation - addressing pain points, resolving defects, and optimizing workflows.
  • Manage all aspects related to Workday platform including maintaining project plan, providing status reports, and working with project teams to identify and manage project risks, issues, and change orders.

Obligations:

  • The Workday Project Manager will be responsible for working with client's senior leadership, project leads, other campuses, and vendors to: Oversee and coordinate the operational effectiveness of the recently implemented Workday administrative information system.
  • Act as a bridge between the technical aspects of the system and the business needs of the organization, ensuring the system continues to deliver value and support business goals.
  • Develop a detailed project plan that accounts for time, resources, risks, and costs, involving various stakeholders.
  • Provide support and team leadership to ensure the project staff complete tasks on time.
  • Facilitate project planning and check-in meetings.
  • Track and communicate project status reports or presentations to stakeholders and executives.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders to create impactful reporting on behalf of the organization.
  • Document and proactively manage project risks, issues, assumptions, decisions, and dependencies.
  • Collaborate with the system office senior leadership, project leads, campuses, contractor/vendors and create project plans with clear milestones.
  • Adhere to client’s policies, guidelines, and procedures.
  • Facilitate planning discussions with technical and business teams within and external to client.
  • Capture and record meeting notes and ensure action items are completed promptly.
  • Effectively balance the needs of the client, team, timeline, and solution scope.

Duration

Initial term of six (6) months with the option to extend it up to two (2) year’s total. The start date is expected to occur between August 18 and August 27, 2025.

Required Skills

Candidates submitted by respondents must have the following skills:

  • Five (5) years of project management experience.
  • Two (2) engagements as a project manager for a large-scale implementation or post-implementation project
  • Three (3) years of proven ability to prioritize work in a high-pressure stressful environment
  • Understanding of Finance, HR, and technical business processes
  • Proven ability to build stakeholder relationships and communicate effectively across executive and operational levels.

Desired Skills

The following skills are desired for candidates submitted by respondents:

  • Three (3) years of experience working in a government and/or public higher education environment specifically as a project manager
  • Three (3) years engagement with ERP systems, such as Workday
  • Demonstrated success in management of large, complex, multi-campus (multi-site) administrative technology.
  • Experience or knowledge with Workday Finance, HCM, or Payroll modules.

Work Location and Travel

Work location can be remote. There will be times when this position will be expected to work in St. Paul. It could be several days a month to a couple days per week. It will vary. We are expecting this position to travel to locations throughout the State. The travel expectation is 0-25%.

Job Tags

Contract work, For contractors, Work at office,

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