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Workday Financials Project Manager

IL - Chicago, USFull-time$94k–$266k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

Lead Workday implementation, deployment, optimization, and application managed services programs from mobilization through stabilization, managing scope, schedule, budget, and cross-functional teams.

Role type

Senior Workday Financials Project Manager

Builds

Workday implementations and optimizations for enterprise finance clients

Domain

Enterprise Software / Financial Services

Required skills

Workday implementation lifecycle management, project governance, risk management, cross-functional team leadership, project financial management, stakeholder alignment, change management, cutover planning

Preferred skills

Executive communication, global delivery leadership, sales pursuit support, program recovery, distributed team management

Technologies

Workday Financials, Workday HCM, Workday Payroll, Workday Adaptive Planning, PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Scrum

Responsibilities

Lead Workday implementation programs from mobilization to stabilization; Own integrated delivery plans including scope, schedule, budget, and resources; Drive cross-functional coordination across functional, technical, and data workstreams; Manage project financials including forecasting, staffing, and commercial tracking; Plan and facilitate executive steering committees and status reviews; Coordinate release, testing, cutover, and go-live activities; Lead, coach, and develop project management team members; Contribute to sales pursuits and solution shaping.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities