Senior Project Manager - Workday

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support a Workday implementation. In this role, you will coordinate business requirements, solution validation, data conversion readiness and dependencies with a concurrent SAP S/4HANA implementation. Working closely with business leaders, technical teams and implementation partners, you will ensure client requirements are addressed, risks are managed and the business is prepared for go-live and adoption.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING IN THE ROLE:

Represent the client’s business needs and priorities within a broader Workday implementation
Establish and maintain governance, reporting and escalation processes to support clear accountability and timely decisions.
Track business requirements, risks, issues, decisions and dependencies throughout the implementation.
Coordinate solution confirmation with business and technical teams to validate that configured processes meet client needs.
Work with multiple project teams to align activities and resolve dependencies involving integrations, employee data, resources and timelines.
Engage HR, business leaders and workforce representatives to incorporate union and collective agreement considerations into process design and readiness planning.
Coordinate communications, training and adoption activities with business and change management teams.
Coordinate organizational readiness activities with business and change management teams, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training and adoption planning.
Facilitate discussions to resolve competing priorities, close gaps and secure decisions while maintaining effective working relationships, and provide executive updates on progress, readiness and key risks.
Support business readiness assessments and go-live planning to prepare employees and leaders for the transition.

WHAT SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS YOU’LL NEED TO DO THE JOB:

Demonstrated senior-level project management experience supporting complex enterprise transformation programs.
Experience supporting HR, ERP or Workday-related transformation programs.
Strong experience in project governance, risk and issue management, dependency coordination and executive reporting.
Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to translate business and technology needs into clear requirements and recommendations.
Proven ability to navigate complex stakeholder relationships diplomatically across parent companies, subsidiaries and delivery partners, while managing ambiguity, competing priorities and interdependent initiatives.
Practical understanding of organizational readiness, change management, stakeholder engagement and adoption.
Familiarity with HR processes such as core HCM, payroll, learning and recruiting is an asset.
Experience coordinating dependencies between enterprise systems, particularly Workday and SAP S/4HANA, is an asset.
Awareness of unionised workforce considerations and their implications for business processes, stakeholder engagement and change planning.
Ability to work effectively across Canadian, US and global business contexts.