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Guidehouse · 2 months ago

Workday Federal – Senior Project Manager

US - VA, McLean

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Guidehouse is a consulting firm that specializes in delivering technology solutions. As a Senior Project Manager in the Workday Practice, you will lead the implementation of Workday Human Capital Management solutions, ensuring successful project delivery and alignment with client objectives.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Workday implementationAgile methodologyProject managementWorkday Project Management CertificationWorkday HCM CertificationPMP certificationMicrosoft Office SuiteMulti-phase implementationsFederal government experienceCommunication skills

Required

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

Preferred

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