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ICF · 1 month ago

Project Manager - Workday Implementation

Reston, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$98K/yr - $167K/yr

5+ years exp

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the implementation of a Workday-based Human Resource Case Management system. The role involves coordinating team members, managing multi-vendor integration activities, overseeing Workday configuration and deployment, and ensuring quality and schedule adherence.

ConsultingInformation TechnologyProfessional Services

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead planning, execution, and delivery of all project phases, including requirements confirmation, Workday tenant installation, configuration, integration, testing, deployment, and transition to O&M

Ensure alignment with federal System Lifecycle Management (SLM) methodology and all applicable standards

Direct day-to-day operations, coordinate with multi-vendor teams, and foster transparency and communication across all HR modernization workstreams

Conduct daily stand-up meetings, facilitate sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and maintain burn-down and velocity reporting

Manage Agile backlogs in coordination with government and vendor teams, ensuring consistent alignment to mission priorities and release plans

Provide leadership and oversight for Workday configuration, business process design, extensions, integrations, security model development, and reporting

Ensure Workday configuration aligns with federal human capital requirements and supports interoperable HR processes such as onboarding, personnel actions, performance management, benefits administration, and separation

Define project activities, milestones, and sequencing to meet all objectives and deliverables

Maintain detailed project documentation, schedules, plans, briefing decks, and status reports

Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; track issues in the program’s Risk Register; escalate items per the governance structure

Ensure adherence to configuration management practices for all system artifacts, changes, and deliverables

Oversee design, development, validation, and testing of interfaces with internal and external systems

Support data migration planning, extraction, cleansing, transformation, and validation for legacy HR data

Provide weekly status reporting on scope, schedule, risks, staffing, testing, and deliverable

Qualification

Workday implementationSaaS HCM managementProject ManagementJIRAPMP certificationCSM certificationWorkday Pro certificationAnalytical skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsPresentation skills

Required

Current active Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain Public Trust

U.S. Citizenship required

Must reside in the United States and perform work within the United States

Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, IT, or related field

5+ years of Project Management experience leading complex IT programs to include experience serving in key leadership roles during Workday installations, configurations, integrations, and system extensions to meet customer requirements

1+ year of experience with JIRA or similar requirements/work-tracking tools