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Community College of Vermont · 1 month ago

Workday Program Director for Student Implementation

Rutland, Vermont, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$120K/yr - $125K/yr

7+ years exp

Community College of Vermont is seeking a Workday Program Director for Student Implementation to provide senior-level leadership and strategic oversight for the Workday Student implementation and other Phase 2 implementations. The role includes managing project activities, governance, and change management while ensuring successful delivery and alignment with project goals.

EducationHigher EducationTraining

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of the Workday Student implementation and other Phase 2 implementation, ensuring alignment with scope, timeline, and budget

Act as the primary point of contact between the business, implementation partners, and internal technical teams

Lead the program planning, resource allocation, team participation, and stakeholder collaboration needed to ensure effective program delivery

Provides leadership and facilitation of the Steering Committee and the overall system, data, and project governance processes

Provide direction to the project managers, business and process analysts, systems leads, change leaders, and other functional stakeholders engaged in the implementation effort

Create and deliver regular program updates to the sponsors, presidents, senior leadership, and the Board of Trustees that describe plans, progress, barriers, and risks

Ensure that system configurations and other deliverables meet the technical and functional objectives and needs of both institutions and shared service units

Work with the project leaders from Phase 1 (HCM/FIN/Payroll) to ensure coordination and provide oversight of transition period integrations and data management projects

Provide daily management and adjustments of project resources, budgets, and scope that could significantly impact budget or timeline

Lead policy-level decision making and governance with senior leadership

Negotiate differences in requirements and policies between departments and institutions

Monitor project health, provide status reports, and escalate issues appropriately to ensure transparency and timely resolution

Ensure successful transition to post-go-live support, including stabilization, and knowledge transfer

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Workday implementationChange managementProject managementPMP certificationAgile certificationVendor managementLeadership skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, business, or related fields plus

Minimum 7-10+ years of project management experience or a comparable combination of education and relevant experience

Extensive experience in project or program management, with responsibility for large-scale technology implementations

Experience leading complex projects that require senior leader buy-in and navigating organizational and political challenges

Demonstrated success in implementing or administering information systems involving complex systems, business processes, and data migration

PMP, Workday certification(s), or Agile certification(s)

Experience managing vendor relationships and third-party implementation partners

Supervisor or team leadership experience

Preferred

Master's degree in computer science, information technology, business, or related fields

Experience as a senior project manager for a Workday implementation, especially within higher education

Functional knowledge within departments (registrar, advising, financial aid, or student financials) that will be implementing Workday Student systems and processes

Experience managing system configuration, data conversion, and migration in a complex enterprise systems environment