Project Manager – Workday Implementation / HR Transformation
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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Project Manager – Workday Implementation / HR Transformation
Location: GTA – Hybrid (TBD) / Remote
Duration: November 2026 – November 2027
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with strong Workday implementation and Change Management experience to support an ongoing HR Digital Transformation initiative.
Key Responsibilities & Requirements
- Lead and manage Workday implementation, migration, transition, and enhancement projects.
- Drive Change Management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communications, organizational readiness, and user adoption.
- Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, deliverables, and governance.
- Provide regular project updates, executive reporting, and presentations to stakeholders and steering committees.
- Coordinate with HR, IT, business teams, and implementation partners.
- Experience with Workday Core HCM, including business processes, integrations, data migration, security, testing, and organizational transformation.
- Strong experience managing cross-functional teams, vendors, and senior leadership.
Strong Preference: Candidates who have led end-to-end Workday implementations or major HR transformation initiatives, beyond Payroll-only projects.
Candidate Screening Questions
- Describe your largest Workday or HR transformation project, including scope, team size, workstreams, and responsibilities.
- Did you manage the overall project/program or a specific workstream (e.g., Payroll)?
- Describe your experience managing budgets, executive stakeholders, governance, implementation partners, and steering committees.
- What hands-on experience do you have with Workday Core HCM beyond Payroll, including integrations, data migration, security, testing, and Change Management?
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Responsibilities
Lead Workday implementation, migration, transition, and enhancement projects, managing scope, timelines, budgets, risks, deliverables, and governance. Coordinate HR, IT, business teams, and implementation partners while driving change management and providing updates and presentations to stakeholders and steering committees.
Requirements
The role requires strong experience with Workday Core HCM beyond Payroll, including business processes, integrations, data migration, security, testing, and organizational transformation. Candidates should have experience leading cross-functional teams, vendors, senior leaders, and preferably end-to-end Workday implementations or major HR transformation initiatives.
Skills
- Workday Implementation
- Workday Core HCM
- Change Management
- Project Management
- HR Transformation
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Organizational Readiness
- User Adoption
- Budget Management
- Risk Management
- Project Governance
- Executive Reporting
- Data Migration
- Integrations
- Security
- Testing
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Human Resources
- Technology
- Consulting
Keywords
- Workday
- Workday Core HCM
- HR Digital Transformation
- Workday Implementation
- Change Management
- Project Management
- Program Management
- Payroll
- Business Processes
- Integrations
- Data Migration
- Security
- Testing
- Organizational Transformation
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Organizational Readiness
- User Adoption
- Project Scope
- Timelines
- Budgets
- Risk Management
- Deliverables
- Governance
- Executive Reporting
- Steering Committees
- Cross-Functional Teams
- Vendor Management
- Implementation Partners