Senior Project Manager (Workday HCM Transformation)

Requirements

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a critical Workday HCM transformation initiative supporting the integration and separation of two organisations transitioning into independent legal entities.

This role will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of the programme, ensuring successful execution across scope, timelines, quality, stakeholder alignment, governance, and risk management. The successful candidate will thrive in a complex, multi-vendor environment and demonstrate strong leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to drive key decisions while ensuring compliance with legal, operational, and contractual obligations.

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of the Workday HCM integration and separation programme.
  
• Ensure alignment with defined project objectives, scope, timelines, and business outcomes.
  
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and critical path activities.
  
• Drive programme execution against agreed schedules and acceptance criteria.
  
• Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions to address deviations from plan.
  
• Manage programme interdependencies across workstreams, vendors, and business functions.
  
• Ensure delivery quality and successful transition into business operations.
  

Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across both organisations.
  
• Act as the primary point of contact for executive stakeholders and programme sponsors.
  
• Facilitate decision-making and drive alignment on priorities, risks, and trade-offs.
  
• Lead governance forums, steering committees, and project review meetings.
  
• Ensure transparent and timely communication of programme status, risks, dependencies, financials, and key decisions.
  
• Manage stakeholder expectations and proactively address concerns.
  

Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

• Establish and maintain a comprehensive RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) framework.
  
• Identify, assess, manage, and mitigate programme risks.
  
• Escalate critical issues appropriately and drive timely resolution.
  
• Monitor programme dependencies and ensure alignment across all project workstreams.
  
• Develop contingency plans and mitigation strategies where required.
  

Financial & Commercial Management

• Monitor programme budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation.
  
• Ensure effective management of third-party vendors and contractual obligations.
  
• Track programme costs against approved budgets and identify opportunities for optimisation.
  
• Support commercial governance and procurement activities where necessary.
  

Change & Transformation Leadership

• Lead organisational readiness activities in partnership with HR, Change Management, and Business Leads.
  
• Support business adoption of new processes and Workday capabilities.
  
• Ensure transformation objectives are delivered while minimising operational disruption.
  
• Promote collaboration across global and regional teams.
  

Benefits

Locations from: EMEA, LATAM, APAC

 Essential

• Proven experience delivering large-scale Workday HCM programmes as a Senior Project Manager or Programme Manager.
  
• Experience leading complex integration, separation, merger, acquisition, or transformation projects.
  
• Strong knowledge of HR technology, Workday HCM, and organisational transformation programmes.
  
• Demonstrated experience operating within multi-vendor and matrix-managed environments.
  
• Strong governance, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
  
• Experience managing RAID frameworks, programme financials, and delivery reporting.
  
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, and decision-making abilities.
  
• Ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced environments.
  

Desirable

• Experience supporting legal entity separations, carve-outs, mergers, or acquisitions.
  
• Knowledge of TSA (Transitional Service Agreement) environments.
  
• Experience with global HR transformation initiatives.
  
• Project Management certifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, or Agile qualifications.
  
• Experience working across international and cross-functional teams.
  

Key Deliverables

• End-to-end delivery of the Workday HCM integration and separation programme.
  
• Detailed project plans and governance documentation.
  
• RAID logs and mitigation plans.
  
• Executive-level status reports and steering committee updates.
  
• Budget and resource management reporting.
  
• Successful programme transition and business readiness outcomes.
  

Success Measures

• Delivery of programme objectives within agreed scope, budget, and timelines.
  
• Effective stakeholder engagement and executive alignment.
  
• Successful management of risks, issues, and dependencies.
  
• Seamless integration and separation of Workday HCM processes and data.
  
• Achievement of business readiness and transformation objectives.
  
• High levels of stakeholder satisfaction and governance compliance.