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# Workday HCM Project Manager

- **Company:** TEKSYSTEMS INC.
- **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $156,000.0 - $208,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Validation, Data Governance, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Issue Tracking Systems, Workday HCM, Workday
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/23D0ACDE08F94B8899874B292C30C4D2/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree required.
 * 5+ years of experience supporting HRIS, Workday HCM, or enterprise HCM implementations.
 * Participation in at least one full-cycle Workday HCM implementation from planning through go-live.
 * Experience supporting Workday configuration, testing, UAT, data validation, and deployment activities.
 * Strong understanding of HR business processes including:
 * Core HCM
 * Benefits
 * Compensation
 * Recruiting
 * Talent Management
 * Employee Lifecycle Management
 * Ability to identify implementation risks and provide recommendations based on prior Workday deployments.
 * Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and third-party implementation partners.
 * Excellent communication, documentation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills., * Higher education experience strongly preferred.
 * Experience supporting Workday implementations within colleges or universities.
 * Background as a Workday HCM Consultant, Workday Functional Consultant, HRIS Manager, Director of HRIS, or Workday Implementation Lead.
 * Experience supporting post-go-live stabilization and optimization efforts.
 * Atlanta-area candidates preferred., * Workday HCM Implementation
 * Workday Configuration
 * HRIS / Human Resources Information Systems
 * Data Validation & UAT
 * HR Operations
 * Higher Education Experience
 * ERP Systems
 * Organizational Readiness
 * Executive Reporting
 * Workday Go-Live Support

## Description

A highly respected higher education institution is seeking a Part-Time Workday HCM Implementation Lead to support an accelerated Workday HCM implementation with a targeted go-live date of July 2027.

This individual will partner closely with executive HR leadership and serve as a trusted advisor throughout the implementation lifecycle. The ideal candidate brings hands-on Workday HCM implementation experience and can provide guidance on configuration, testing, data validation, organizational readiness, and go-live activities while leveraging lessons learned from previous deployments.

Please note: This is not a traditional IT Project Manager position. Ideal backgrounds include Workday HCM Consultant, HRIS Manager, Workday Functional Lead, Workday Implementation Lead, or HR Technology Leader with experience supporting Workday implementations., * Support HR-related Workday implementation activities from planning through go-live and stabilization.

 * Partner with HR leadership, HRIS, Payroll, Faculty Affairs, Student Affairs, IT, and implementation partners.
 * Coordinate project plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and action items.
 * Facilitate implementation meetings and maintain project documentation.
 * Assist with validation of Workday configuration decisions and alignment to business requirements.
 * Coordinate testing activities, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT), issue tracking, and defect resolution.
 * Support data validation, data governance, and implementation readiness activities.
 * Identify implementation risks and provide recommendations based on previous Workday implementation experience.
 * Prepare executive updates, status reports, dashboards, and implementation documentation.
 * Support organizational readiness and stakeholder communication efforts.
 * Assist with go-live planning, deployment activities, stabilization efforts, and post-production support.
 * Capture lessons learned and support transition to ongoing operational support., The implementation includes:
 * Core HCM
 * Compensation
 * Benefits
 * Talent Acquisition / Recruiting
 * Talent Management
 * Employee Data & Reporting
 * HR Business Processes

Work Environment

 * Approximately 15-20 hours per week.
 * Primarily remote with occasional onsite meetings in the Atlanta area.
 * Must be available during standard business hours (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST).
 * Preference for Atlanta-area candidates.

Why This Opportunity?

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in a high-visibility Workday HCM implementation at a leading higher education institution. The selected consultant will work directly with executive HR leadership and have significant influence on implementation success, organizational readiness, and post-go-live stabilization.