Workday Project and Release Manager
Workday Project and Release Manager
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
About the Opportunity
This job description isintended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this isnot intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
JOB SUMMARY
The Workday Project and Release Manager will oversee the planning coordination and execution of Workday releases system updates enhancements and prioritized Workday projects and play a key role in ensuring seamless delivery of Workdays biannual feature releases and other system enhancements across HCM Finance and Payroll.
Serves as an expert with the Workday Deployment Methodology. Experience leading release management including the twice-yearly updates and all prioritized Workday projects and enhancements from requirements gathering to production bridging IT functional departments and vendor teams to ensure that Workday releases and projects are well-governed tested and implemented with minimal disruption and maximum institutional value.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge and skills required for this position are normally obtained through a Bachelors degree in information systems Project Management Business Administration or a related field with 3 years of project management experience with HCM Payroll Financial or Student implementations within higher education or public sector with at least 2 years focused on Workday or other ERP cloud systems.
- Experience with Workday release cycles including planning testing and deploying updates across functional areas.
- Familiarity with higher education business processes and compliance framework
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities with comfort presenting to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Workday certification or hands-on experience with HCM Financials payroll or Student modules.
- Experience with change management and training delivery
- Prior experience in higher education or large matrixed organizations
- Ability to manage resources develop and execute project plans and address resource gaps with internal and external teams.
- ITIL and PMP certifications.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1) Collaborate with Workday functional leads analysts and developers to assess new release features enhancements and potential impacts. Manage the full lifecycle of the semiannual releases enhancements and projects including planning readiness assessment testing deployment and post-release review. Develop and maintain the release calendar timelines and communication plans in coordination with stakeholders
2) Lead working groups and steering committees to review Workday release notes prioritize adoption of new functionality and track configuration changes. Partnering with the internal customer for deployment success. Serve as liaison with Workday customer support and partners on issues patches and release-related escalations
3) Coordinate and facilitate system and user acceptance testing (UAT) activities ensuring documentation and validation of results.
4) Monitor tenant environments (sandbox preview production) during release periods and ensure readiness for go-live transitions. Maintain detailed documentation of release activities decision logs risk assessments and contingency plans.
5) Demonstrating proficiency in Workdays Implementation Methodology. Participate in requirements gathering and formulation of the delivery approach and release cycle. Ensuring projects are accurately planned and staffed budget and timelines are set and assist in the transition from the PMO to the support model team post go-live.
Position Type
Information TechnologyAdditional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical vision dental paid time off tuition assistance wellness & life retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit for more information.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin age sex sexual orientation disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Compensation Grade/Pay Type:
112SExpected Hiring Range:
$97550.00 - $141443.75With the pay range(s) shown above the starting salary will depend on several factors which may include your education experience location knowledge and expertise and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
