ERP Project Manager

We are looking for a Project Manager to lead a long-term contract engagement supporting a major Workday HCM implementation with client based in Birmingham, Alabama. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced, detail-oriented candidate who can connect business priorities with system design, guide cross-functional stakeholders, and drive progress across implementation milestones. The role focuses on delivering well-structured Workday solutions, improving HR-related processes, and ensuring successful adoption through collaboration, testing, and post-launch support.

Responsibilities:

• Lead project activities across planning, solution design, system setup, validation, deployment, and stabilization for the Workday HCM initiative.

• Partner with teams across HR, payroll, benefits, IT, and business operations to capture needs, clarify priorities, and translate objectives into workable system solutions.

• Oversee configuration of Workday HCM components such as core HR, compensation, benefits, recruiting, talent, performance, absence, security, and business process workflows.

• Evaluate current people-related processes and recommend practical improvements aligned with Workday capabilities and industry standards.

• Coordinate testing efforts by defining scenarios, supporting user acceptance activities, tracking defects, and driving issue resolution to completion.

• Support data conversion and migration work by validating legacy information, reviewing load results, and helping ensure data accuracy within the new environment.

• Work closely with technical resources and external partners to support integrations involving payroll platforms, benefit providers, and other connected systems.

• Develop reports, dashboards, and calculated fields that provide meaningful operational insight and meet stakeholder reporting needs.

• Deliver user training, documentation, and knowledge transfer materials while supporting change readiness and long-term adoption.

• Maintain clear project records, configuration documentation, rollout plans, and resource coordination to support delivery governance and ongoing optimization.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, information systems, human resources, or a related discipline.
• At least five years of consulting or functional experience with Workday HCM or closely related HR systems.
• Proven involvement in at least one end-to-end Workday implementation from initial planning through post-go-live support.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Workday HCM configuration, business process design, and security administration.
• Experience creating Workday reports, dashboards, calculated fields, and supporting data loads or validation activities.
• Ability to manage resource allocation, organize rollout planning, and balance competing priorities in a complex project setting.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to convert business requirements into scalable solutions.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working across cross-functional teams in enterprise environments.