Makse Group is where innovation meets impact, empowering clients with Workday solutions that transform their businesses. The role of Project Manager involves executing a portfolio of Workday deployment projects, focusing on change management and user adoption to ensure successful implementation.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning and execution of multiple concurrent Workday projects (Net-new, Launch, and Optimization)
- Successfully drive end-to-end deployment projects, maintaining strict adherence to scope, budget, and project milestones
- Proactively identify project-level risks and provide actionable solutions to keep delivery on track
- Analyze impact assessment outcomes to identify key organizational changes; translate these insights into comprehensive Change Management, Training, and Communication plans
- Build and facilitate Change Networks and Training Networks within the client organization to drive grassroots buy-in and proficiency
- Work directly with the client's internal CM and Training teams to co-run change programs for updated and enhanced ERP implementations
- Ensure all project activities are viewed through an 'end-user lens,' ensuring that communications and training materials are clear, timely, and impactful
- Lead client communications, ensuring senior stakeholders are aligned on project progress and change impacts
- Resolve project conflicts and steer complex business decisions toward positive outcomes
- Identify system enhancement opportunities that add value to the client’s Workday ecosystem
- Take ownership of project budgets, ensuring cost-effective delivery and profitable resource allocation
- Lead initiatives to standardize and scale internal PMO best practices
Requirements:
- B.A. or Master's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field
- 5–8 years of experience in Project Management, with a focus on enterprise system implementation
- Strong knowledge of end-to-end Change Management activities (Prosci, ADKAR, or similar frameworks) and experience creating CM deliverables
- Solid understanding of the Workday ecosystem and the full HCM or FIN process lifecycles
- Exceptional ability to manage client expectations and adapt communication styles to meet the needs of diverse stakeholder groups
- PMP or PgMP (Program Management Professional) certification is highly desirable