The Project Manager, People, serves a dual role: leading the migration from HealthRIGHT 360’s current Human Capital Management platform to a new system and driving key initiatives for the People Department.
The Project Manager, People will lead the planning, implementation, optimization, and ongoing support of Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions. This includes managing the end-to-end migration process, coordinating stakeholders, aligning system functionality with organizational workflows, driving change management, and ensuring operational readiness. This role partners closely with People team leadership, Fiscal stakeholders, and others to manage implementation and ensure a successful deployment of Workday functionality.
The Project Manager, People, will also support other key People team initiatives as needed, partnering with People team leadership to plan and implement changes to policies, procedures, and cross-departmental workflows to drive operational enhancements across the organization. The ideal candidate combines strong project management expertise with a deep understanding of HR processes and Workday capabilities to drive successful technology solutions that improve employee and manager experiences. The Project Manager, People will report to the Vice President, People.
Key Responsibilities
HR Business Partnership & Requirements Gathering
Partner with HR leaders and stakeholders to understand business needs, challenges, and strategic objectives.
Facilitate workshops, interviews, and working sessions to gather and document functional and technical requirements.
Translate HR business requirements into Workday system solutions and configuration recommendations.
Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Learning, and Compensation teams to prioritize initiatives and enhancements.
Develop business process maps, user stories, functional specifications, and gap analyses.
Workday Implementation Project Management
Lead end-to-end Workday implementation and enhancement projects across HCM modules.
Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive project plans inclusive of timelines, key milestones, assignments, resource allocations, and risk mitigation strategies while holding project team accountable.
Define milestones, assign responsibilities, and monitor progress across all phases of the migration.
Coordinate internal teams, implementation partners, and third-party vendors throughout the project lifecycle.
Monitor project progress, identify risks and dependencies, and proactively communicate project status to stakeholders and executive leadership.
Manage testing activities including system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and defect resolution.
Oversee change management, communication, and training plans to support successful adoption.
Workday Configuration & Optimization
Support and document Workday configuration decisions, configurations, timelines, and lessons learned throughout the migration and validate alignment with HR business requirements.
Translate HealthRIGHT 360’s workflows, operational needs, and financial processes into actionable configuration or development requests for the vendor.
Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and system optimization.
Maintain system documentation, process flows, configuration documents, and support materials.
Stakeholder Management
Build strong relationships with HR leadership, business partners, IT teams, and vendors.
Act as the primary point of contact with the accounting platform vendor to understand platform functionality, capabilities, and implementation requirements.
Coordinate cross-functional collaboration to keep key internal and external stakeholders informed, engaged, and aligned with project objectives.
Facilitate steering committee meetings and executive project updates, presenting risks, recommendations, and status reports to senior leadership.
Drive consensus among stakeholders with competing…