Workday Program Manager

Job Description

Overview

CTG is seeking to fill a Workday Program Manager position for our client.

Location: Plano, TX
Duration: 12 months

Duties:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Workday program initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business objectives.

• Oversee program planning, execution, and governance across multiple Workday-related initiatives and workstreams.

• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and technical teams to review epics and features, ensuring requirements are clearly defined and understood prior to development.

• Monitor team estimates and delivery commitments to ensure realistic planning and successful execution.

• Assess team members’ skills and areas of expertise to ensure proper alignment of resources to project needs.

• Provide coaching, mentorship, and guidance to team members to support performance, productivity, and professional development.

• Manage team performance by providing feedback, identifying improvement opportunities, and escalating concerns when necessary, including support for performance improvement plans and closing skill gaps.

• Handle resource management activities including resignation management, backfill identification, onboarding coordination, logistics, and transition planning.

• Facilitate program governance meetings (bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly) to provide updates on program status, risks, issues, and milestones.

• Maintain and report program metrics including monthly Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) updates.

• Identify, track, and address quality issues to ensure high standards of delivery across the program.

• Work closely with stakeholders, leadership, and cross-functional teams to maintain transparency and alignment throughout the program lifecycle.

Skills:

• Strong Workday program or project management experience in enterprise environments

• Expertise in end-to-end program delivery and large-scale system implementations

• Ability to review and validate epics, features, and requirements with cross-functional teams

• Strong resource planning and team capability assessment skills

• Experience coaching, mentoring, and managing delivery teams

• Knowledge of program governance frameworks and reporting structures

• Experience managing quality metrics and addressing delivery risks

• Familiarity with TPRM metrics and program performance reporting

• Excellent organizational, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities

Experience:

• 8+ years of program or project management experience, preferably in enterprise HRIS or Workday environments

• Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise program deliveries

• Experience managing cross-functional teams and complex stakeholder environments

• Demonstrated experience with governance frameworks, program reporting, and escalation management

• Experience managing team performance, coaching, and workforce planning activities

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field required

• PMP, PgMP, or related project/program management certification preferred

• Workday certification or prior Workday implementation experience is a plus

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.

To Apply:
To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. For additional information, please contact Nicole Shaw at . Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!