Workday Implementation Project Manager

Job Title: Workday Implementation Project Manager

Team: Change & Innovation

Division: Financial and HR Modules

Day Rate: TBD

Location: Sheffield, UK Hybrid 2 days in the office.

Contract- 12-24 months

We're looking for an experienced Workday Implementation & Delivery Manager to lead a multi-vendor Workday implementation within a complex enterprise environment.

You'll act as the central point of control across Workday configuration and third-party integrations, ensuring delivery aligns with business requirements, governance standards, and agreed timelines.

Essential Experience

Proven delivery experience on Workday implementations
Strong background managing multi-vendor / partner-led programmes
Knowledge of Workday configuration and integration principles
Experience with formal delivery frameworks (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid)
Excellent stakeholder and vendor management skills

Key Competencies & Behaviours

Leadership & Coordination: Ability to align multiple vendors and teams to shared outcomes.
Communication Excellence: Clear, confident communication with stakeholders at all levels.
Critical Thinking & Risk Management: Proactive identification and resolution of delivery risks.
Governance Discipline: Strong planning, documentation, and control practices.
Adaptability & Resilience: Effective delivery in complex, changing environments.
Business & User Focus: Commitment to delivering value and improving the end-user experience.

Key Stakeholders

Internal

CFO, COO
Finance Senior Leadership Team
Finance & Commercial Transformation
Finance, Procurement, Risk, HR

External

Workday
System Integration Partner
Strategic third-party vendors
IT / Technology teams

Desirable

HR or Finance transformation programme experience
Knowledge of Workday integrations (EIB, Studio, APIs, middleware)
Workday certifications or delivery qualifications (PRINCE2, Agile PM)

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Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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