Workday Project Manager

About

Blue Chip Talent, in partnership with a financial services-focused organization, is seeking a skilled Workday Project Manager. This role is responsible for leading governance and delivery oversight for an Adaptive Planning optimization initiative integrated with Workday Financials, while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and third-party implementation partners. The ideal candidate brings strong PMO discipline, enterprise financial systems implementation experience, and the ability to drive post-go-live stabilization and roadmap planning initiatives.

Job Duties

• Lead project governance activities for an enterprise Adaptive Planning optimization initiative
• Manage project timelines, milestones, risks, issues, and executive-level status reporting
• Coordinate cross-functional business, finance, and technology stakeholders throughout project delivery
• Partner closely with third-party implementation teams to ensure alignment on scope, deliverables, and execution
• Oversee audit readiness activities, including documentation, traceability, artifact management, and compliance reporting
• Facilitate UAT planning, testing coordination, defect tracking, and post-production stabilization efforts
• Drive change management and communication planning across impacted business groups
• Support roadmap planning and long-term sustainment activities for enterprise financial planning platforms

Skills Required

• 7+ years of enterprise Project Management experience within formal PMO environments
• Must have financial implementation experience
• Experience leading financial systems, ERP, or enterprise planning platform implementations
• Strong governance experience, including risk management, audit compliance, artifact collection, and executive reporting
• Experience managing enterprise-scale cross-functional stakeholders and steering committees
• Exposure to Workday Financials, Adaptive Planning, or comparable enterprise financial platforms
• Experience coordinating UAT, end-to-end testing, and post-go-live stabilization activities
• Strong understanding of enterprise change management and delivery governance practices
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience

Desired

• Adaptive Planning implementation or optimization experience
• Workday Financials project exposure
• FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, or financial planning domain experience
• Experience supporting enterprise integrations across financial systems
• Previous experience working alongside Deloitte or other major implementation partners
• Experience supporting contract-to-hire or rapidly evolving enterprise environments
• PMP, Agile, or related Project Management certifications
• Experience recovering or stabilizing enterprise initiatives with governance challenges