HCM Project Manager(Remote Position)

October 7, 2026

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Job Description

Duration: 2+ Months (Possible Of Extension)

Location: Florida/ Thousand Oaks, CA (Remote Position)

Job Description:
Opportunity to join the HR Technology team as a Project Manager to assist with the implementation of break-fix and enhancement configuration request for the Workday Core HCM, Recruiting and Onboarding modules.
Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting and stability of Workday Core HCM and Recruiting module project oriented work efforts.
Partners with designated business partner primary points of contacts and other HR Technology peers on a weekly basis to ensure that assigned projects are delivered on time, while adhering to high quality standards and achievement of customer expectations.
Responsible for defining timelines for workload completion, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, and timeline issues appropriately.
Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of customers in online project management tool.
Coordinates communication with all areas of the business that impacts the scope of the work effort being managed.
Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in business process configuration of Workday Core HCM and/or Recruitment and Onboarding modules. Including, configuration of alerts, basic reporting, creation of advanced calculation fields, condition rules, business process definition configuration, and day to day break-fix support.
Responsible for documentation and cross pollination of implemented features to other HR Technology team members.
Attend regularly scheduled internal and customer facing conference calls and produce status reports using online project management tool to stakeholders.
Occasional travel to Thousand Oaks, CA is required for business related team meetings. Work can be performed remotely.

Day to Day Responsibilities:
Responsible for the completion of Workday Core HCM or Recruiting/Onboarding module business process configuration in a timely manner. Identify new opportunities to solve existing problems with design and implement. Process support break-fixes and new enhancement requests per normal business processes. Document features and assist with cross training of existing HR Technology peers. Keep the online project management system up to date with all documentation, project updates and requirements on a daily basis. Provide status report on work completion.

Must Have Skill Sets: Workday Business Process Configuration Implementation

Qualifications

Must Have Skill Sets: Workday Business Process Configuration Implementation

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