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About the Role

The Workday Project Manager will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of Workday initiatives across multiple modules and regions, managing implementations, enhancements, and optimizations from initiation through post-production support. This role requires collaboration with various departments and external vendors to deliver Workday solutions in a global environment, translating business needs into system solutions while managing cross-functional teams, risk, and change.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of Workday programs and projects, including implementations, enhancements, regulatory changes, and integrations.
Own project governance including scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and quality throughout the project lifecycle.
Drive effective stakeholder engagement and lead discussions to resolve complex issues, manage expectations, and drive consensus.
Partner with Workday functional leads to coordinate design, build, testing, and deployment activities.
Develop and manage detailed project plans, milestones, timelines, and resource forecasts.
Facilitate requirements gathering, design workshops, status meetings, and executive readouts.
Monitor project risks and issues, drive mitigation strategies, and escalate when appropriate.
Manage relationships with implementation partners and Application Management Services providers.
Coordinate testing activities including unit, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
Support cutover planning, go-live readiness, and post-deployment stabilization.
Ensure adherence to IT, data security, and change management standards.
Provide clear, consistent communication to stakeholders and leadership on project status, risks, and outcomes.
Drive continuous improvement of Workday project delivery methodologies, documentation, and governance practices.

Requirements

Proven experience managing Workday projects in a mid-to-large scale organization.
Strong understanding of Workday project lifecycles and cross-module dependencies.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
Experience working with external vendors, system integrators, or AMS partners.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to leadership.
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trust and credibility across functions.
Clear, confident communicator able to translate complex system topics into business-friendly language.
Solutions-oriented mindset with a proactive approach to issue and risk management.
High emotional intelligence with the ability to remain calm, structured, and effective under pressure.
Strong sense of accountability and ownership for delivery outcomes.
Collaborative approach with the ability to influence without authority.
Learning-oriented mindset with a desire to stay current on Workday releases and best practices.
High degree of professionalism, organization, and attention to detail.

Skills

Workday project management
Workday implementations
Workday enhancements
Workday optimizations
Stakeholder management
Risk management
Change management
Cross-functional team management
Project governance
Project planning
Requirements gathering
Vendor management
Testing coordination
Communication
Problem-solving
Agile
Hybrid
Waterfall

Location

Major U.S. or EMEA offices

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Mid-to-large scale organization experience

Salary/Compensations

$100,000-$130,000

Benefits

Competitive benefits package
Discretionary incentive compensation

About the Company

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments.
The firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory.
Their unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help clients achieve their most critical goals.
To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.