Description

Responsibilities:

  • Assist DHS CFO and HR Director plan, coordinate, and align agency ERP transition activities with the state’s PeopleSoft/Workday transition project schedule.
  • Develop collaboration among the agency’s Finance, HR, Procurement subject matter experts.
  • Ensure the State NextGen project activities are timely communicated to the appropriate agency stakeholders.
  • Lead/facilitate agency stakeholder meetings
  • Monitor and track transition project performance and report status and pertinent issues to the agency leadership
  • Ensure stakeholders take necessary action to achieve the goals and objectives of the transition project.
  • Work with Workday PMO and quality assurance team to extend the expected new Workday standards, procedures, and quality objectives at the agency level.
  • Ensure agency team members have the tools and training required to transition to Workday effectively.
  • Monitor state milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy to the agency transition schedule.
  • Identify ways to resolve schedule issues and keep management aware of the situation.
  • Conduct formal testing reviews with business leaders to confirm acceptance and satisfaction.
  • Develop and maintain a productive working relationship with project sponsors, vendors, and key clients.

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Bachelor’s degree in related field or specialized training and five years of IT project/program management or equivalent IT team leadership experience.
  • PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification
  • Expert use of MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint, MS Teams and MS Office Business Suite
  • 5 years' experience leading projects of high complexity (must have occurred in the last 2 years).
  • Experienced with Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) transitions (Workday)

Education

Bachelor's degree