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Workday HCM Implementation Manager

100% remote- MUST WORK EAST COAST TIME ZONE

Please make sure to put all Cutover Experience on the first page of the resume, must be written by the candidates themselves.

INTAKE NOTES:
This is a remote position , no travel

Candidate must at a minimum have completed 3 full workday HCM cut over from end to end implementations.


Will be orchestrating and working with the cut over person from GHRO - must be able to advice, guide, own strategies, approach execution, follow up and own go-no-go.

This is an "uber" PM and must be able to stitch together all projects to make sure there are no gaps.

Will spend fall getting deep into project- end to end testing starts January- mock run through Feb- and testing come May.

Must be fluid in understanding conversions- typical conversion takes 12 weeks, this conversion will need to take place in 4 weeks.

CRITICAL SYSTEM MUST HAVES:
1. Specifically need Workday HR - where prior system of record was SAP
2. Experience with integration/understanding coordination of turning off in SAP and turning on in Workday in the right order of cutover
3. middleware integration as it relates to systems and talking to one another
3. MULTIL NATATIONAL /GLOBAL COMPANY IMPLEMENTATIONS

This person must have the following

• They must have had at least 3 large workday HCM implementations with large enterprise companies going from SAP payroll to Workday HCM (they will NOT look at anyone who doesn’t have at least 3 HCM implementations
• Must have strong knowledge of SAP Payroll services
• This is a very high [profile project because its dealing with all of the payroll so the cutover needs to be seamless and times appropriately
• This person will guide the team on timelines and work with Executives to make sur this is a smooth transition
• They want this person on board by September, will spend the fall scoping out, January will do end to end testing and the cutover should take place May of 2021
• This person has a very strong technical background and will be working with Global HR lead as well as the Enterprise business tech team

The Cutover Manager, working closely with the Disney VISTA Program Project Managers (Workday, EDH, SAP) and Project Lead, to develop and execute the pre-cutover, cutover and post cutover Disney VISTA implementation of Workday and all inter-related activities. The Cutover Manager will develop the strategy, approach, checklists and project plans to drive to a successful deployment of the new Workday application. The Cutover Manager will be the leader of the cutover execution. 

Responsibilities: 

• Partners with various teams within and external to the  project to develop a detailed integrated cutover checklist and project plan incorporating both technical, functional, operational, and business tasks. 
• The scope of this effort is enterprise wide, partnering with segment technical teams to integrate their cutover plan milestones into the overall project plan.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining the Detailed Integrated Cutover Project Plan from inception, execution, and post-implementation.
• Responsible for detailed project management of the cutover and conversion deliverables to the new system, resolving discrepancies or process issues related to cutover.
• Responsible for ensuring successful planning and execution of integrated release cutover activities and associated systems’ outages
• Plans the resources, human and physical required for cut-over activities across varying groups and stakeholder both within the project and external to it.
• Develops the command center logistics, communication and escalation plan and command center documentation. (policies, procedures, downtime processes)
• Provides Cutover status reporting to project leadership and key stakeholders Involved in coordination of legacy shut down activities prior to Workday activation
• Ensures entry into and exit out of cutover stage gates are met including the final Go/No-Go meetings
• Acts as the final point of escalation for all Cutover issues, proactively bringing about appropriate interventions when the Cutover may be jeopardized
• Leads cutover activities for Pre Go-Live, Go-Live and Post Go-Live
• Works closely with the workgroups to document the cutover plan for each application
• Develops back out / contingency plans for Cutover
• Coordinates requirements for Go Live including staffing and overall logistics
• Monitor data and cutover progress and communicate to leadership team including status, progress, issues, etc.

Qualifications/Skills: 

• Ability to define and execute multiple detailed activity plans simultaneously, maintaining an ability to articulate progress and status clearly to key stakeholders
• Natural ability to coordinate and facilitate diverse teams of different skill sets, backgrounds, cultures and languages
• Good understanding of key Workday functional process streams
• Good understanding of the Workday Data Model and its relation to other critical system (e.g., SAP, EDH, MyID, Kenexa, IQNavigator)
• Ability to conduct and facilitate workshops with business representatives, management and executive, team member resources, and external 3rd party groups
• Problem solving skills that use techniques to identify the root cause of issues and then ability to clearly communicate (verbal/orally/written) this position.
• Attention to detail in the written communications.
• Advanced communication skills with a demonstrated ability to provide advice, consult and negotiate with senior management and manage key relationships between stakeholders involved in an upgrade/implementation environment.
• Comfortable in adapting working hours to align with demands of communication across multiple global time zones.
• Comfortable to perform well under pressure
• Data Management, especially of large global implementation Workday projects
• Cutover Management, especially of large global implementation Workday projects
• Functional knowledge of specific Workday/SAP modules is a plus
• Release Management concept
• Knowledge of HP ALM
• Demonstrated skills in customer facing activities covering requirements gathering, data preparation, cutover support and documentation preparation.

Experience

• Relevant Data Management and Cutover Management experience.
• At least 3 full lifecycle Workday implementation experiences for large global, multinational companies with the demonstrated ability and in-depth knowledge in all aspects of a Workday implementation and the relationships between each phase, including: Discovery, Architect, Technical, Integration, Testing, Migration, etc.