Technical Project Manager - Ztek Consulting INC

Key Responsibilities
- Steer critical Workday HR projects from inception through execution to warranty, including new implementations, optimizations, data enhancements, and reporting.
- Proven ability to manage complex projects and deliver results on time and within budget.
- Act as a hands-on technical project manager, working closely with development staff and business groups.
- Coordinate with the Information Technology Division and resource management to align staffing needs.
- Experience with managing complex technical projects and API integrations
- Communicate project timelines, expectations, and updates to both technical teams and business stakeholders.
- Facilitate collaboration among cross-functional technical teams to ensure seamless project execution.
- Partner with vendors, consultants, contractors, and external teams for project execution, including contract management.
- Coordinate with involved stakeholders and manage interdependencies across projects.
- Conduct agile ceremonies, including Daily Stand-Ups, Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, and Sprint Reviews and Demos for your teams.
- Maintain project documentation, including budget, plans, schedules, risks, tasks, and status reports, and share information per the communication plan.
- Ensure requirements and use cases are documented, and prepare test objectives, test plans, and test cases.
- Oversee project milestones to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.
- Define and communicate project metrics to track progress and performance.
- Champion project management best practices, contributing to the growth and refinement of the PMO.
- Support system and application training initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience
- 8+ years in HRIS system implementation and enhancements including multi-stream projects
- Strong background in Workday HCM, Talent and Performance Functional Areas (HCM knowledge or certifications are preferred)
- Expertise in defining requirements, personas, scope, and creating process maps, leading to an SOW
- Extensive experience in both Scaled Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies (8+ years).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server).
- Experience managing projects that involve coordination with external teams (8+ years).
- Strong leadership and communication skills to engage with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Preferred
- Background in HR experience in running projects related to implementing Workday Extend
- Ability to navigate both Agile and traditional project management methodologies to achieve project goals.

Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, data science, or a related field.
- Experience in middleware & integrations platforms is required.
- Workday Certification in Integrations or other relevant modules preferred.
- Agile Scrum Master or SAFe Scrum Master Certification, PMP Certification

ABOUT Ztek:

Website:www.ztekinc.com

Ztek Consulting Inc is a minority- and woman-owned business enterprise that leverages a unique blend of human talent, machine learning algorithms, and artificial intelligence to provide customized talent management solutions for clients. Ztek's diversity-focused hiring models have proven successful, particularly in hiring veterans. The company's veteran-focused hiring and deployment program, Z-V.E.T, matches skilled veterans with clients' needs in various areas.

Disclaimer:

Ztek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Ztek is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hrd@ztekinc.com Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Ztek encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Ztek does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b.