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Form of work- 12 month contract
- Push the boundaries, challenge the norm and pioneer the way forward
- Reporting to Global Program Manager, Enterprise Technology PMO (US-based)
- Based in our Surry Hills office, with the option of WFH days
As a Senior Project Manager, you will take full ownership of delivering the local components of our Workday migration project from inception to completion. You will partner with senior executives in Human Resources and Technology to collaborate with a talented and geographically dispersed team. You will structure, lead, coordinate, and report on the work, ensuring that all project milestones are met in a timely and effective manner, and that risks are identified and addressed throughout the project.
In this role, your key responsibilities will include:
- Lead the planning, execution, and closure of all local components of the Workday migration project, ensuring all deliverables are met within the stipulated timeline and budget.
- Coordinate with a large and geographically dispersed project team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment to drive project success.
- Apply project management best practices to plan, track, and report on work and to bring execution discipline to all workstreams.
- Ensure compliance with global and local regulations, data privacy, and security policies throughout the migration process.
- Provide regular updates to senior management and stakeholders, highlighting project progress, potential risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Manage the delivery of training programs to ensure end-users are proficient and comfortable with the new Workday instance.
- Manage the delivery of changes to all local systems that integrate with Workday, engaging and co-ordinating with multiple platform teams and vendors.
Who are you?
- You are a highly motivated, energetic self-starter with 5+ years experience delivering technology and digital projects in a dynamic environment.
- You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience in managing projects involving implementation / migration of Enterprise Level platforms with a large number of system integrations
- Experience managing projects end to end within a large, complex organisation.
- Experience delivering the implementation or migration of Workday or similar HCM platform advantageous
- You have a thorough understanding of technology concepts, project management principles and effective reporting
- You have the ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- You have strong leadership skills with experience in directing technical teams including business analysts, engineers, developers and testers
What’s in it for you?
- Collaborative environment
- Opportunity to innovate, challenge the norm and pioneer the way forward
- Variety of work where no two days are the same
- Exposure to global operations and networks
- Make a difference as part of Australia’s most influential media organisation
Who are we?
In an evolving media industry our brands continue to drive the story and influence the agenda - 7.4 million Australians read one of our national, metro or regional paid daily titles a week. We are proud to be the greatest storytellers in Australia. Our products are innovative and dynamic, constantly adapting to new challenges and pioneering the way forward to lead the market. A fast paced and ever changing environment requires adequate, robust and reliable business systems and processes which play a vital part in our success.
