Workday Data Migration Project Manager (Contract)
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid/On-site as required)
Duration: Initial 3-month contract with strong potential for extension
Rate: Competitive hourly rate (DOE)
We are seeking an experienced Workday Data Migration Project Manager to lead the data migration workstream for a large-scale Workday implementation.
This is a client-facing leadership role requiring someone who has successfully delivered multiple end-to-end Workday data migration projects within complex enterprise environments.
This opportunity is best suited to a seasoned Workday professional who can provide strong governance, stakeholder management, and delivery oversight while ensuring successful execution of the data migration strategy.
Important: Candidates must have extensive, hands-on Workday Data Migration Project Management experience. Applicants without relevant Workday Data Migration implementation experience cannot be considered for this contract opportunity.
Please note: We are recruiting directly for this role. No bench recruiters or third-party candidate submissions, please.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid/On-site as required)
Duration: Initial 3-month contract with strong potential for extension
Rate: Competitive hourly rate (DOE)
We are seeking an experienced Workday Data Migration Project Manager to lead the data migration workstream for a large-scale Workday implementation.
This is a client-facing leadership role requiring someone who has successfully delivered multiple end-to-end Workday data migration projects within complex enterprise environments.
This opportunity is best suited to a seasoned Workday professional who can provide strong governance, stakeholder management, and delivery oversight while ensuring successful execution of the data migration strategy.
Important: Candidates must have extensive, hands-on Workday Data Migration Project Management experience. Applicants without relevant Workday Data Migration implementation experience cannot be considered for this contract opportunity.
Please note: We are recruiting directly for this role. No bench recruiters or third-party candidate submissions, please.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end Workday Data Migration workstream throughout the implementation lifecycle.
- Develop and manage the overall data migration strategy, plan, and delivery.
- Provide leadership and oversight across data extraction, cleansing, transformation, validation, reconciliation, testing, and production deployment.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including HR, IT, Workday functional consultants, integration teams, and business stakeholders.
- Manage project governance, risks, issues, dependencies, and reporting.
- Drive stakeholder engagement and communicate effectively with senior client leadership.
- Ensure project milestones, quality standards, and delivery timelines are achieved.
- Establish and maintain appropriate project controls and governance throughout the engagement.
- Extensive Workday Data Migration Project Management experience is essential.
- Proven experience leading end-to-end Workday implementation projects with responsibility for the data migration workstream.
- Demonstrated success delivering Workday implementations within large enterprise organisations.
- Strong understanding of Workday data conversion and migration methodologies.
- Experience managing complex stakeholder environments.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and customer-facing skills.
- Strong governance, project controls, and risk management experience.
- Consulting background (highly advantageous).
- Experience working with global or multi-country Workday implementations.
- Familiarity with Workday deployment methodologies and enterprise delivery frameworks.
