Role description

We are seeking an experienced Workday Project Manager to lead and manage Workday implementation, deployment, and optimization projects for our clients. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of Workday HCM, Financials, or other Workday functional areas, along with proven experience managing complex projects from initiation through completion.

The Workday Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing project scope, timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and client communications while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

This individual will serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, collaborating with internal teams, consultants, and client leadership to ensure successful project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end Workday implementation and consulting projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, and project closure.
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, and resource allocation schedules.
- Manage project scope, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and change requests.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, maintaining clear and consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
- Facilitate project kickoff meetings, status meetings, steering committee meetings, and project reviews.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, including Workday consultants, technical resources, functional leads, and client stakeholders.
- Monitor project performance and proactively identify potential issues, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure project deliverables meet client expectations, contractual requirements, and established quality standards.
- Manage project financials, including budgets, forecasts, resource utilization,



and project profitability.
- Provide regular project status reports to clients and internal leadership.
- Support client decision-making, issue resolution, and escalation management.
- Ensure effective knowledge transfer, documentation, and transition to ongoing support teams.
- Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes, methodologies, and client satisfaction.

Required Skills & Experience

- 5+ years of project management experience, preferably within enterprise software implementations or consulting.
- 3+ years of experience managing Workday implementation or optimization projects.
- Experience leading projects across the full implementation lifecycle.
- Strong understanding of Workday HCM, Financials, or other Workday functional modules.
- Experience managing project budgets, timelines, resources, and deliverables.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
- Excellent client-facing communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience managing project risks, issues, dependencies, and scope changes.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with distributed and cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills & Experience

- Workday Project Management certification or relevant Workday implementation experience.
- PMP, CAPM, or other recognized project management certification.




- Experience working within a Workday Partner or professional services consulting organization.
- Experience managing multiple Workday modules or large-scale enterprise implementations.
- Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project management methodologies.
- Experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms.

Benefits & Perks

- Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
- Health insurance.
- Novated Car Lease.
- Access to UST Perks (Reward Gateway), which offers discounts across major retailers.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion are among the founding blocks of how UST as an organisation translates its values of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity into practice.

About UST

For more than 25 years, UST has worked side by side with the world's best companies to make a real impact through digital transformation. Together, with over 30,000 employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.

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Skills

Workday, Project Management, Requirements Gathering, Stakeholder Management

About UST
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.

📌 Workday Project Manager (Remote, Australia) (Sydney)
🏢 Ust
📍 Sydney