Workday Program Manager

Overview

Location: HYBRID in Chicago, IL 60069 - onsite 1-3 days/week

Pay Rate: $80-90/hour (depending on experience)

• 12+ years delivering enterprise finance systems, including 2+ full Workday Financials implementations
• Career progression from hands-on finance systems roles (BSA, Functional Lead, Technical Lead, Product Manager) into program leadership
• Strong expertise across core finance domains: GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Procurement, Financial Reporting, internal controls
• Proven leadership of large-scale ERP or financial management system implementations
• Experience supporting SOX, audit, and internal control requirements
• Background operating in large, complex, multi-entity or global enterprises
• Demonstrated ability to manage system integrators and third‑party vendors
• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, and enterprise delivery frameworks
• Strong executive communication, risk management, dependency management, and change governance

• Workday Financials certification(s)
• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or similar program management credentials
• Experience with data migration strategy, reconciliation frameworks, and financial reporting optimization
• Background in multi-phase ERP transformation programs
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture, integrations, and financial data models
• Experience leading parallel runs, cutover planning, and post‑go‑live stabilization

A large retail company is seeking a Program Manager – (Enterprise Finance Systems) to lead the end-to-end implementation of the Workday Financial Management system across its multi-business enterprise environment. This senior leadership role demands deep, hands-on expertise in enterprise finance systems delivery, with a proven career trajectory from technical or functional roles—such as Business Systems Analyst, Functional Lead, Technical Lead, or Product Manager—into program management.

The successful candidate will own the translation of complex finance requirements into actionable delivery plans, drive cross-functional execution in collaboration with internal stakeholders and a third-party Workday implementation partner, challenge design decisions, validate financial workflows, facilitate informed trade-offs with Finance leadership, and ensure the program delivers measurable business outcomes aligned with enterprise finance objectives, while managing scope, budget, risks, integrations, testing, data migration, and executive communications in a large-scale, complex, multi-entity setting.

This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office, preferably at the Lincolnshire, IL location.

While on contract, you will be an Insight Global employee working for a particular company/end client on W2.

• Pay Day: You will be paid out each Friday and one week in arrears. This means you will receive payment for this week’s hours next Friday.
• Holidays/Time Off: While a consultant through Insight Global, the hours you work are the hours you will be paid. We do not offer paid sick days, paid time off, or paid holidays, except as required by applicable law.
• Consultant Benefits: Group Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, and Flexible Spending Account benefit plans. In addition, consultants have access to 12 FREE mental health sessions per year through Lyra Health. New hires are eligible for benefits on DAY ONE of their contract.