Project Manager - Workday Implementation Security Clearance

Position: Project Manager - Workday Implementation with Security Clearance
Description

Please note:

This role is contingent upon a contract award. While it is not an immediate opening, we are actively conducting interviews and extending offers in anticipation of the award.

Job Summary ICF is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the implementation of a Workday-based Human Resource Case Management (HRCM) system as part of a federal HR Modernization initiative. This individual will coordinate team members, manage multi-vendor integration activities, oversee Workday configuration and deployment, ensure quality and schedule adherence, and support risk management, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. The Project Manager must have served in key leadership roles during previous Workday installations, configurations, integrations, and system extensions to meet customer requirements.

Location:

Position is remote but candidate must reside in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to attend periodic onsite customer meetings.

Key Responsibilities
* Lead planning, execution, and delivery of all project phases, including requirements confirmation, Workday tenant installation, configuration, integration, testing, deployment, and transition to O&M.
* Ensure alignment with federal System Lifecycle Management (SLM) methodology and all applicable standards.
* Direct day-to-day operations, coordinate with multi-vendor teams, and foster transparency and communication across all HR modernization work streams.
* Conduct daily stand-up meetings, facilitate sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and maintain burn-down and velocity reporting.
* Manage Agile backlogs in coordination with government and vendor teams, ensuring consistent alignment to mission priorities and release plans.
* Provide leadership and oversight for Workday configuration, business process design, extensions, integrations, security model development, and reporting.
* Ensure Workday configuration aligns with federal human capital requirements and supports interoperable HR processes such as onboarding, personnel actions, performance management, benefits administration, and separation.
* Define project activities, milestones, and sequencing to meet all objectives and deliverables.
* Maintain detailed project documentation, schedules, plans, briefing decks, and status reports.
* Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; track issues in the program's Risk Register; escalate items per the governance structure.
* Ensure adherence to configuration management practices for all system artifacts, changes, and deliverables.
* Oversee design, development, validation, and testing of interfaces with internal and external systems.
* Support data migration planning, extraction, cleansing, transformation, and validation for legacy HR data.
* Provide weekly status reporting on scope, schedule, risks, staffing, testing, and deliverable Basic Qualifications
* Current active Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain Public Trust.
* U.S. Citizenship required.
* Must reside in the United States and perform work within the United States.
* Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, IT, or related field.
* 5+ years of Project Management experience leading complex IT programs to include experience serving in key leadership roles during Workday installations, configurations, integrations, and system extensions to meet customer requirements.
* 1+ year of experience with JIRA or similar requirements/work-tracking tools

Preferred Qualifications
* Active DHS Public Trust preferred.
* Demonstrated experience managing SaaS HCM or HR modernization implementations in Federal environments.
* Experience coordinating requirements, configuration, data migration, interfaces, testing, and deployment across multi-vendor teams.
* Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification.
* Workday Pro certification or equivalent Workday functional/technical credentials.
* Experience supporting Federal HR modernization efforts.
* Knowledge of Federal HR processes and OPM standards (classification, staffing, benefits, etc.).
* Experience integrating cloud/SaaS platforms with Federal payroll and HR systems (e.g., NFC, USA Staffing). Professional Skills
* Excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills.
* Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.
* Ability to manage multiple parallel work streams in a high-visibility environment.
* Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Working at ICF ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we're not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future. We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive.

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