Workday Program Manager

Join us on a journey of endless possibilities At Strada, possibility isn't just a promise – it's the foundation of everything we do. We believe in unlocking potential for every colleague, creating a journey of growth, discovery, and impact. With the support, resources, and opportunities we provide, you'll build a fulfilling future – working on meaningful projects that span industries and regions, contributing to outcomes that matter. Strada is a people, payroll, and technology leader simplifying international workforce management. Operating in 180+ countries, we design and deliver people-first solutions powered by cloud-based technology – helping organizations grow and enabling workforces to perform at their best. Learn more at www.stradaglobal.com As a Workday Program Manager, you will help drive results for a Global Client in the Energy sector by overseeing a portfolio of Workday implementation, optimization, and transformation projects within a broader Client program. The role provides program-level leadership, governance, and strategic direction across multiple concurrent Workday projects, each managed by dedicated Project Managers. Working in close partnership with the Payroll Program Manager, the Workday Program Manager ensures alignment, dependency management, risk mitigation, and integrated delivery across Workday and Payroll workstreams. This role serves as a key client-facing leader who drives program outcomes, promotes collaboration across teams, and ensures delivery excellence throughout the program lifecycle. Location is home-based with occasional travel to Client sites across the globe (up to 10%). Your Impact as a Workday Program Manager:

• Program Leadership: lead a portfolio of Workday projects delivered within a larger client transformation program, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, within budget, and successfully transitioned to BAU operations. Provide strategic oversight and guidance to Project Managers responsible for individual Workday projects.
• Program Governance: establish and maintain effective program governance, reporting, and stakeholder communication frameworks. Monitor program health, milestones, budgets, risks, issues, and resource utilization across all Workday projects. Ensure consistent application of delivery methodologies, standards, and quality controls.
• Cross-Functional Program Management: partner closely with the Payroll Program Manager to manage interdependencies between Workday and Payroll workstreams. Ensure alignment of timelines, milestones, data migration, testing activities, cutover plans, and deployment strategies. Identify and proactively address cross-project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Stakeholder Management: act as a trusted advisor to senior Client and Strada stakeholders and executive sponsors. Participate in Steering Committee meetings and executive governance forums.
• Team Leadership: provide leadership, coaching, and support to Project Managers within the program. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence. Promote knowledge sharing and best practice adoption across the delivery organization. Your skills and qualifications will ideally include:
• Significant experience managing complex, global, large-scale Workday implementation and transformation programs.
• Proven experience overseeing multiple concurrent projects and leading teams of Project Managers and cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of Workday HCM and associated Workday modules.
• Demonstrated success managing large stakeholder groups, including C-level and executive sponsors.
• Strong knowledge of program governance, risk management and financial management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to frequent change.
• Experience with payroll transformation and payroll integration projects preferred.
• Experience working within global delivery organizations and complex matrix structures. At Strada, our values guide everything we do:
• Anticipate Customer Needs – We stay ahead of trends so our customers can grow and succeed.
• Own the Outcome – We take responsibility for delivering excellence and ensuring things get done right.
• Challenge Ourselves to Work Smarter – We move faster than the world around us to drive change and accomplish more.
• Empower Each Other to Solve Problems – We tackle challenges head on, ask tough questions, and collaborate to find the best solutions.
• Care About Our Work – We understand that what we do impacts millions, and we have a responsibility to get it right. Benefits At Strada, we support your whole self—offering a range of benefits for your health, wellbeing, finances, and future. These include health coverage, wellbeing programs, paid leave (vacation, sick, parental), retirement plans, learning opportunities, and more. All offers are contingent on successful completion of background checks, where permitted by law and as appropriate for the role. These may include identity, education, employment, and in some cases, criminal history verification, checks against global watchlists, credit reports, and/or drug testing. You'll be informed of the specific checks applicable to your role and location during the recruitment process. Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Strada is dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that embracing differences strengthens our teams and drives innovation and success. Diversity Policy Statement Authorization to work in the Employing Country To be considered, you must have current and future work authorization in the country where you're applying, without the need for visa sponsorship by Strada. Please note: This job description does not limit Strada's right to assign or reassign responsibilities, including to subsidiaries, partners, or future business purchasers.