HR Program Manager (Workday)

Everforth ECS is seeking an HR Program Manager with (Workday and/or ServiceNow) experience to work remotely.

We are seeking a seasoned Program Manager with deep U.S. Federal experience to lead large-scale enterprise HR system initiatives, with a primary experience on Workday and secondary experience in ServiceNow HRSD.

This role is responsible for end-to-end program leadership across complex, multi-workstream implementations and transformations in highly regulated federal environments. The ideal candidate has a proven track record delivering Workday programs in federal or Fed-adjacent environments, with additional experience integrating or coordinating with ServiceNow platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise HR system programs, with emphasis on Workday (HCM, Payroll, Financials).
• Oversee integrated workstreams including Workday, ServiceNow HRSD, integrations, reporting, and data migration.
• Drive execution across scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets.
• Establish and manage program governance, reporting cadence, and escalation paths.

Federal Alignment & Compliance

• Ensure delivery aligns with federal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Operate within frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST, ATO processes.
• Coordinate with security, compliance, and agency stakeholders.
• Navigate federal procurement, contract structures, and oversight expectations.

Stakeholder & Executive Engagement

• Serve as the primary interface for federal clients, program sponsors, and executive leadership.
• Lead governance boards, executive briefings, and status reviews.
• Align business, technical, and vendor stakeholders across agencies and integrators.
• Manage expectations in high-visibility, politically sensitive environments.

Program Planning & Execution

• Develop and manage integrated master schedules and roadmaps.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
• Oversee resource planning, staffing, and capacity management.
• Enforce disciplined change control and scope management.

Financial & Contract Management

• Manage program financials including budgets, forecasts, burn rates, and EVM (where applicable).
• Ensure compliance with federal contract requirements and SLAs.
• Support reporting obligations and audit readiness.

Quality & Acceptance Management

• Ensure delivery is validated against approved user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Drive adherence to Definition of Done and governance standards.
• Prevent and manage rework through disciplined requirements and validation processes.
• Implement continuous improvement and lessons learned.

Change Management & Adoption

• Partner with OCM and training teams to ensure successful adoption.
• Drive stakeholder readiness, communications, and training strategies.
• Monitor adoption metrics and business outcomes.

Growth & Capture Support

• Support federal proposals, capture efforts, and orals presentations.
• Contribute to growth of Workday and ServiceNow federal portfolios.
• Identify expansion and follow-on opportunities.

Salary Range: $150,000 - $190,000

General Description of Benefits 

Qualifications

• 3+ years of program management experience and/or 10+ years of combined program/project management experience in enterprise IT.
• 5+ years leading HR specific implementations (Workday/ServiceNow HRSD strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated experience delivering in U.S. Federal environments.
• Proven ability to manage large, complex, multi-vendor programs.
• Strong understanding of enterprise HR systems and integrations.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, risks, and executive stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience).
• PMP, PgMP certification or commitment to achieve certification within 6 months of hire date.
• Ability to achieve federal security clearance, minimal of Public Trust.

Key Competencies

• Strong executive presence and communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in federal and highly regulated environments.
• Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline.
• Expertise in risk, issue, and dependency management.
• High accountability and delivery ownership.
• Customer-focused with a bias toward outcomes.