Lead Program Manager

We are looking for an experienced Lead Program Manager to guide a complex enterprise systems initiative within a higher education environment in Tuskegee, Alabama. This role will lead cross-functional planning, execution, and stakeholder alignment for a Workday program, with a focus on delivering business value through disciplined program management. The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of Workday deployments, strong reporting capabilities, and the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams in a collaborative setting.

Responsibilities:
• Direct the planning and execution of a Workday implementation program, ensuring milestones, scope, budget, and risks are actively managed.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders to keep project activities aligned with institutional priorities and operational goals.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery across Workday functional areas, including human capital management and financial management workstreams.
• Develop status updates, governance materials, and executive-level reporting to provide clear visibility into progress and key decisions.
• Create and refine reports that support program tracking, business analysis, and informed decision-making.
• Identify program risks, dependencies, and obstacles early, and drive practical resolution plans to maintain momentum.
• Partner with internal leaders, vendors, and consultants to support successful configuration, testing, and deployment activities.
• Establish strong project management practices that improve communication, accountability, and delivery consistency across the program.• Demonstrated experience leading full-cycle Workday implementations in a program or project leadership capacity.
• Hands-on knowledge of Workday HCM, with additional experience in Workday Financials strongly preferred.
• Strong background in project or program management, including schedule oversight, stakeholder coordination, and issue resolution.
• Ability to design and produce reports that support operational and strategic project needs.
• Experience working in consulting environments is considered an advantage.
• Prior exposure to higher education settings is helpful, though not required.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.