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.