Workday Product Manager - CONTRACT - 114164

Workday Product Manager - CONTRACT

GFT Group – Proud GPTW 2023!

New York, New York, United States

Location: Boston - Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)

Job Type: Contract to Hire

Duration: 12+ Months

Contract Daily Rate: $800-900

GFT is on the lookout for a Workday Product Manager who will lead and help build a Workday practice to one of the biggest and most respected Investment Advisers in the world.

Responsibilities:

•          Manage the upkeep & improvements to our Workday HCM Roadmap - including supervising the sourcing of new roadmap technology and the migration of our current roadmap items;

•          Ensure the team has visibility and appropriate means of organizing and prioritizing the work;

•          Partner closely in an ongoing manner with the HRIS Manager, HR Functional Leads and IT teammates - help to define scope, timelines, resources, dependencies, requirements, testing and results;

•          Organize and handle the ongoing prioritization of Workday ‘maintenance’ items. This includes ‘bug and enhancement’ items including leading and/or participating in vital meeting routines.

Mandatory Requirements:

•          Minimum 10+ years of overall experience

•          Minimum 8+ years’ experience as a Project Manager in the Financial Services industry

•          Prior Strong Leadership Experience – preferably with offshore\nearshore teams

•          Strong Workday HCM knowledge and experience

•          Prior Workday experience supporting a HR team with implementing and maintaining the platform

•          Understanding of downstream impacts to the various benefits, absence, talent, performance, recruiting, compensation administration modules

•          Strong project management skills

•          Strong interpersonal and communication skills;

•          Proven ‘customer service’ skills; ability to interact with all levels of employees across the firm

•          Self-motivated with proven track record of multitasking and handling multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment

•          Strong organizational, time management, and collaboration skills

•          Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality and a high level of trust and integrity to handle critical and confidential situations \ documentation

What we can do for you

• Competitive Compensation
• Benefits package including comprehensive medical, dental, vision and others
• Company Culture based on our Core Values
• Professional Development Training with Individual Development Plans to map out your career growth
• Opportunity to work in a global environment with diverse teams built with colleagues from around the world
• Opportunity to work with technology industry leaders in the financial services industry
• Opportunity to work for big name clients in capital markets, banking and other industries

About Us:

We show commitment to our investors and stand for solid, long-term growth performance. Founded in 1987, GFT expanded globally to over 10,000 experts. And to more than 15 markets to ensure proximity to clients. With new opportunities from Asia to Brazil, the international growth story continues. We are committed to grow tech talents worldwide. Because our team’s strong consulting and development skills across legacy and pioneering technologies, like GreenCoding, underpin success. We maintain a family atmosphere in an inclusive work environment.

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Our Core Values:

We live up to them because we truly believe they are vital to all of our daily lives:

Caring

Committed

Courageous

Collaborative

Creative

It is values that create a bond between people and allow them to act in unison as a team. In fact values are pivotal to performance.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

At GFT we  are committed  to  cultivating,  fostering,  and  preserving  a  culture  of  diversity, equity and inclusion. We want to attract, recruit, develop and retain the most talented employees, regardless of their  background. We are guided  by  our  values  in  everything  we  do, and  recognize  that being  a  diverse  and  inclusive  employer  helps  us  fulfill  our social responsibility  to  make  a difference.