Workday Change Manager

St. Mary's College of Maryland

$78K — $92K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of change management experience in ERP or Workday implementations.
  • Proven ability to support cross-functional changes in Finance, HR, Payroll, or Student administration.
  • Skilled in simplifying complex processes for nontechnical audiences.
  • Expertise in stakeholder engagement and communication, particularly with senior leadership.
  • Experience in conducting change-impact and organizational-readiness assessments.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Preferred experience in higher education and with Workday specific systems.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate change management activities for the Workday implementation.
  • Develop and execute a change strategy to ensure stakeholder awareness and readiness.
  • Collaborate with project manager, leads, and training personnel for effective change support.
  • Perform stakeholder assessments and gather feedback on system changes.
  • Communicate changes to business processes and roles clearly to impacted stakeholders.
  • Manage the timeline of individual change initiatives within an integrated project framework.
  • Facilitate engagement sessions to prepare faculty and staff for transitions.

Benefits

  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and skill development.
  • Supportive work environment encouraging unique perspectives and collaboration.
Full Job Description
Description

St. Mary's College of Maryland at Historic St. Mary's City is accepting rsums for the position of Workday Change Manager. The Change Manager leads and coordinates organizational change activities supporting the Workday implementation. The role focuses on preparing faculty, staff, leaders, and other impacted stakeholders for changes to business processes, roles, responsibilities, and ways of working resulting from Workday. Working closely with the Project Manager, functional and technical leads, Training Lead, Communications & Marketing, and the implementation partner, the Change Manager develops and executes a coordinated change approach that supports awareness, engagement, readiness, adoption, and transition to the new system. The salary range for this position is $78,000 to $92,000, depending on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of change management experience, including experience supporting ERP, HCM, financial system, or Workday-related implementations.
  • Experience supporting changes affecting multiple functional areas such as Finance, Human Resources, Payroll, and/or Student administration.
  • Ability to translate complex system and process changes into clear, practical messages for nontechnical audiences.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, communication, and relationship-management skills, including experience working with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Experience conducting stakeholder, change-impact, and organizational-readiness assessments.
  • Ability to work effectively with executives, project leadership, functional teams, technical teams, communications professionals, and implementation partners.
  • Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple change activities against an integrated project schedule.
  • Experience in higher education strongly preferred; direct Workday HCM, Payroll, Financials, and/or Student implementation experience is preferred.
  • Familiarity with established change-management approaches such as ADKAR/Prosci is preferred; practical application is more important than adherence to a particular methodology.


Any combination of acceptable education and experience, which has provided the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfill the requirements of this position, may be considered.

Employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Application Instructions

St. Mary's College of Maryland embodies diversity and inclusion in its mission. We create an environment that recognizes the value of individual and group differences and we encourage inquiries from applicants who will contribute to our cultural and ethnic diversity.

Application materials should include:

  • Cover letter
  • Resume (including email address)
  • Cotnact information for three (3) professional references


Applications can be submitted online at https://apply.interfolio.com/193033. Questions may be directed to Wanda Fenwick at [redacted].

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