Site: Mass General Brigham Incorporated
Job Summary
We’re seeking top talent to support our key upcoming milestones.
With the new Workday release scheduled for early September, pre-planning is already underway, with project demands expected to ramp up significantly by mid-July. This role will be critical in supporting that work and ensuring readiness.
👉 Timing is key — ideal candidates should be ready to engage quickly as we move through the process.
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The Opportunity
The Workday Release Sr Program Manager will be leading and managing enterprise-wide system release cycles across Workday, Beeline, and UKG platforms. Within our MGB Digital Enterprise team, this role is the primary owner of planning, coordinating, and executing bi-annual major releases for each platform, while maintaining agility to manage ad hoc releases that arise between major release cycles. Provides project management guidance to project coordinators and other project managers on the team.
• Own end-to-end release management for Workday, Beeline, and UKG bi-annual releases — including planning, stakeholder alignment, testing coordination, change management, and post-release review.
• Monitor and manage ad hoc releases between major release windows, ensuring timely assessment, scoping, and execution with minimal disruption to operations.
• Develop project goals, objectives, approach, and scope through negotiation and diplomacy that result in well-defined, well-sponsored release projects.
• Negotiate and acquire the enterprise-wide resources necessary to appropriately implement each release cycle.
• Develop workplans and release timelines aligned to vendor release schedules and internal readiness requirements.
• Contribute to the development of Digital/IT solutions that align with Digital standards and strategic directions.
• Develop capital and operating funding requirements associated with release projects.
• Manage release projects within approved budgets.
• Plan, manage, and oversee release cycles using recognized project management methods.
• Manage releases within the context of the larger environment, including competing priorities, staffing levels, and budgetary concerns.
• Provide appropriate and timely problem escalation — including potential solutions — to Digital management, project steering committees, and executive management.
Skills and Qualifications for Success
- Bachelor's Degree Computer Applications required or Bachelor's Degree Related
- MGB can consider and review experience in lieu of a degree
- Information Technology Experience 5-7 years required
- Ability to manage large, complex projects, including their dependencies, team members, other resources, and timeline.
- Ability to prioritize and delegate project demands accordingly.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Exceptional analytic and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work with people cooperatively and effectively from all organizational levels and build consensus through negotiation and diplomacy.
- Ability to facilitate and work within a complex, multi-site environment.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Working Model Requirements
- M-F Eastern Business Hours
- Wednesdays weekly in office, more if needed
- Hybrid working model includes onsite work in office as scheduled for team and business needs weekly
- Remote workdays require stable, secure, quiet, compliant workstation using MGB provided equipment
Hybrid
399 Revolution Drive
40
Regular
Day (United States of America)
Pay Range
$93,953.60 - $136,739.20/Annual
Grade
7
At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.
