Paris - Workday Project Manager

Are you a digital enabler? Join our multicultural and interdisciplinary quickly growing team of top IT professionals across Europe and Latin America to participate in exciting international projects with leading companies in all sectors. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of the transformation to Cloud-based services.

Key Responsibilities

1. End-to-End Workday Project Leadership Lead full-cycle Workday implementations aligned with Workday methodology. Define scope, governance structure, milestones, and deliverables. Ensure coordination between functional, integrations, reporting, and technical streams.
2. Financial Ownership & Hours Control Own project financials (budget, burn rate, forecast, margin). Ensure delivery within estimated hours and proactively manage change requests. Monitor time reporting accuracy and effort consumption by module/workstream.
3. Risk & Issue Management Identify delivery risks early and implement mitigation strategies. Ensure structured escalation paths and proactive resolution. Maintain transparency with both client and internal leadership.
4. Stakeholder & Executive Communication Lead steering committees and executive governance forums. Provide concise, structured, and data-driven reporting. Ensure alignment across workstreams to prevent siloed delivery.
5. Team Leadership & Accountability Lead cross-functional Workday teams. Define ownership, deadlines, and accountability clearly. Foster collaboration and delivery discipline.
6. Delivery Excellence & Standards Apply BNB delivery framework and Workday best practices consistently. Ensure structured documentation, sign-offs, and project closure processes. Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience as Project Manager in enterprise software implementations.
• Experience managing multi-workstream, cross-functional projects.
• Strong financial control and budget management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and follow-up discipline.
• Fluent in French and English (required).
• Willingness to travel when required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in Workday implementations (highly valued).
• Experience managing HCM implementation projects (strongly valued).
• Experience in cloud ERP/HCM implementations (SAP, Oracle, SuccessFactors, Dynamics, etc.).
• Experience managing international or multi-country programs.
• Additional languages such as Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Russian or Chinese is a plus.
• Familiarity with Workday implementation methodology.

What We Expect

• Strong ownership of delivery and financial results.
• Proactive risk management.
• Structured governance and documentation discipline.
• Clear and confident communication with clients.
• Ability to challenge scope and protect project margins.
• Commitment to specialize and grow within the Workday ecosystem.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Indefinite CDI contract under French employment law.
• Health coverage: Prévoyance, Mutuelle Frais de santé, ENTORIA & 1SE HENNER, free medical check-up.
• Tickets restaurant.
• Coverage of internet expenses and partial reimbursement for transportation.
• Paid time off with additional days on December 24th, December 31st, and birthday.
• Unlimited language classes (English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, Russian).
• Premium healthcare insurance.
• Discounts on tech brands, theatre shows, sports, culture, fashion, home, and more.
• Coffee, tea and fruits provided.
• No dress code.