HR Workday Project Manager (Short-Term)

Department

University Human Resources

Special Instructions To Applicants

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A resume/CV; and
• A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
  
  

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

For Additional Information Please Contact

Jamie Zinck

jamie.zinck@oregonstate.edue.

Job Summary

University Human Resources is seeking a short-term HR Workday Project Manager. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month position. This position is expected to last approximately 6 months.

At University Human Resources (UHR), we are dedicated to providing strategic and responsive services that foster an inclusive and empowering environment for diverse employee experiences. Our work has a positive and far-reaching impact, encouraging employees to innovate and excel in their pursuits. Together, we strive to create a vibrant culture of excellence.

The HR Workday Project Manager provides project leadership for Human Resources Workday initiatives at Oregon State University. This position manages planning, coordination, implementation, testing, communication, and stabilization activities for Workday projects and enhancements that support HR operations, compliance, data integrity, service delivery, and a positive employee experience. The role serves as a liaison among University Human Resources, IT, Finance, Payroll, academic and administrative units, Workday functional teams, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with university priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage assigned HR Workday projects, enhancements, and initiatives from planning through implementation and post go-live stabilization
• Partner with HR units to translate business needs into project requirements, process improvements, and system changes
• Collect feedback, monitor adoption and stabilization needs, identify opportunities for continuous improvement, and prioritize clear project updates to HR leadership and university partners
  
  

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, human resources, public administration, information systems, organizational development, or a related field.
• Three years of professional experience managing projects, programs, or business process improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating cross-functional teams, tracking deliverables, facilitating meetings, managing timelines, and communicating project status to stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze business needs, document requirements, identify risks and issues, and support implementation of process or system changes.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information clearly to varied audiences.
• Demonstrated commitment to providing responsive service, maintaining confidentiality, supporting compliance, and contributing to an inclusive and respectful workplace.
  
  

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing Workday, HRIS, ERP, or enterprise system implementation or enhancement projects.
• Experience working in human resources in higher education, public sector, or a complex decentralized organization.
• Knowledge of HR business processes such as position management, recruiting, onboarding, compensation, time tracking, absence management, employee relations, payroll, or reporting.
• Experience with project management tools, change management practices, business process documentation, user acceptance testing, training coordination, or stakeholder readiness activities.
• Project management certification or formal training, such as PMP, CAPM, Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, or Prosci change management.
• Experience supporting data integrity, reporting, security, compliance, or governance activities in an HR technology environment.
• Higher Education experience.
• Labor relations experience in the public sector.
  
  

Working Conditions/Schedule

The work assigned to this position will be located onsite with an opportunity for a hybrid schedule that allows some flexibility to work remotely. Work may be performed during standard working hours, Monday through Friday, but may occasionally require evenings or weekends.

Salary Range

$100,000 - $108,000

Anticipated Start Date

2026-10-13

Anticipated End Date

2027-04-13

When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.