Project Management Office (PMO) Lead, Workday ERP Transformation

Emory • Atlanta, GA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the VP for ERP Transformation, the PMO Lead is accountable for day-to-day execution of the Workday ERP Transformation across all Emory workstreams. The role coordinates the integrated program plan with Finance, HR, Supply Chain, Research Administration, IT, and Change Management leaders, serves as a central escalation point, manages cross-workstream dependencies, supports governance and leadership decisions, and ensures Emory deliverables remain within approved scope, schedule, and budget.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology, finance, or a related field
• Ten years of progressively responsible program or project leadership experience, including leadership of a large, complex enterprise transformation.
• Demonstrated expertise in integrated planning, governance, scope and budget management, risk and dependency management, and executive reporting.
• Experience leading an ERP or enterprise cloud implementation with a large systems integrator
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, hold internal and external teams accountable, resolve competing priorities, and communicate clearly under pressure.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree and PMP, PgMP, or comparable program management credential preferred.
• Direct Workday experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in higher education, academic medicine, healthcare, or another complex multi-entity environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Owns Emory's integrated program plan, governance calendar, delivery standards, and core program management artifacts in coordination with the Vice President of ERP Transformation.
• Coordinates day-to-day program execution with consultants and aligns Emory workstream plans, deliverables, dependencies, and acceptance activities.
• Maintains integrated scope, schedule, budget, resource, milestone, and status reporting for program leadership.
• Manages risks, issues, decisions, actions, and cross-workstream dependencies; ensures timely escalation and follow-through.
• Facilitates leadership meetings, working sessions, and governance forums with clear agendas, decisions, owners, and due dates.
• Provides consistent program reporting and decision support to executive sponsors, steering committee members, and functional leaders.
• Oversees adherence to program methods, quality expectations, and deliverable review and acceptance processes.
• Coordinates integrated cutover, deployment, stabilization, and transition planning across Emory workstreams.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

Benefits

• Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.
• Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination.
• Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities).
• Emory University is committed to ensuring equal access and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior