Shelton , New York
|Remote
|Contract
Shelton, New York
|Remote
|Contract
We’re looking for an experienced Workday/Beeline Functional Project Lead to take charge of an active implementation and help bring it across the finish line. This role combines hands-on functional expertise with strong project leadership, making it a great opportunity for someone who can assess configuration gaps, guide technical teams, and improve contingent workforce processes end to end.
Responsibilities
- Lead an in-progress Workday and Beeline initiative through completion and preparation for go-live
- Review existing Workday and Beeline configuration to identify what is working well, what is missing, and where improvements are needed
- Assess downstream impacts of configuration decisions and help prevent production issues before they arise
- Provide clear functional recommendations and explain priorities, risks, and best-practice approaches
- Guide technical and functional resources in making configuration updates and resolving open items
- Evaluate Workday and Beeline data flows and integrations to confirm alignment and readiness
- Support Workday Position Management needs and related configuration requirements
- Contribute to additional Workday enhancement efforts beyond the Beeline workstream
- Maintain a structured project plan with milestones, dependencies, risks, and ownership
- Keep stakeholders aligned and accountable through regular communication and follow-through
- Ensure the final solution is stable, practical, and ready to support business operations
Skills
- Strong functional knowledge of Workday, especially backend configuration and Position Management
- Experience with Beeline VMS configuration and functionality
- Understanding of contingent workforce programs and related business processes
- Experience with Workday integrations and data flow review
- Ability to assess existing configurations, identify gaps, and recommend improvements
- Skill in translating business needs into clear functional and technical direction
- Proven ability to step into a midstream or challenged implementation and create structure
- Strong leadership and communication skills across business and technical stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and drive accountability across teams
Preferred Skills
- Hands-on Workday configuration experience
- Direct experience with Workday and Beeline implementation or integration work
- Background helping remediate or recover an in-progress implementation
- Experience supporting a large enterprise contingent workforce program
- Ability to work independently while keeping stakeholders informed and engaged
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