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Cutover Project Manager

Minnesota - Project Manager

Hollstadt Overview

Hollstadt Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm dedicated to placing professionals at engagements where they will excel. When you work with us, you'll work with a refreshingly real company led and staffed by seasoned experts who are also down-to-earth, good people. We're committed to treating you with respect and helping you achieve your career aspirations.

Since 1990, Hollstadt has been a trusted partner to more than 150 domestic and global companies and has successfully completed over 2,000 projects. Our continued growth has created challenging and rewarding opportunities for accomplished IT and Business Consultants. Hollstadt Consulting is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.

Job Description

Project Manager for Workday Cutover to Production and Hypercare Support

The Cutover and Hypercare Project Manager will work with the PMO, Project Teams, and institution cutover and support teams to determine the plan and execution of cutover and hypercare for the Workday move to production.

 

Obligations 

The Project Manager for Cutover and Hypercare Support will be responsible for:

·     Provide subject matter expertise in planning Workday cutover steps, leading cutover teams during execution of cutover, and leading communication to the PMO, Executive Stakeholders, and project teams during cutover.

·     Provide subject matter expertise in planning Hypercare Support post go-live on Workday. Work with the PMO to establish metrics and KPIs and report these out post go-live

·     Ensure tracking of issues and risks and help the PMO with escalations to the executive team.

 

Required Skills

Candidates submitted by respondents must have the following skills:

 

·       Four plus (4+) years of experience planning and managing ERP cutover, go live, and hypercare support

·       Must have experience with Workday implementations.

·       Experience planning and managing cutover from legacy ERPs onto Workday

·       Experience planning and managing hypercare support for new and complex Workday implementations

·       Ability to organize ideas; conceptualize problems; collect, analyze, categorize, and interpret relevant and irrelevant data using a variety of techniques and methodologies for resolving complex issues and providing written documentation.

·       Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, and the ability to communicate with a diverse set of stakeholders from the business and technical communities.

·       Experience with multiple levels of executive communication

·       Ability to remain calm and confident under pressure

·       Demonstrated competency in Microsoft applications, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

 

Preferred Qualifications

·       Experience using Smartsheet

·       Higher Education experience

·       Government experience

·       Experience with complex ‘big bang’ move to production on Workday       

 

Desired Skills

The following skills are desired for candidates submitted by respondents:

•                Three (3) years of experience working on projects/programs that involve multiple areas of technology (development, infrastructure, network, security)

Benefits + Perks

Comprehensive Benefit Plan

Hollstadt offers a competitive and comprehensive benefit package which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Long Term/Short Term Disability, and Life Insurance. With three different medical plans to choose from, you can enroll in the coverage you need from single to family, or anywhere in between!

Remarketing Process

Hollstadt is based on retention and relationships. We get to know your strengths and career wishes throughout your assignment and then start remarket discussions 6-8 weeks prior to your end date. By being proactive, we are able to keep your down time between assignments as short as possible, unless you choose otherwise.

Professional Development

Hollstadt offers free bi-weekly training courses for our consultants as well as on-demand access to past sessions through our consultant portal. Trainings give our consultants the continuing education they need to excel on their projects.

401k + Matching

One popular benefit is our 401(k) match on the first 4% of your contributions. Hollstadt wants to help you reach your long-term financial goals and understands that planning for your future is critical. Consultants also have access to support from a Financial Advisor.

Bonus Opportunities

We appreciate and reward loyalty. Join Hollstadt, stay for 5 years, and we’ll give you a $5,000 Longevity Award bonus! Additionally, we know great talent knows other great talent. If you are on contract with Hollstadt and refer one of your connections who gets placed, we’ll pay you $1,000!

Ongoing Support & Networking

We have made a significant investment in building a support program for our consultant team - so you never have to feel like you are going it alone. We also have a Consultant Coach program which acts like a 'work buddy' to provide a safe ear for questions or concerns at your client site.