Workday Implementation Lead / SME (Public Sector, Contract)
AlphaHire Open · verified Oct 4, 2026 At a glance
Senior Solutions & Sales Engineering role at AlphaHire. Remote, United States · contract.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Guide Workday HCM, Financials, Procurement, or Payroll work from planning and design through launch and stabilization
- Coordinate agency contacts, the Workday integrator, and IT and finance teams as project manager or functional lead
- Oversee EIB, Workday Studio, or Core Connector links and move records from PeopleSoft or other older systems
- Prepare change plans, user training, and launch readiness; help shape proposal staffing and experience narratives when authorized
What you bring
- You have led or supported a complete Workday rollout as a project manager, functional lead, or senior consultant
- You bring deep expertise in at least one area: HCM, Financials, Procurement, or Payroll
- You have handled Workday integrations and data migration from PeopleSoft or another legacy platform
- You have delivered testing, cutover, organizational change, and end-user training
Who this fits
This project-based contract suits a senior Workday practitioner who can contribute to proposals and, if awarded, implementation work. The work is remote-first, with client travel as needed, and requires comfort working as a 1099 collaborator. Engagement depends on contract award and final staffing approval.
From the employer
AlphaGov (Casa Moon LLC d/b/a AlphaGov) delivers public-sector consulting for cities, counties, school systems, special districts, utilities, and related agencies. Our work spans classification and compensation, organizational and operational studies, research and program evaluation, economic and workforce analysis, surveys and community research, and applied data and infrastructure research.
We engage experienced practitioners as project-based collaborators. Engagements are remote-first with occasional client travel. When you authorize it, AlphaGov may name you as an expert collaborator or key personnel on proposals that match your expertise. We build ready teams for live pursuits — not speculative staffing banks.
This opportunity is contingent upon contract award and final staffing approval. Permission will be requested before including a candidate's name or resume in a proposal.
AlphaGov is seeking an experienced Workday Implementation Lead / SME to support city, county, and state Workday ERP pursuits, whether AlphaGov is subcontracting under a Workday system integrator or teaming with partners. You would bring hands-on Workday HCM, Financials, Procurement, Payroll, and Integrations delivery experience to proposals and, upon award, to implementation workstreams.
What you'll do:
- Lead or support Workday implementation workstreams (HCM, Financials, Procurement, Payroll) from plan and architect through configure, test, deploy, and post-production stabilization
- Serve as Workday PM or functional lead, coordinating agency stakeholders, the prime Workday system integrator, and IT and finance teams
- Design and oversee integrations (EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connectors) and data migration from PeopleSoft and other legacy systems
- Plan and deliver organizational change management, end-user training, and go-live readiness
- Contribute Workday qualifications, staffing approach, and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when permissioned
Requirements
Required:
- Hands-on Workday implementation experience as a project manager, functional lead, or senior consultant on at least one full lifecycle deployment
- Deep functional expertise in one or more of Workday HCM, Financials, Procurement, or Payroll
- Experience with Workday integrations (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors) and data conversion from PeopleSoft or other legacy systems
- Experience with testing, cutover, organizational change management, and end-user training
- Comfortable as a 1099 / project-based collaborator with travel as needed for client on-sites
Nice to have:
- Public-sector Workday implementations for cities, counties, states, or higher education
- Prior work at a Workday partner or system integrator (e.g., Deloitte, Accenture, Collaborative Solutions/Cognizant, Alight, Huron, Sierra-Cedar, Kainos)
- Current or prior Workday certifications (HCM, Financials, Payroll, Integrations, or related)
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