Project Manager Global Workday Implementation

Amcor Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global manufacturing firm is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the Workday implementation across its global operations. This role involves managing project coordination, governance, and stakeholder alignment to ensure seamless execution. Candidates should possess over 7 years of project management experience, with a focus on HR technology transformations. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in project management of large-scale IT or digital HR transformation programs.
• Proven track record in Workday implementation or other cloud HR systems.
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams and vendors across regions.

Responsibilities

• Leading the daily coordination and tracking of global Workday implementation.
• Owning and maintaining the integrated project plan and RAID log.
• Coordinating internal functional and technical workstreams.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Workday implementation

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Human Resources, or a related field

Tools

Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile)

Job description

Project Manager - Global Workday Implementation

Location: Barcelona, ES; Glasgow, GB; Prague, CZ; Bristol, GB

Department: Human Resources

Full-time or Part-time: Full Time

Job Type: Employee

Shift: On site

About the Role

Amcor is embarking on a major global HR technology transformation to build a more connected, efficient, and empowered organization. You’ll play a key role in leading the day‑to‑day project management and coordination of our Workday implementation, ensuring that each phase of the program delivers measurable improvements in efficiency, transparency, and employee experience. You will orchestrate multiple workstreams, drive governance and stakeholder alignment, and proactively manage risks and dependencies across global teams.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Leading the daily coordination, planning, and tracking of Amcor’s global Workday implementation, ensuring effective progress and alignment across all project phases.
• Owning and maintaining the integrated project plan, timeline, and Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies (RAID) log to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
• Coordinating internal functional and technical workstreams, regional teams, and the external system integrator to achieve seamless execution and collaboration.
• Supporting governance and reporting to program leadership, including proactive risk management, issue resolution, and decision tracking to keep leadership informed.
• Managing project scope, schedule, and budget control processes in line with Amcor’s standards, ensuring discipline, control and transparency.
• Maintaining project documentation and supporting cut‑over, testing, and deployment readiness activities.
• Facilitating effective communication and collaboration across HR, IT, and regional stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities, progress, and outcomes.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in project management of large‑scale IT or digital HR transformation programs within global organizations.
• Proven track record in Workday implementation (preferred) or other cloud HR systems (e.g., SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM).
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams and vendors across regions and time zones.
• Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile) preferred.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills at all organizational levels.
• Solid understanding of HR processes, integrations, and data management.
• Occasional international travel may be required during key project phases.

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.