Overview

Senior Functional Lead ERP ProjectVictoria, British Columbia, CanadaPart-Time ContractWork arrangement: Primarily remoteWeekly hours: hours; actual hours may vary based on project requirements and milestones.Contract duration: monthsThe Senior Functional Lead will provide senior-level functional leadership across multiple ERP workstreams, including Finance, Payroll, Human Capital Management (HCM), and Procurement.This individual will serve as a trusted functional advisor to the City, reviewing and validating functional designs, supporting decision-making, resolving functional conflicts, and helping prepare the organization for testing, data conversion, and training.This is a client-side functional leadership position not a technical configuration, software development, or overall project management role.Key Responsibilities Provide senior functional leadership throughout the City's Workday ERP implementation. Represent the City's business interests when working with the System Implementor. Collaborate with City functional leads, departmental stakeholders, and subject-matter experts. Support functional workstreams across Finance, Payroll, HCM, and Procurement. Review and validate functional designs, business requirements, and configuration decisions. Challenge proposed solutions when they do not adequately address City business needs. Identify and resolve cross-functional issues, conflicts, dependencies, and implementation risks. Facilitate functional discussions and support consensus-building among departments. Provide recommendations and decision support to City project leadership. Track functional decisions, dependencies, and escalations. Support end-to-end testing readiness and functional validation. Support data-conversion readiness and validation activities. Support training readiness across affected business areas. Work collaboratively with the System Implementor while maintaining the City's independent interests. Escalate complex functional issues and present options for resolution.Required Qualifications Minimum 10 years of senior functional leadership experience on ERP implementations. At least one public-sector ERP implementation completed or substantially underway within the past five years. Experience leading at least two functional areas on the same ERP implementation, selected from:o Financeo Payrollo Human Capital Management (HCM)o Procurement Experience must be from the client or implementing-organization side, rather than solely from an ERP software vendor or System Implementor. Demonstrated ability to review functional designs and configuration decisions. Experience resolving functional conflicts, dependencies, and stakeholder disagreements. Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders and an ERP System Implementor. Availability for approximately hours per week throughout the engagement. Willingness to travel to Victoria, BC, when requested by the City.Preferred / Rated Qualifications Workday implementation experience. Workday experience across Finance, Payroll, HCM, and Procurement. Canadian municipal or local-government ERP implementation experience. Experience working alongside an ERP System Implementor. Experience representing the client organization during ERP transformation. Experience with testing, data conversion, and training readiness. Relevant professional education, training, or certifications. Strong communication, facilitation, conflict-resolution, and decision-support capabilities.