Axsium Group was founded in 2004 to provide our clients with superior workforce management (WFM) consulting services. Axsium helps organizations around the world improve their operational performance by maximizing the productivity of their people. We do this by providing innovative and insightful consulting services focused in three areas. First, we help our clients establish a realistic strategy and roadmap to reach their people-related goals. Second, we focus on streamlining and defining new processes to improve the way people work, their productivity and their impact on their organization. And third, we implement and support the technologies that help all levels of the organization achieve their objectives. WFM is all we do and our strategic approach to delivering WFM deployment services initiatives reflects this singular focus.
APAC Project Manager
We’re looking for an experienced UKG Project Manager to join our team and drive successful UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) project implementations.
This is a fully remote position based in Australia.
A Project Manager will manage and lead Workforce Management (WFM) project phases on client projects and be the key Axsium interface to the customer and will manage all resources being supplied by Axsium to build a solid customer relationship, as well as, ensuring the successful completion of projects in an efficient, cost effective and quality manner.

REQUIREMENTS

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to identify gaps and propose alternative solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail as well as be comfortable selling their ideas to client’s project team through discussion and presentation
• Works well as part of a team or on their own with minimal supervision
• Deadline driven, confident, open to taking initiative, ability to multi-task
• 5+ years of consulting and project management experience in the WFM field
• 5+ years of workforce management experience developing and executing on workforce management
• 5+ years of experience working with workforce management technologies including but not limited to labor forecasting, schedule optimization, time keeping, budgeting and task management
• Experience working with UKG PRO WFM and/or Workforce Management Software vendors
• Experience working with remote teams
• Travel may be required
• University or College degree

Lead WFM or Productivity project phases on client projects with the following requirements for project deliverables:

• Hold internal project kick off with the entire team to ensure scope, responsibilities, and objectives are fully understood
• Create the overall project plan detailing what work needs to be done, by when and by whom
• Identify and manage risks and issues involved in delivering the project
• Ensure that work is delivered to the right quality standard
• Manage the work delivered by the project team
• Ensure that the project is running on time and to budget
• Escalate internally when appropriate
• Manage changes to the project when necessary
• Ensure that the project delivers the expected outcomes and benefits
• Hold project closure with entire project team meeting to document lessons learned, project status and any future opportunities
• Conduct sales transition meeting with account sales executive to ensure feedback is give

Project Delivery

Lead WFM or Productivity project phases on client projects with the following requirements for project deliverables:

• Hold internal project kick off with the entire team to ensure scope, responsibilities, and objectives are fully understood
• Create the overall project plan detailing what work needs to be done, by when and by whom
• Identify and manage risks and issues involved in delivering the project
• Ensure that work is delivered to the right quality standard
• Manage the work delivered by the project team
• Ensure that the project is running on time and to budget
• Escalate internally when appropriate
• Manage changes to the project when necessary
• Ensure that the project delivers the expected outcomes and benefits
• Hold project closure with entire project team meeting to document lessons learned, project status and any future opportunities
• Conduct sales transition meeting with account sales executive to ensure feedback is given

Client Interaction & People Skills

Represent Axsium to our clients in the following ways, leading the Axsium team as needed:

• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
• Exercise critical thinking and problem solving
• Apply a commonsense approach and be able to prioritize activities
• Utilize exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Manage conflict resolution
• Coach others on project management