Job Description:
• Manage the successful execution of complex Workday Payroll projects and workstreams, ensuring alignment with enterprise compliance standards, operational goals, and measurable outcomes
• Serve as a strategic partner to senior client executives, providing thought leadership on payroll transformation and driving solution roadmaps tailored to regulatory and business needs
• Lead, coach, and develop consulting teams across multiple payroll engagements, promoting delivery excellence, collaboration, and knowledge growth
• Oversee client engagement governance, including scope, timelines, budgets, and resource planning, while proactively mitigating risks and resolving escalations
• Provide executive oversight on Workday Payroll configuration, integration points (e.g, time tracking, benefits, accounting), and testing, ensuring accuracy, scalability, and compliance
• Advise clients on complex issues such as taxation, retroactive adjustments, off-cycle processing, and integration with third-party vendors
Requirements:
• 8+ years of experience in payroll operations, technology consulting, or enterprise systems, including 5+ years of Workday Payroll experience
• Proven success overseeing end-to-end Workday Payroll implementations, including parallel testing, compliance configuration, and integration oversight
• Strong understanding of payroll regulations, tax processing, retroactivity, garnishments, and off-cycle payroll processing
• Exceptional client engagement and communication skills, with a track record of building trusted executive relationships
• Strategic thinking and strong business acumen, with the ability to advise on both system and operational best practices
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Human Resources, Business, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field
Benefits:
• Competitive pay
• Robust health benefits
• Paid time off
• Support for development with learning opportunities and paid certifications