We are seeking a seasoned Senior Workday Payroll Lead to lead a complex Workday Payroll implementation within a Higher Education environment.
The ideal candidate will be a hands-on Workday Payroll SME with deep expertise in Payroll configuration, payroll engine design, testing, parallel payroll, balancing, reconciliation, and go-live. Candidates must have multiple full lifecycle Workday Payroll implementations and direct experience supporting complex university payroll environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary Workday Payroll Lead / SME for a complex Higher Education implementation.
- Lead Workday Payroll through discovery, design, configuration, testing, deployment, go-live, and post-production support.
- Configure and design Workday Payroll including:
- Payroll engine setup
- Earnings and deductions
- Payroll calculations
- Payroll taxes
- Retro processing
- Payroll balancing and reconciliation
- Lead payroll testing, parallel payroll execution, reconciliation, and go-live readiness.
- Support pass-through payroll models and shadow payroll calculations.
- Facilitate payroll workshops, requirements sessions, and solution-design discussions.
- Partner with Workday architects, HCM, integrations, Time Tracking, Absence, and client teams.
- Troubleshoot complex payroll configuration and calculation issues.
- Manage payroll risks, issues, dependencies, and client escalations.
- Serve as a trusted payroll advisor to client leadership and project stakeholders.
- Drive cross-functional teams toward successful implementation and deployment.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of Workday Payroll experience.
- Minimum 3 4 full lifecycle Workday Payroll implementations.
- At least 2 implementations as a Workday Payroll Lead.
- 5+ full lifecycle implementations strongly preferred.
- Deep hands-on Workday Payroll configuration experience.
- Strong expertise with:
- Payroll Engine Design
- Payroll Calculations
- Earnings & Deductions
- Payroll Tax Configuration
- Retro Processing
- Parallel Payroll
- Payroll Testing
- Payroll Balancing
- Payroll Reconciliation
- Experience with pass-through payroll and shadow payroll calculations.
- Strong client-facing consulting and stakeholder-management experience.
- Proven ability to lead complex Workday Payroll implementations.
Higher Education Experience Required
Candidates must have direct Higher Education / University Workday Payroll implementation experience
Rate:
Not specified
Location:
Remote
IR35 Status:
Outside
Remote Status:
Remote
Industry:
HR
Seniority Level:
Senior