{bc}
Apply
workday

Consulting Manager - Workday Payroll

Makse Group
Remote, USA
Full-time
Manager · 8+ years experience
Remote
USD 150000-190000 / year
Discovered 3 weeks ago
WorkdayCommunication

Full Job Posting

Responsibilities:

  • 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.
  • Contribute to business development by supporting account growth, leading payroll-focused pre-sales strategy, and developing proposals and client presentations.

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.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and scale delivery capacity across multiple clients or projects.
  • 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.

Apply for this job in 1 click

Skip the repetitive application forms

Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.

Sarah M.James T.Maya R.

Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career

Start Free Today

More from this employer

More jobs at Makse Group

Associate Consultant (PMO Track)

Denver, USA

Discovered TodayFull-time

Senior Consultant - Workday Payroll

, USA

Discovered 3 weeks agoFull-time

Senior Manager - Workday Financials

, USA

Discovered 3 weeks agoFull-time

Senior Consultant - Workday Financials

, USA

Discovered 3 weeks agoFull-time

Senior Consultant - Workday Time Tracking & Absence

, USA

Discovered 3 weeks agoFull-time

Managing Consultant - Workday Financials

, USA

Discovered 3 weeks agoFull-time

Director of Workday Consulting

, USA

Discovered 3 weeks agoFull-time

Consulting Manager - Workday HCM

, USA

Discovered 3 weeks agoFull-time