Workday Payroll Principal Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Execute the day-to-day activities of Workday integrations/Extend support for a variety of customer contracts in roles that may include staff augmentation, ad-hoc support, and project delivery.
• Track issues and risks, communicate status and escalate concerns to project management.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and educate clients on developing and operating interfaces to and from a SaaS platform.
• Provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practices.
• Evaluate, communicate, and coordinate the technical impacts of integration configuration decisions.
• Become a Workday Integrations expert with deep knowledge of core functionality, while building an understanding of Financials, Learning, Compensation, Payroll, Benefits, and Talent modules, as well as future product direction.
• Mentor other consultants: actively share product knowledge with others to grow our practice.
• Work directly with key business and IT stakeholders to establish requirements, consider design alternatives, facilitate discussions, and ultimately configure, test and deploy integrations solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in human resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience implementing and supporting Workday Payroll, including configuration and optimization.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll processes, tax regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Proficiency with Workday configuration tools and reporting (e.g., EIB, Advanced Report Writer, Business Process Framework).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design solutions for complex payroll requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience collaborating across teams and with clients.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design solutions for complex payroll requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience collaborating across teams and with clients.

Certifications

• Workday Certified Professional credential (mandatory).
• Workday Payroll functional certification (mandatory).