HR Technology Leader

Duration: 6+ Months

Location: MN-Maplewood, Hybrid 3-4 days onsite

Overview: Every consultant belongs to a practice, an internal group of consultants and leaders with shared experience and expertise. Each of these practices aligns to one of the core services offers to clients. As a HR Technology Leader, you will join the Business Transformation practice. The Business Transformation practice is dedicated to diagnosing and addressing core business challenges including regulatory compliance, full-scale implementation, managing change and driving continuous improvement across transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Workday Expertise and Solution Design

Serve as the senior Workday expert for Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking modules, leading advanced design and configuration of pay calculation rules, accrual logic, eligibility, earnings/deductions setup, and time valuation

Lead and coordinate end-to-end global deployment of Absence and Time Tracking solutions, ensuring consistent implementation, compliance, and successful adoption across all regions

Translate union rules, labor regulations, and business policies into scalable system designs

Ensure all functional designs adhere to governance, documentation standards, compliance requirements, and audit controls

Partner with technical teams on payroll/time-related integrations, data flows, and troubleshooting

Governance and Quality Assurance

Oversee and mentor HR Technology Analysts in configuration, testing, and deployment activities

Review and approve configuration, test scripts, test results, and documentation to ensure accuracy and audit readiness

Lead complex troubleshooting related to gross-to-net results, retro calculations, accruals, time valuation, and integration discrepancies

Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and international payroll and leave laws (e.g., overtime rules, FMLA, provincial rules, tax regulations)

Optimization and Workday Enhancements

Evaluate Workday semiannual releases and identify features that improve payroll accuracy, compliance, and processing efficiency

Recommend and implement process and system enhancements, including automation and error-reduction strategies

Drive continuous improvement initiatives in partnership with Payroll Operations, HR Operations, and other HR COEs

Stay current on evolving payroll regulations, time/attendance laws, and Workday platform updates to inform system strategy

Collaboration, Training, and Stakeholder Partnership

Partner with Payroll, HR Operations, Total Rewards, IT, Legal, and Compliance to gather requirements, influence design decisions, and resolve complex issues

Lead functional workshops, design reviews, and decision-making discussions, ensuring alignment of technology solutions with business needs

Provide ongoing training, knowledge transfer, and documentation for analysts, HR partners, and payroll team members

Communicate system changes, impacts, risks, and recommendations to business leaders and operations teams

User Experience, Testing, and Continuous Improvement

Champion user-centric design principles for payroll, time tracking, and absence processes

Lead structured testing cycles for releases, enhancements, and integration updates

Ensure clean data, accurate processing, and reliable system performance across payroll and time functions

Proactively identify issues, recommend solutions, and drive long-term improvements

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)

5 years of HR Technology experience in a private, public, government or military environment

5 years of Workday configuration experience specializing in Payroll, Absence, and/or Time Tracking in a private, public, government, or military environment

Workday Pro certification preferred

Strong expertise with US Workday Payroll

Proven success designing complex pay calculation rules, accrual configurations, time valuation, eligibility, and payroll workflows

Familiarity with union rules, shift differentials, premium pay, and complex pay components

Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities, particularly with pay results and time valuation

Experience leading or mentoring analysts or technical team members

Strong project management skills; ability to influence at all levels

Exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Experience with Workday Scheduling module preferred

The salary range for this role is $80,000 to $160,000 or the hourly equivalent. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, Turnberry Solutions offers benefits such as a comprehensive healthcare package (medical, dental, vision), disability and group term life insurance, health and flexible spending accounts, a utilization bonus, 401(k) with match, flexible time off for salaried employees, parental leave for salaried employees, and flexible work arrangements (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with Turnberry, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

At Turnberry, we are committed to creating a positive and connected work environment for all and are fully invested in and focused on hiring and growing a diverse team of high performers. We believe that uniqueness in ideas, experiences, and backgrounds make us a better Turnberry: Turnberry is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of age, ancestry, family medical or genetic information, gender identity and expression, marital, military, or veteran status; national and ethnic origin; physical or mental disability; political affiliation; pregnancy; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; and any other protected characteristics.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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