Global Payroll Architect — EU Pay & Workday (Hybrid)

Vallum Associates; Old Warren; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vallum Associates in Reading, UK, seeks a Solution Architect for Global Payroll and EUPT. The contract role focuses on designing enterprise payroll solutions across countries, integrating Workday with external providers, and ensuring GDPR-compliant governance.

You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, define global payroll templates, support transformation programmes, and enable pay transparency reporting across European markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of designing and delivering enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Deep payroll domain expertise across multiple countries and jurisdictions.
• Experience with payroll transformation programmes and vendor consolidation.
• Experience with Workday HCM, data integration and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver enterprise-scale payroll solutions across multiple countries.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
• Define global payroll templates and operating models with country deviations.
• Architect secure payroll integrations and data flows with external providers.
• Ensure GDPR compliance, governance and traceability for payroll data.

Skills

Payroll domain

Workday HCM

Workday integration

Data governance

GDPR compliance

EU Pay Transparency

Tools

Workday Prism

Workday reporting

SFTP

Encryption

Job description

Vallum Associates in Reading, UK, seeks a Solution Architect for Global Payroll and EUPT. The contract role focuses on designing enterprise payroll solutions across countries, integrating Workday with external providers, and ensuring GDPR-compliant governance.

You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, define global payroll templates, support transformation programmes, and enable pay transparency reporting across European markets.